North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] Eagles (Walhalla, ND) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets (New Rockford, ND), 43-40 in a non-league bout.

With the win, North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] upgrades its record to 15-6 on the season. The Eagles travel to North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] (Cando, ND) to clash with the Bearcats in a non-league bout on Thursday, March 7. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 20-1. North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] won 57-37 in their recent non-league bout against Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon, ND)