In Friday's league test, the Bertha-Hewitt Bears (Bertha, MN) basketball squad trounced the host Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] Huskies (Isle, MN), by a score of 53-29.

Next, the Bears encounter the Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN) in a A Section 5 test, on Tuesday, January 14. Bertha-Hewitt will attempt to improve on its 11-3 season record. The Pirates come into the test with a 1-10 record after their 94-20 league loss to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN).

The Huskies (4-9) will now prepare for their test against Upsala (Upsala, MN). The Cardinals come into the non-league test with a 7-4 record. In their last test, Upsala was routed by Swanville (Swanville, MN), 53-48, in a league test.