In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Nekoosa Papermakers (Nekoosa, WI) basketball squad edged the visiting Port Edwards Blackhawks (Port Edwards, WI), by a margin of 44-39.

The Papermakers (4-17) will now prepare for their outing against Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin Dells, WI). The Chiefs go into the South Central outing with a 15-6 record. In their last outing, Wisconsin Dells held off Sauk Prairie (Prairie du Sac, WI), 63-42, in a non-league outing.

The Blackhawks now own a 2-17 record. They play next when they host Tri-County for a non-league outing on Friday, February 9. Port Edwards will clash with a Penguins squad coming off a 50-34 non-league loss to Tomahawk (Tomahawk, WI). The Penguins record now stands at 3-17.