Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Nome-Beltz Nanooks (Nome, AK) and the visiting Barrow Whalers (Utqiagvik, AK), saw Nome-Beltz's basketball squad overcome Barrow by a tally of 65-53.

With the victory, Nome-Beltz improves its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Nanooks travel to Bethel (Bethel, AK) to play the Warriors in a 3A Western challenge on Friday, February 24. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 11-6. Bethel lost 71-62 in their recent league challenge against Kotzebue (Kotzebue, AK)

Next up, the Whalers play the Kotzebue Huskies (Kotzebue, AK) in a 3A Western challenge, on Friday, February 24. Barrow will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 14-6 record after their 71-62 league win over Bethel (Bethel, AK).