Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hurley Northstars (Hurley, WI) and the visiting Butternut Midgets (Butternut, WI), saw Hurley's basketball squad hold off Butternut by a count of 58-55.

With the victory, Hurley upgrades its record to 15-11 on the campaign. The Northstars travel to Gilman (Gilman, WI) to play the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 12-15. Gilman won 59-51 in their recent non-league challenge against South Shore (Port Wing, WI)