In Friday's non-league outing, the Lakeland Thunderbirds (Minocqua, WI) basketball squad felled the visiting Owen-Withee Blackhawks (Owen, WI), by a margin of 65-53.

The Thunderbirds (6-3) will now prepare for their outing against Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI). The Hodags go into the Great Northern outing with a 6-3 record.

The Blackhawks now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Edgar for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 2. Owen-Withee will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 53-43 non-league win over Wabeno/Laona (Wabeno, WI). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-2.