The Northwestern Tigers (Maple, WI) basketball crushed the host Osceola Chieftains (Osceola, WI), 53-29 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 13-4 record. They play next when they travel to Barron for a Heart O'North bout on Monday, February 3. Northwestern will play a Golden Bears team coming off a 51-39 league win over Ladysmith (Ladysmith, WI). The Golden Bears record now stands at 10-8.

With the loss, Osceola falls to 8-9 on the campaign. The Chieftains host Amery (Amery, WI) to play the Warriors in a Middle Border bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 12-6. Amery won 71-42 in their recent non-league bout against Solon Springs (Solon Springs, WI)