The Lakewood Cougars basketball team (Arlington, WA), was nudged 63-59 in Saturday's league battle with the host Nooksack Valley Pioneers (Everson, WA)

The Pioneers now possess a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lummi for a non-league battle on Monday, December 19. Nooksack Valley will confront a Blackhawks team coming off a 44-38 non-league win over Muckleshoot Tribal (Auburn, WA). The Blackhawks record now stands at 3-1.

The Cougars (3-3) will now prepare for their battle against Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, WA). The Bulldogs come into the 1A/2A/3A Northwest battle with a 3-4 record. In their last battle, Mount Vernon edged Shorecrest (Seattle, WA), 61-50, in a non-league battle.