The Nooksack Valley Pioneers (Everson, WA) basketball nipped the host Bellingham Red Raiders (Bellingham, WA), 55-53 in Saturday's league test.
The Pioneers (7-2) will now prepare for their test against Squalicum (Bellingham, WA). The Storm go into the non-league test with a 6-1 record. In their last test, Squalicum got by Mt. Baker (Deming, WA), 67-40, in a non-league test.
The Red Raiders now own a 1-6 record. They take the field next when they host Sedro-Woolley for a 1A/2A/3A Northwest test on Wednesday, January 14. Bellingham will clash with a Cubs squad coming off a 91-56 league loss to Sehome (Bellingham, WA). The Cubs record now stands at 3-5.