The Bertha-Hewitt Bears (Bertha, MN) basketball nipped the visiting New York Mills Eagles (New York Mills, MN), 54-51 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Bears (13-10) will now prepare for their test against Battle Lake (Battle Lake, MN). The Battlers go into the non-league test with a 12-12 record. In their last test, Battle Lake got by Ashby (Ashby, MN), 75-69, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 0-22 record. They play next when they travel to Clearbrook-Gonvick for a non-league test on Friday, February 16. New York Mills will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 74-67 league loss to Warren-Alvarado-Oslo (Warren, MN). The Bears record now stands at 5-21.