In Friday's non-league outing, the Kittson Central Bearcats (Hallock, MN) basketball squad beat the visiting Badger/Greenbush-Middle River Gators (Badger, MN), by a count of 73-55.

The Bearcats (5-6) will now prepare for their outing against Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] (Newfolden, MN). The Northern Freeze go into the non-league outing with a 10-5 record. In their last outing, Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] defeated Clearbrook-Gonvick (Clearbrook, MN), 69-39, in a league outing.

The Gators now hold a 0-12 record. They play next when they travel to Lake of the Woods for a A Section 8 outing on Monday, January 15. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 83-57 non-league loss to Bigfork (Bigfork, MN). The Bears record now stands at 0-10.