Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rhinelander Hodags (Rhinelander, WI) and the visiting Lakeland Thunderbirds (Minocqua, WI), saw Rhinelander's basketball squad overcome Lakeland by a tally of 65-55.

With the victory, Rhinelander improves its record to 12-9 on the campaign. The Hodags travel to Shawano Community (Shawano, WI) to confront the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 13. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 7-13. Shawano Community won 81-56 in their recent league challenge against Green Bay East (Green Bay, WI)

Next up, the Thunderbirds confront the Edgar Wildcats (Edgar, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 12. Lakeland will attempt to improve on its 12-7 season record.