The Bloomer Blackhawks basketball team (Bloomer, WI), was nudged 62-59 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI)

The Spartans now possess a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Croix Central for a Middle Border battle on Tuesday, December 12. Somerset will confront a Panthers team coming off a 66-60 non-league loss to Berlin (Berlin, WI). The Panthers record now stands at 1-4.

The Blackhawks (2-1) will now prepare for their battle against Regis (Eau Claire, WI). The Ramblers come into the Cloverbelt - West battle with a 1-1 record. In their last battle, Regis was nudged by McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls, WI), 47-46, in a league battle.