Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Barrow Whalers (Utqiagvik, AK) and the host Nome-Beltz Nanooks (Nome, AK), saw Barrow's basketball squad wallop Nome-Beltz by a tally of 57-23.

With the victory, Barrow improves its record to 15-3 on the campaign. The Whalers travel to Kotzebue (Kotzebue, AK) to play the Huskies in a 3A Western challenge on Friday, February 23. The Huskies come into the challenge with a record of 6-13. Kotzebue lost 52-17 in their recent league challenge against Bethel (Bethel, AK)

Next up, the Nanooks play the Bethel Warriors (Bethel, AK) in a 3A Western challenge, on Friday, February 23. Nome-Beltz will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 10-11 record after their 52-17 league win over Kotzebue (Kotzebue, AK).