The North Star Knights basketball team (Rudyard, MT), was overwhelmed 61-34 in Monday's league battle with the host Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks (Chester, MT)

The Hawks now possess a 12-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Fort Benton/Highwood for a C District 9 battle on Friday, February 2. Chester-Joplin-Inverness will battle a team coming off a 47-27 league win over North Star (Rudyard, MT). The record now stands at 9-5.

The Knights (4-6) will now prepare for their battle against North Toole County (Sunburst, MT). The Refiners come into the non-league battle with a 4-5 record. In their last battle, North Toole County was overwhelmed by Simms (Simms, MT), 52-46, in a league battle.