The Bottineau Braves/Stars (Bottineau, ND) ice hockey held off the visiting Mandan Braves (Mandan, ND), 3-2 in Friday's non-league outing.

The Braves/Stars now own a 9-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Century for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 13.

With the defeat, Mandan moves to 8-9 on the season. The Braves travel to Williston (Williston, ND) to encounter the Coyotes in a non-league outing on Saturday, February 8. The Coyotes go into the outing with a record of 6-9. Williston lost 5-1 in their recent non-league outing against Legacy (Bismarck, ND)