Sports capsules MEN'S BASKETBALL YOUTH DAY SET FOR JAN. 31: The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-SP) men's basketball team will host its third annual Youth Day in conjunction with Honor America Day on Saturday, Jan. 31, when the Pointers host UW-La Crosse at 5 p.m. at the Quandt Fieldhouse. Children ages 13 and under will receive free admission into the game when accompanied by a paying adult. The first 300 children will receive a miniature American flag. In addition, children will be eligible to enter their names into a drawing to sit on the team bench during the game. Five names will be drawn at 4:30 p.m. and announced prior to tipoff. The five winners in the drawing will also receive a T-shirt, photo of the team and have their names announced when the players are introduced. At halftime, there will be a drawing for the children that have registered prior to the game, to win 20 regular-sized red, white and blue autographed basketballs. Kids are urged to arrive early before the 5 p.m. tipoff to participate in the pre-game festivities. The event is sponsored by Cellcom. Tickets are available at the door or by calling 346-4100. * * * SILENT AUCTION BEGINS THIS WEEK: UW-SP Athletics Department's silent auction will run before UW-SP basketball games and during halftime of men's basketball games on Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. For the UW-Platteville game on Feb. 7, the auction will open before the game and during halftime and will officially close at the start of the second half of that game. The auction will take place in the Brodhagen/Counsell Room, which is located in the hallway of Quandt Fieldhouse. All proceeds go to support UW-SP athletics. Auction Items include Brett Favre autographed Green Bay Packers away jersey, Brett Favre autographed Green Bay Packers helmet, Brett Favre autographed football, Brett Favre autographed mini-helmet, Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten Champion autographed men's basketball (2002-03), Wisconsin Badgers autographed women's basketball (2002-03), Milwaukee Bucks autographed basketball (2004), Bobby Bowden autographed Florida State University football, Barry Alvarez autographed Wisconsin Badger football, Isaiah Thomas autographed Indiana Pacers basketball, Reggie Miller autographed Indiana Pacers jersey, Julius Erving autographed basketball and photo, Clint Kriewaldt autographed Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, Clint Kriewaldt autographed Pittsburgh Steelers football, Scottie Pippen autographed Portland Trailblazers jersey, Derek Anderson autographed Portland Trailblazers jersey, Clifford Robinson autographed Detroit Pistons jersey, Ben Wallace autographed NBA All-Star commemorative program, Dick Bennett, Jack Bennett, and Kathi Bennett autographed basketball, Scott Podsednik autographed Milwaukee Brewers baseball cap and Mike Krzyzewski autographed book. * * * POINTER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The UW-SP has announced the players of the week for the teams during the week ending Jan. 26. Men's basketball: Jason Kalsow led the Pointers to a 68-53 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday. Kalsow was nine-for-14 from the field, and five-for-five from the free throw line to finish with 24 points. Kalsow had five rebounds, four assists, four steals, two blocks and one three-point basket. Women's basketball: Amanda Nechuta of Mosinee scored 18 points on seven-for-14 shooting in the Pointers game against UW-Oshkosh. Nechuta grabbed five rebounds and made all four of her free throw attempts. She also added two assists and two steals. Men's hockey: Ryan Scott of Plover won the 29th game of his career with a 3-2 victory over seventh-ranked Lake Forest College. Scott made 29 saves, including a perfect 12 saves on 12 shots in the third period, to secure the win. Scott has now moved into sixth place on the Pointers all-time wins list. Women's hockey: Jennifer Norris scored two goals to help lift the Pointers to a 4-2 victory over UW-River Falls. Norris scored a second period power play goal, off an assist by Jana Jurkovich which turned out to be the game-winner. She later added an insurance goal in the third period for the final margin of victory. Men's swimming: Alex Anderson won two individual events and took part in four winning relays at the Get to the Point Invitational in Stevens Point. Anderson claimed the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:09.09 and then took the 100 breaststroke in 58.54 seconds. The Pointers swept all four relay events on their way to the team title, with Anderson swimming on each of them. Women's swimming: Jennie Roskopf earned the Pointers only individual victory at the Get to the Point Invitational. Roskopf claimed top honors in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:09.77. She followed her win with a strong fourth-place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke in 2:33.07. The Pointers finished second of nine teams in the event. Men's track events: Curt Johnson claimed first place in the 5,000-meter run at the UW-Whitewater Invitational, the first indoor meet of the season. Johnson nipped teammate Mark LaLonde by 0.24 seconds at the wire, finishing in 14:55.02 seconds. His time narrowly missed the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships. Men's field events: Mitch Ellis placed second in his first collegiate meet at the UW-Whitewater Invitational. Ellis cleared 1.92 meters in the high jump, placing second by just five centimeters. Women's track events: Jenna Mitchler ran a personal best and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the first event of the season. Mitchler shaved nearly five seconds off her personal record in winning the 800 meters. She clocked 2:18.38 to eclipse the qualifying mark. She also ran on the fifth place 4 x 400 meter relay team. Women's events: Stephanie Renk helped the Pointers to the team title at the UW-Whitewater Invitational, by winning the high jump and placing third in the long jump. Renk had personal bests in both events, clearing 1.58 meters in the high jump and 5.47 meters in the long jump. Her long jump mark provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Championships. Wrestling: Mike Hayes, a sophomore heavyweight, put the finishing touches on a 29-12 victory for the Pointers over UW-Oshkosh. Hayes beat Nate Muckerheide, 5-2, to give the Pointers an insurmountable 23-12 lead. Hayes is now 10-4 on the season.