Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bertha-Hewitt Bears (Bertha, MN) and the visiting Pillager Huskies (Pillager, MN), saw Bertha-Hewitt's basketball squad knock off Pillager by a count of 79-67.

With the victory, Bertha-Hewitt upgrades its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Bears host Laporte (Laporte, MN) to play the Wildcats in a A Section 5 challenge on Thursday, December 15. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Laporte lost 71-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Littlefork-Big Falls (Littlefork, MN)

Next up, the Huskies play the Henning Hornets (Henning, MN) in a A Section 6 challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. Pillager will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 95-34 non-league win over Rothsay (Rothsay, MN).