The Cumberland Beavers basketball team (Cumberland, WI), was nudged 58-53 in Friday's league battle with the host Ladysmith Lumberjacks (Ladysmith, WI)

The Lumberjacks now possess a 17-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northwestern for a Heart O'North battle on Monday, February 19. Ladysmith will battle a Tigers team coming off a 84-67 league win over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser (Chetek, WI). The Tigers record now stands at 15-7.

The Beavers (13-9) will now prepare for their battle against Bloomer (Bloomer, WI). The Blackhawks come into the non-league battle with a 19-3 record. In their last battle, Bloomer edged Stanley-Boyd (Stanley, WI), 81-66, in a league battle.