Early in the week, on Jan. 24, the Lions took on the Valders Vikings in Valders. Brillion was trailing after the first quarter but after a strong defensive second quarter for the Lions, Brillion took the lead and kept it throughout the game. Head coach Pete Kittel praised the defensive play after the first quarter.

"Our defense really stepped up in the second and third quarter in this game," he said.

To go along with the defensive play, Eric Kittel's hot shooting from beyond the three-point line sent the Lions into the lead in the first half. Eric Kittel grabbed 14 points, including four three-pointers, in the first half of play.

In the second half Brilion kept rolling as Trevor Krizenesky tallied 11 second half points. Both Kittel and Krizenesky finished with 16 points. Blake Klessig added 10 points, five assists and six rebounds.

The latest game for Brillion was an away matchup against Wrightstown on Jan. 28. The Tigers were one of the two teams to give Brillion a loss this season.

Brillion set out for revenge, winning by a score of 63-48. Brillion came out playing tough defense, allowing only six first quarter points for Wrightstown.
"Our defensive intensity was very good throughout this game," Kittel said.

That defense allowed zero Wrightstown players to finish in doulbe-digit scoring. The top scorers for the Tigers were Jordan Johnson and Jon Braeger with nine points each. Brillion's points came off consistent shooting by the Lions, hitting nearly 47 percent of their field goals, compared to Wrightstown's 33 percent.

Ryan Reinke led the Lions with 17 points, followed by Klessig with 16. Krizenesky added 14 points while Jordan Mathiebe also had seven points. Klessig and Mike Van Thiel led the Lions in rebounding as both grabbed seven boards. Reinke snagged six rebounds as well. Brillion outrebounded Wrightstown by nine rebounds.

The next test for Brillion wil be on Feb. 2 when the Lions take on conference rivals Chilton Tigers. The game wil be held in Brillion at 7:30 p.m. Brillion defeated Chilton 52-37 earlier in the season. Currently the Tigers are on a three-game winning streak, and the Lions are on a five-game winning streak.

"My performance yesterday wasn't up to what I had hoped," Halsted said.

Halsted placed 13th with only 50 percent accuracy on the shooting range.
On Jan. 29 he hit 17 of his 20 shots and covered the 12.5-kilometer course in 49 minutes and 47 seconds to finish eighth.

Dan Cnossen ( Topeka , Kan. ) rallied from misses during his first two rounds of shooting to shoot flawlessly the rest of the race. His efforts earned him a 10th-place finish with a time of 50:15 in the sit-ski division. He connected on 18 of his 20 shots.

"I knew if I didn't bring it together, the race was going to go downhill fast," he said.
Roman Petushkov of Russia , who won Saturday's shot-course biathlon, repeated as sit-ski champion in 44:51, despite missing four shots on the day.
For each missed target, athletes had to ski a 150-meter penalty loop, which added crucial seconds to their times.

Kelly Underkofler (St. Paul, Minn.) continued her strong showing in the shooting range, connecting on 19 of her 20 shots, just missing the podium with her fourth-place finish in the women's standing division with a time of 50:32.
Finland's Maija Jarvela claimed her second biathlon gold of the competition, finishing in 40:54 over the 10 kilometer. women's course.

"I felt good and shot well, so I'm happy with how I did today," Underkofler said.
Sarah Edwards (Winter Park, Colo.) placed fifth in the women's sit-ski division in 1:29:31. German Anja Wicker improved on her second-place finish from the day before to win in a time of 50:18.

The Russians continued to dominate the visually-impaired division.
Lysova Mikhalina led a quartet of top Russian finishers in the women's race, shooting flawlessly and finishing in 37:33. Russians claimed the top two spots on the men's side, led by Nikolay Polukhin in 37:42.

Visually-impaired athletes shoot with specialized guns fitted with lasers on their sites that emit audio feedback as the shooter's aim closes in on a screen target.

Russian Kirill Mikhaylov won the men's standing division with a time of 37:24.
Athletes conclude the Wisconsin-portion of the competition Monday with middle distance races.

Races start at 10 a.m. with sit-skiers skiing 5 kilometers and standing and visually-impaired athletes skiing 10 kilometers. Competition concludes Feb. 1-2 at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis, where athletes will compete in a sprint and middle distance race. Races begin at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 1 and 10 a.m. Feb. 2.

It's the first time the United States has hosted a major Paralympic Nordic ski event in seven years.

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is hosting this IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in partnership with Central Cross Country Ski Association (Madison, Wis.) and the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation (Minneapolis, Minn.).

For more information on these organizations, visit www.cxcskiing.org and www.loppet.org.

The Tigers are currently 5-8 with seven games remaining. Against the St. Mary Central Zephyrs, Chilton came out strong in the first quarter and held on to its lead, being outscored in each of the next three quarters.

Chilton scored 17 points in the first quarter compared to the Zephyrs' seven points.

Danny Mallmann had the hot hand for the Tigers, tallying 21 points and hitting two three-point baskets. He recorded a double-double, grabbing 10 rebounds. Mallmann is second on the team in scoring throughout the season with 137 points. He is following Andrew Huss with 179.

The other leading scorers for Chilton included Jerad Wagner with 10 points, Kyle Moschel with nine points and Huss with eight points. Huss also recorded 13 rebounds. Huss is leading the team in rebounds this season with 124. Zach Schmitz played a crucial supporting role against the Zephyrs, tallying a team-high five assists and two steals.

Nick Janssen led St. Mary Central's scoring attack with 17 points and two three-pointers. Phil Davidson grabbed 12 points followed by Seth Wallace with 11 points and Richard Vanden Branden with eight points.

Chilton will return to action on Feb. 2 when the Tigers are pitted against the Olympian Conference rival Brillion Lions at 7:30 p.m. in Brillion. The Lions are currently 12-2 with a five-game winning streak. The first matchup between the Lions and Tigers this season took place on Dec. 13 when Brillion defeated Chilton 52-37.

The 5-6 Jets came out fast against the Tigers, hitting several three-point shots.

The hot shooting from behind the arc for Roncalli led the Jets to a 30-8 lead at halftime.

Of the 30 points Roncalli scored before halftime, 21 of them came just in the second quarter.

Roncalli also played strong defense, according to Chilton head coach Corey Behnke.

The defense for the Jets held the Tigers to only two points in the first quarter and six in the second quarter.

Chilton struggled to score points from the field and the free throw line, hitting only one of the team's seven free throw attempts throughout the game.

Behind Huss' 14 points, Isaac Greuel followed with six points while both Jerad Wagner and Danny Mallmann each tallied four points.

The leading scorer for the Jets was Isaiah Bessert with 18 points, all of which came from beyond the three-point line.

Nathan Lassila added 12 points, six of which were off three-point shots.

Other leading scorers for Roncalli were Nick Stelzer with 10 points and Michael Pozorski with nine points.

The Olympian Conference play loss puts the Tigers' conference record at 2-6. Roncalli's conference record now stands at 5-3.

The Tigers will return to the court to add to its win total on Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m..

Chilton will travel to Mishicot to face off against the 4-7 Indians.

Mishicot is on a three-game losing streak after being topped by Marinette 55-48, Valders 54-46 and Brillion 74-32.

Last season Chilton got the best of the Indians, winning both meetings of the year by scores of 52-47 and 60-50.

In the latest match for the Tigers, Chilton came out with a first quarter 11-10 lead over the 6-1 Lancers.

The Lancers went into halftime with a seven point lead, and in the second half Manitowoc Lutheran took off, outscoring Chilton 36-24.

Leah Ness led the Lancers in scoring with 17 points, followed by Brianna Neumeyer with 13 points.

Claire Stiefvater for the Tigers matched Ness with 17 points while Cassie Buelow tacked on 10 points and Courtney Koslowski added eight points.

Free throw shooting was an Achilles heel for Chilton, hitting only 15 of its 33 attempts. The Lancers made 10 of its 11 attempts.

Earlier in the week, on Jan. 3, Chilton faced conference rivals Hilbert, but the Wolves earned a 20-point victory.

Against what Chilton head coach Ray Mlada called a "tenacious defense," Chilton managed to score only seven points in the first half, going into halftime with a 30-7 deficit.

Hilbert came out strong with lots of energy as the Wolves scored 14 points in the first quarter. Erica Gehl led the Hilbert offense with 13 points on the day. She was followed by Emily Kesler with 10 points and Erin Leffler with eight points.

In the second half Chilton's defense picked up and held the Hilbert offense to only 19 points in the second half. Chilton outscored Hilbert 22-19 in the second half, grabbing 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Stiefvater led the Tigers with 10 points, going a perfect four-for-four from the free throw line. Buelow followed with seven points as she hit two three-point shots. Renee Schmitz also tacked on four points.

The loss puts Chilton at 0-7 on the season. Chilton will look for a win over 5-4 Mishicot on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Hilbert's record now stands at 6-4. The Wolves next game will pit the team against the Roncalli Jets on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The Jets are 7-2 on the year, coming off a loss to the Brillion Lions.

Wrightstown's defense troubled Hilbert, holding the Wolves to five points in the first quarter and 14 in the entire first half.

The Tigers took advantage of its strong defense by grabbing a first half lead and scoring 16 points in the third quarter to head in to the fourth quarter with a 16 point lead.

The Wrightstown defense also held all the Hilbert players to under six points.

The leading scorers for Hilbert were Taylor Wiese and Carlie Lau each with five points. Jenny Sticka and Erica Gehl each tacked on four points as well.

Wrenn Tanck led Wrightstown with 16 points ahead of teammate Brianna Linzmeier with 11 points.

Courtney Klister also added eight points.

Hilbert will look to pick up another win on Jan. 17 when the Wolves take on the Roncalli Jets in Roncalli at 7:30 p.m. The Jets are 7-2 on the season, but Roncalli is coming off a 51-44 loss to the Brillion Lions.

Last season Roncalli swept Hilbert in both games by scores of 45-26 and 58-34.

The team finished with 39 total points, falling behind the fifth place team of Green Bay United by eight points. Chilton/Valders/Brillion beat out the seventh place team of Two Rivers by 14 points.

The top team at the meet was the team from Manitowoc Lincoln, which finished with 74 points, ahead of Oshkosh West High School with 58 points.

The meet consisted of 10 different events. Members of the Chilton/Valders/Brillion team competed in eight of the 10 events.

The highest finish for the Chilton/Valders/Brillion team was a second place spot in the 200-yard butterfly relay. The team of Jordan Appel, Marcus Chausseé, Riley Friedrichs and Derek Mueller finished with a final time of one minute and 50.39 seconds, earning the team eight points.

The relay team fell to the team from Oshkosh West by less than one second.

Chilton/Valders/Brillion also tallied a third place finish in the 400-yard individual medley relay with a team made up of Chausseé, Zachary Siikarla, Appel and Mueller. The relay team finished just over two seconds behind the second place team from Manitowoc Lincoln, grabbing Chilton/Valders/Brillion seven more points.

To accompany the second and third place finishes, Chilton/Valders/Brillion added four fifth-place finishes on the day.

The 200-yard breaststroke relay team of Keaton Harel, Tyler Rudig, Mason Harel and Jared Kasten finished in fifth place with a time of 2:22.78.

Chausseé, Kasten, Mueller and Siikarla earned fifth in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:53.91, less than one second behind the fourth place team from Oshkosh West.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Jared Taylor, Ben Fischer, Siikarla and Friedrichs also took fifth place in 1:40.94.

The other fifth place finish came from the 800-yard freestyle relay team of Keaton Harel, Kasten, Fischer and Friedrichs.

The other finishing team for Chilton/Valders/Brillion was the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Kasey Burg, Mason Harel, Ben Palmer and Taylor, which placed sixth.

The next meet for Chilton/Valders/Brillion will be Jan. 12 at home against Plymouth. On Jan. 14 the team will compete at the Manitowoc Lincoln Invite.

The latest matchup for Brillion was its victory over the Jets on Jan. 6. The Lions mounted a fourth quarter comeback after falling behind in the second quarter. The Jets went into halftime with a six point lead over the 8-0 Lions, but Brillion outscored Roncalli 31-18 in the second half, including 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Brillion head coach Jeff Capelle said one of the big reasons his team was able to claw its way back into the lead was its defense.

"Tonight I thought we did a good job of getting back into the game after being behind for most of the game," Capelle said. "I thought our defensive pressure was much better in the second half."

The defense for the Lions tallied eight steals and forced the Jets into 20 turnovers.

The tale of two halves also translated over for Brillion on the offensive end, according to Capelle.

"I thought we really improved on the offensive end in the second half moving the ball to the open player and finishing shots in the lane," he said. "I was very happy with our teams effort for the entire game."

Finishing shots in the lane was a major factor leading to the Brillion victory as the Lions hit 22 of its 51 total points in the paint.

Roncalli, on the other hand, only recorded 10 points in the paint.

Moxley led all scorers in the game, grabbing 24 points off 9-of-18 shooting from the field. She also hit six of her seven free throw attempts and snagged a game-high eight rebounds. Moxley also attempted two three-point shots but failed to connect on both. Brillion, as a team, shot just over 18 percent from behind the arc, hitting only two of 11.

Other leading scorers for Brillion were Taylor Fischer and Jennifer Krueger each with seven points. Krueger tacked on four rebounds and three assists, while Fischer added three rebounds and two assists.

The leading scorer for Roncalli was McDonnell with 12 points.

Earlier in the week on Jan. 3, Brillion picked up its seventh win of the season over Manitowoc Lutheran.

Again, Moxley tallied a 21-point performance, leading both teams in points.
Brillion took the lead in the first quarter and didn't let up, holding all the Manitowoc Lutheran players to under 10 points.

"I was very happy with our teams effort tonight," Capelle said. "I thought they did a great job of competing for all 32 minutes tonight against a very good opponent. Our team defense was very consistent tonight, limiting them to tough shots throughout the game, and our defensive rebounding did not allow them to get second chance points."

Capelle also said he was satisfied with the way the offense played and found ways to get open looks.

"We moved the ball well tonight on offense to get good scoring opportunities and also were able to get some transition points during the game," he said.
Tori Lemke followed Moxley with 10 points while Courtney Clavers added five points.

Katie Knutson and Brianna Neumeyer led Manitowoc Lutheran with nine points each.

The next matchup for Brillion will be on Jan. 13 when the team travels to face Luxemburg-Casco at 7:30 p.m. The Spartans are currently 3-4, coming off a 45-38 loss to Oconto Falls.

The latest match of the week was against the Central Wisconsin Christian Crusaders, which the Wolves won 54-44. Hilbert fell early, giving up 20 points to the Crusaders in the first quarter, but Hilbert battled back to take a two-point lead into halftime.

Hilbert kept its lead throughout the remainder of the game as a result of three Hilbert players scoring double-digits.

Zach Woelfel led the team with 18 points. Behind Woelfel was Austin Schaffer with 13 points, Spencer Schulz with 10 points, Evan Geiser with eight points and Bryse Schaffer with four points.

The Crusaders were led by Feld with 15 points.

In the first matchup of the week Hilbert's defense wasn't able to cope with Wrightstown's offense, which contained 12 scoring players.

Wrightstown came out quick with 32 points in the first quarter and the Tigers' defense held Hilbert to only nine points. The Tigers took a 57-25 lead into halftime. After halftime Wrightstown picked up exactly where it left off, tallying 21 points in the third quarter and 23 points in the fourth quarter.

The scoring attack for Wrightstown led to 33 converted field goals, eight three-pointers and 11 made free throws.

Michael Falck led the Tigers with 22 points, including three three-point shots. Other leading scorers for Wrightstown included Craig Nenning with 19 points, Doug Fabry with 12 points, Brandon Do-McKenzie with 10 point and Tanner Opichka with eight points.

Hilbert's leading scorer was Hunter Hemauer with 14 points followed by Austin Schaffer and Woelfel each with 10 points. Geiser tacked on nine points, while Schulz also added seven points.

On Jan. 13, 5-6 Hilbert will take on the Roncalli Jets at home. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The 4-6 Jets are coming off a 79-76 triple overtime victory over the Brillion Lions.

The Tigers grabbed 187 points and finished 17 points ahead of second place finisher Marathon High School. The invitational consisted of 10 different high schools teams.

The five first place individual finishers for Chilton included Dillon Koenigs in the 106 lbs. weight class, Nic Adkins in the 132 lbs. weight class, Mitch Fucile in the 152 lbs. weight class, Jordan Petrie in the 170 lbs. weight class and Austin Hephner in the 182 lbs. weight class.

Other finishers for the Tigers included Patrick Breckheimer, who finished in second place in the 113 lbs. weight class, Brandon Wollersheim, who finished third in the 138 lbs. weight class, Marcus Wise, who finished third in the 160 lbs. weight class, Grant Maurer, who finished fifth in the 195 lbs. weight class and Nick Walber with a sixth place finish in the 220 lbs. weight class.

The highest point scorers for Chilton were Koenigs and Hephner, each with 26 of the team's overall points.
Koenigs grabbed all of his points by pinning each of his four opponents. Each one of his pins came within the one minute and 12 second mark.

Koenigs' first opponent was Charlie Davis of Appleton East. He pinned Davis in 30 seconds. His next pin came in 1:12 over Anthony Seebruck of Necedah. The pin over Seebruck led Koenigs into the championship bracket where he pinned Brandon Swanke of Wisconsin Lutheran Academy in 1:09. The first-place match proved to be the quickest pin for Koenigs as he dominated Matt Gross of Oakfield, pinning him in a mere 29 seconds.

Hephner took a similar road, pinning each of his opponents, but Hephner defeated everyone he faced within 1:01.

Hephner's first pin was his slowest as his downed Jacob wendt of Kewaunee in 1:01, earning him a second round bye. In the third round Hephner toppled Trevor Kolodzik of the host team Omro in 58 seconds. The next pin for him came in 59 seconds and in the first-place match he pinned Robert Gurrath of Necedah in 42 seconds.

Adkins' road was nearly identical as he pinned three of his four opponents. He began with a round one bye before pinning Mike Thao of Appleton East in 3:22. Justin Steiber of Marathon was the only competitor Adkin faced and didn't pin, but he defeated Steiber 13-1 by major decision. In the championship bracket Adkin pinned both Taylor Marsh of Oshkosh Lourdes and Mike Thao again to earn first place honors.

Fucile, who also placed first in his weight class, did it differently. Fucile didn't pin anyone of his four competitors but still managed to gain wins, two of which by decision and the other two by major decision.

Fucile topped Dan Affeldt of Appleton East and Bryce Kies of Necedah to make his way into the championship bracket. Once he advanced he passed over Devon Gertschen of Marathon 17-11 by decision. In the first place match Fucile only allowed one point to be scored on him as he won 13-1 by major decision over Matt Thomas of Oshkosh Lourdes.

Petrie pinned his two opponents in the first three rounds before winning 7-0 by decision over Luke Seuffer of Omro. After defeating Seuffer, Petrie topped Winnebago Lutheran Academy's Brandon Schilling.

Breckheimer would have made the sixth first-place finisher for Chilton but he slipped up in the first-place match against Judd Gross of Marathon. Gross topped Breckheimer by decision with a score of 9-4.

The Chilton wrestlers will return to the mat on Jan. 12 when the Tigers will host the Brillion Lions on Youth Night. The wrestling is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

On Jan. 14 the Tigers will travel to participate in the Freedom Irish Invitational, which is set to start at 9 a.m.