The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Holmen Vikings (Holmen, WI) and the host Sparta Spartans (Sparta, WI), observed Holmen's basketball team edge Sparta by a score of 75-71.

The Vikings (15-5) will now prepare for their challenge against La Crosse Central (La Crosse, WI). The Riverhawks come into the Mississippi Valley challenge with a 11-7 record. In their last challenge, La Crosse Central edged La Crosse Logan (La Crosse, WI), 68-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Tomah Timberwolves (Tomah, WI) in a Mississippi Valley challenge, on Friday, February 14. Sparta will attempt to improve on its 13-7 season record. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 83-37 non-league win over Viroqua (Viroqua, WI).