The Whitehall Norse (Whitehall, WI) basketball edged the visiting Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs (Melrose, WI), 66-63 in Friday's league bout.

The Norse now possess a 7-4 record. They play next when they host Augusta for a Dairyland - Large bout on Friday, January 10. Whitehall will play a Beavers team coming off a 78-35 league loss to Blair-Taylor (Blair, WI). The Beavers record now stands at 2-9.

With the loss, Melrose-Mindoro falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Pepin/Alma (Pepin, WI) to play the in a non-league bout on Monday, January 6. The go into the bout with a record of 6-5. Pepin/Alma won 56-50 in their recent non-league bout against Boyceville (Boyceville, WI)