In Thursday's league outing, the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (Walker, MN) basketball squad edged the visiting Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN), by a count of 59-54.

The Wolves (15-7) will now prepare for their outing against Hinckley-Finlayson (Hinckley, MN). The Jaguars go into the non-league outing with a 11-12 record. In their last outing, Hinckley-Finlayson held off Rush City (Rush City, MN), 51-45, in a non-league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 6-15 record. They play next when they host New York Mills for a A Section 6 outing on Friday, February 17. Verndale will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 61-39 non-league win over Mahnomen/Waubun (Mahnomen, MN). The Eagles record now stands at 15-8.