Shishmaref Northern Lights (Shishmaref, AK) backers were pleased Wednesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Anthony Andrews Storm (St. Michael, AK), 54-52 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Shishmaref upgrades its record to 12-7 on the campaign. The Northern Lights travel to Tukurngailnguq (Stebbins, AK) to play the Grizzlies in a 1A Bering Sea bout on Thursday, March 2. The Grizzlies come into the bout with a record of 4-0. Tukurngailnguq won 48-43 in their recent league bout against Shaktoolik (Shaktoolik, AK)