Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Pole Patriots (North Pole, AK) and the visiting Tri-Valley Warriors (Healy, AK), saw North Pole's basketball squad knock off Tri-Valley by a count of 26-15.

With the victory, North Pole upgrades its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Nome-Beltz (Nome, AK) to play the Nanooks in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 3. The Nanooks come into the challenge with a record of 9-5. Nome-Beltz won 43-18 in their recent league challenge against Kotzebue (Kotzebue, AK)

Next up, the Warriors play the Non Varsity Opponent (, ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 28. Tri-Valley will attempt to upgrade on its 10-2 season record. The come into the challenge with a 86-135 record after their 48-41 non-league loss to Temple Christian (Madison Heights, VA).