Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the North Polars (North St. Paul, MN) and the visiting Hill-Murray Pioneers (Maplewood, MN), saw North's basketball squad overcome Hill-Murray by a tally of 74-56.

With the victory, North improves its record to 3-8 on the campaign. The Polars travel to St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN) to confront the Cadets in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 20. The Cadets come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. St. Thomas Academy won 78-70 in their recent league challenge against Two Rivers (Mendota Heights, MN)

Next up, the Pioneers confront the Mahtomedi Zephyrs (Mahtomedi, MN) in a AAA Section 4 challenge, on Friday, January 20. Hill-Murray will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Zephyrs come into the challenge with a 9-2 record after their 93-60 non-league win over Hastings (Hastings, MN).