The North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] Bearcats basketball team scored 45 points and limited the visiting Midway/Minto Mustangs to 37 in the Bearcats non-league triumph on Monday.

The Bearcats now have a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Drayton/Valley-Edinburg for a non-league game on Friday, February 7. North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] will confront a Titans team coming off a 58-54 league win over North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette] (Rolla, ND). The Titans record now stands at 5-13.

With the loss, Midway/Minto falls to 8-9 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Park River/Fordville-Lankin (Park River, ND) to confront the Aggies in a B District 3 game on Friday, February 7. The Aggies go into the game with a record of 14-5. Park River/Fordville-Lankin won 50-47 in their recent non-league game against Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] (Lakota, ND)