The Bloomer Blackhawks (Bloomer, WI) basketball were winner over the host Ellsworth Panthers (Ellsworth, WI), 52-37 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Blackhawks now possess a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Thorp for a Cloverbelt - West bout on Thursday, January 9. Bloomer will play a Cardinals team coming off a 59-36 non-league loss to Gilman (Gilman, WI). The Cardinals record now stands at 0-9.

With the loss, Ellsworth falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host Somerset (Somerset, WI) to play the Spartans in a Middle Border bout on Thursday, January 9. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 5-4. Somerset won 64-56 in their recent non-league bout against New Richmond (New Richmond, WI)