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The Brillion News   Reedsville is one game away from the WIAA state tournament after Thursday night’s 69-49 Division 5 sectional semifinal win over Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah at Menasha. The win moves No. 1 Reedsville into the sectional final game, where they’ll meet No. 1 Tigerton at Oconto Falls on Saturday at 1 p.m.   This was the third time this season the Panthers beat the Pointers. In Division 3, No. 3 Xavier beat No. 1 Brillion 69-61 at Oshkosh North. Xavier took an 11-po

The Brillion News TOWN OF CHILTON – A 77-year-old De Pere man was killed at the scene of a three-car crash at the intersection of State Highway 57 and Schneider Road in the Town of Chilton on Monday night. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office received a call for the accident at 8:12 p.m. The preliminary investigation showed that the man was traveling northbound on STH 57 and crossed into the southbound lane and struck two oncoming vehicles. The driver of one of the southbound

By David Nordby The Brillion News   No. 1 Brillion never trailed against a feisty No. 4 Little Chute team in a 62-53 win on Saturday night to clinch a Division 3 regional championship. Connor Holly scored a game-high 21 points for Brillion. Colton Larsen added 20. Cooper Effa scored 14 for Little Chute. It is the first regional title for the Lions since 2023, when the team eventually won a state championship. On Saturday, the Lions went on an 8-0 run to start the game and hel

By David Nordby The Brillion News   Both the Brillion and Reedsville boys basketball teams will host regional championship games tonight (Saturday) at 7 p.m. after decisive victories in the semifinal round on Friday. The Lions host No. 4 Little Chute. The Panthers host No. 12 Gibraltar.   Division 3   No. 1 Brillion blew out No. 8 Ripon 92-68 to advance to the final. The game was close early then quickly turned in Brillion’s favor. Colton Larsen scored the first seven points

This story first appeared in the Feb. 26, 2026, print edition of The Brillion News. By David Nordby The Brillion News Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill are used to being on stage with family members. It just wasn’t ever with a spouse. Peterson, a founding member of The Bangles, and Cowsill, who first played with his family band the Cowsills and later The Beach Boys, have decades of stage experience. For the last few years, it’s been as a duo on stage together, a show that they

By David Nordby The Brillion News   BRILLION – It was a whirlwind 24 hours for the Brillion girls basketball team that concluded with cutting down the net to celebrate the team’s first regional championship since 2022. On Friday night, the No. 4 Lions beat No. 5 Seymour 46-41 in a wild game that featured a double-digit comeback by the Lions in the final 10 minutes. To add to the memorable night, Amaya Brooks scored her 1,000 th  career point during the comeback. After the sem