The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Barrow Whalers (Utqiagvik, AK) and the host Kodiak Bears (Kodiak, AK), observed Barrow's basketball team knock off Kodiak by a score of 59-45.

The Whalers (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Valdez (Valdez, AK). The Buccaneers come into the non-league challenge with a 7-6 record. In their last challenge, Valdez prevailed over Galena (Galena, AK), 73-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Cordova Wolverines (Cordova, AK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 14. Kodiak will attempt to improve on its 3-12 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 47-37 non-league loss to Unalakleet (Unalakleet, AK).