The North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] Bearcats topped the visiting Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots basketball team by a final score of 75-67 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bearcats face the Drayton/Valley-Edinburg Titans (Drayton, ND) in a non-league game, on Friday, February 23. North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] will attempt to move on its 14-1 season record. The Titans enter the game with a 4-14 record after their 50-48 league win over St. John (St. John, ND).

With the defeat, Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg moves to 5-14 on the year. The Patriots travel to Larimore (Larimore, ND) to face the Polar Bears in a non-league game on Friday, February 23. The Polar Bears enter the game with a record of 10-9. Larimore lost 66-44 in their recent league game against Dakota Prairie (Petersburg, ND)