The Hurley Northstars (Hurley, WI) basketball nipped the host Drummond Lumberjacks (Drummond, WI), 45-40 in Tuesday's league test.

The Northstars (8-5) will now prepare for their test against Bayfield (Bayfield, WI). The Trollers go into the Northern Lights test with a 3-9 record. In their last test, Bayfield was tipped by Solon Springs (Solon Springs, WI), 108-74, in a league test.

The Lumberjacks now own a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Athens for a non-league test on Thursday, January 25. Drummond will encounter a Bluejays squad coming off a 56-31 league loss to Rib Lake (Rib Lake, WI). The Bluejays record now stands at 5-9.