Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hettinger Black Devils (Hettinger, ND) and the visiting Beach Buccaneers (Beach, ND), saw Hettinger's basketball squad hold off Beach by a count of 61-58.

With the victory, Hettinger upgrades its record to 11-6 on the campaign. The Black Devils travel to Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield, ND) to play the Bantams in a B District 13 challenge on Tuesday, February 12. The Bantams come into the challenge with a record of 5-10. Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] lost 82-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Trinity Christian (Williston, ND)

Next up, the Buccaneers play the Killdeer Cowboys (Killdeer, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 12. Beach will attempt to upgrade on its 10-7 season record. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 58-49 league loss to Trinity (Dickinson, ND).