Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Byron Bears (Byron, MN) and the visiting Stewartville Tigers (Stewartville, MN), saw Byron's basketball squad hold off Stewartville by a count of 56-53.

With the victory, Byron upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Lourdes (Rochester, MN) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 5. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Lourdes lost 50-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Goodhue (Goodhue, MN)

Next up, the Tigers play the Cannon Falls Bombers (Cannon Falls, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 7. Stewartville will attempt to upgrade on its 3-2 season record.