The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sparta Spartans (Sparta, WI) and the visiting Northland Pines Eagles (Eagle River, WI), observed Sparta's basketball team overcome Northland Pines by a margin of 76-62.

The Spartans (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Adams-Friendship (Adams, WI). The Green Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Hillsboro Tigers (Hillsboro, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Northland Pines will attempt to better on its 6-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-0 record after their 48-43 league win over Bangor (Bangor, WI).