In Friday's non-league bout, the Larimore Polar Bears (Larimore, ND) basketball team edged the host Devils Lake Firebirds (Devils Lake, ND), by a tally of 54-53.

The Polar Bears now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Hatton/Northwood for a B District 3 bout on Tuesday, December 9. Larimore will clash with a Thunder squad coming off a 60-46 non-league win over Velva (Velva, ND). The Thunder record now stands at 2-0.

The Firebirds (0-4) will now prepare for their test against Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] (Lakota, ND). The go into the non-league bout with a 0-1 record. In their last bout, Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] was edged by Cavalier (Cavalier, ND), 57-46, in a non-league bout.