Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hankinson Pirates (Hankinson, ND) and the visiting Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] Tigers (Rosholt, SD), saw Hankinson's basketball squad hold off Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] by a tally of 67-60.

With the victory, Hankinson improves its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier (Edgeley, ND) to play the Rangers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 30. The Rangers come into the challenge with a record of 4-0.

Next up, the Tigers play the Florence/Henry Falcons (Florence, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 60-50 non-league loss to Warner (Warner, SD).