Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers (New Richland, MN) and the visiting Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers (Waterville, MN), saw New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's basketball squad hold off Waterville-Elysian-Morristown by a tally of 56-51.

With the victory, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva improves its record to 17-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Janesville, MN) to encounter the Bulldogs in a AA Section 2 test on Friday, February 9. The Bulldogs go into the test with a record of 16-8. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton lost 76-29 in their recent league test against Medford (Medford, MN)

The Buccaneers now own a 12-9 record. They play next when they host Mayer Lutheran for a non-league test on Thursday, February 8. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown will encounter a Crusaders squad coming off a 66-32 non-league loss to Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector, MN). The Crusaders record now stands at 12-9.