Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions (Linton, ND) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter Imperials (Napoleon, ND), 66-58 in a league bout.

With the win, Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock upgrades its record to 7-2 on the season. The Lions travel to Sargent County (Milnor, ND) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 6. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 6-0. Sargent County won 79-25 in their recent league bout against Hankinson (Hankinson, ND)