Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Appleton North Lightning (Appleton, WI) and the visiting Kimberly Papermakers (Kimberly, WI), saw Appleton North's basketball squad knock off Kimberly by a tally of 71-59.

With the victory, Appleton North improves its record to 15-3 on the campaign. The Lightning host Appleton East (Appleton, WI) to play the Patriots in a Fox Valley challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 4-13. Appleton East won 79-70 in their recent non-league challenge against Pulaski (Pulaski, WI)

Next up, the Papermakers play the Manitowoc Lincoln Ships (Manitowoc, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Kimberly will attempt to improve on its 12-6 season record. The Ships come into the challenge with a 11-8 record after their 77-62 league win over Pulaski (Pulaski, WI).