Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ninilchik Wolverines (Ninilchik, AK) and the host Soldotna Stars (Soldotna, AK), saw Ninilchik's basketball squad hold off Soldotna by a count of 81-74.

With the victory, Ninilchik upgrades its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Wolverines travel to Tok (Tok, AK) to play the Wolverines in a 2A Interior challenge on Friday, January 13. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Stars play the Ketchikan Kings (Ketchikan, AK) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 5. Soldotna will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Kings come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 72-66 non-league loss to Lathrop (Fairbanks, AK).