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Below are the nominees for the Army National Guard Athlete of the Week for the week of December 26th through January 1st.  Voting is below and will be open until Thursday at 4:00pm.

Brittney Fair, Nicolet girls basketball -- The Knights took home the title at the prestigious Rathke Memorial Tournament in Franklin last week, scoring wins over a trio of teams ranked in the top ten of their respective divisions. In a 52-44 victory over host and D1 9th-ranked Franklin on Tuesday, Fair poured in 13 points. She followed that up with a 28-point performance in a 48-44 comeback win over Pius XI in a matchup of the last two Division 1 champions. In the tournament title game on Thursday, Fair hit a pair of three-pointers and went 5 for 6 from the line with 17 points total as the Knights held off Oshkosh Lourdes 50-39. Fair is averaging 20.5 points per game on the season as Nicolet is unbeaten and ranked #2 in Division 1.

Kayla Hanley, Chippewa Falls girls basketball -- Chippewa Falls went 2-0 at the Big Rivers-Wisconsin Valley Challenge last week and Hanley was a big reason why. She helped the Cardinals to a fast start in the first game against Wisconsin Rapids, as Falls raced to a 20-5 first quarter lead and took a 35-13 advantage into halftime before pulling away for a dominating 58-31 win. She led the way with 17 points. In the second game against D.C. Everest, Hanley helped the Cardinals rally for a 52-39 win, scoring 11.

Kelly Knetter, Central Wisconsin Storm girls hockey -- The Storm went 2-1 against some of Minnesota's top teams at the Rochester Tournament last week, with all three games decided by just one goal. The Storm opened the tourney with a tight 3-2 loss to Orono (MN), although Knetter did find the back of the net in that one. The Storm jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the next game against Winona (MN) and held on for a 5-4 win, with Knetter tallying one goal and one assist. In the final game of the weekend the Storm claimed a 2-1 victory over Mahtomedi (MN), with Knetter providing an assist.

Michael Stevens, Verona boys hockey -- 4th-ranked Verona had an impressive performance in winning the Evergreen Holiday Hockey Tournament with wins over Lakeland 10-2, #9 Green Bay United 4-1 & a 7-0 shut out of #6 DC Everest to claim the title. Stevens tallied four goals and two assists in the three games as the Wildcats moved to 10-1 on the season.

Matt Thomas, Onalaska boys basketball -- The Hilltoppers have been ranked #1 in Division 2 all season, and showed why at the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout last week with a pair of solid wins. Thomas also showed why he is considered one of the top players in the state and deserving of the multitude of Division I offers and attention he has gotten. He scored 27 against Oshkosh North, including nine in the pivotal fourth period that turned a 41-38 deficit into a 59-51 victory. He followed up that sterling showing by making six-of-seven shots and scoring 17 points in the first half against Sun Prairie, triggering a dominating 40-12 halftime lead over the Cardinals. Thomas finished with 21 as the Hilltoppers cruised to a 56-36 victory.