The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Rhinelander Hodags (Rhinelander, WI) and the visiting Rice Lake Warriors (Rice Lake, WI), observed Rhinelander's basketball team edge Rice Lake by a margin of 43-42.

The Hodags (20-5) will now prepare for their challenge against New Richmond (New Richmond, WI). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 12-11 record. In their last challenge, New Richmond edged River Falls (River Falls, WI), 67-65, in a non-league challenge.