Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lathrop Malemutes (Fairbanks, AK) and the visiting West Valley Wolf Pack (Fairbanks, AK), saw Lathrop's basketball squad hold off West Valley by a tally of 39-38.

With the victory, Lathrop improves its record to 6-5 on the campaign. The Malemutes travel to Nome-Beltz (Nome, AK) to encounter the Nanooks in a non-league test on Saturday, January 14. The Nanooks go into the test with a record of 6-4. Nome-Beltz won 63-9 in their recent non-league test against Ben Eielson (Eielson AFB, AK)

The Wolf Pack now own a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to Ben Eielson for a non-league test on Saturday, January 14. West Valley will encounter a Ravens squad coming off a 63-9 non-league loss to Nome-Beltz (Nome, AK). The Ravens record now stands at 0-6.