In Thursday's non-league bout, the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) basketball team were winner over the host Menahga Braves (Menahga, MN), by a tally of 67-58.

The Tigers now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they host Red Lake for a A Section 8 bout on Thursday, December 18. Pine River-Backus will play a Warriors team coming off a 110-89 league win over Northome/Kelliher (Northome, MN). The Warriors record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Menahga falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Braves host Bertha-Hewitt (Bertha, MN) to play the Bears in a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. The Bears go into the test with a record of 0-2. Bertha-Hewitt lost 64-47 in their recent non-league test against Browerville (Browerville, MN)