Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Spooner Rails (Spooner, WI) and the visiting Barron Golden Bears (Barron, WI), saw Spooner's basketball squad hold off Barron by a tally of 61-58.

With the victory, Spooner improves its record to 1-8 on the campaign. The Rails travel to Cameron (Cameron, WI) to confront the Comets in a Heart O'North challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Comets come into the challenge with a record of 10-1. Cameron won 91-66 in their recent league challenge against Northwestern (Maple, WI)

Next up, the Golden Bears confront the Osceola Chieftains (Osceola, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 12. Barron will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Chieftains come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 47-44 league win over Somerset (Somerset, WI).