Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Northwestern Tigers (Maple, WI) and the visiting Barron Golden Bears (Barron, WI), saw Northwestern's basketball squad hold off Barron by a count of 52-48.

With the victory, Northwestern upgrades its record to 14-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Ladysmith (Ladysmith, WI) to play the Lumberjacks in a Heart O'North challenge on Saturday, February 4. The Lumberjacks come into the challenge with a record of 10-7. Ladysmith won 48-25 in their recent league challenge against Cameron (Cameron, WI)

Next, the Golden Bears encounter the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Bulldogs (Chetek, WI) in a Heart O'North test, on Saturday, February 4. Barron will attempt to advance on its 10-5 season record. The Bulldogs go into the test with a 6-11 record after their 49-37 league loss to Hayward (Hayward, WI).