Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Nevis Tigers (Nevis, MN) and the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN), saw Nevis's basketball squad wallop Pine River-Backus by a tally of 83-38.

With the victory, Nevis improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Tigers host Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake, MN) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 12-8. Cass Lake-Bena won 89-45 in their recent league challenge against Blackduck (Blackduck, MN)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Browerville Tigers (Browerville, MN) in a A Section 5 test, on Monday, January 29. Pine River-Backus will attempt to advance on its 3-12 season record. The Tigers go into the test with a 7-6 record after their 70-58 non-league loss to Henning (Henning, MN).