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Kevin Black named Wildcat wrestling coach
One of the biggest names in local wrestling history is coming back to coach his old team. Kevin Black, the only four-time state champion ever at River Falls High School, has been hired as the Wildcats’ new head wrestling coach, according to school district activities director Rollie Hall.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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Three wrestlers named All-BRC
Senior Nathan Kinneman and juniors Sebastian Larson and Zach Radkey-Pechacek have all been named to 2012-13 All-Big Rivers Conference wrestling teams. Kinneman and Larson both earned spots on the second team while Radkey-Pechacek received honorable mention.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Cats sixth at Northern Badger; ready for BRC dual meet
Sebastian Larson wrestled to a third place finish and five Wildcats earned spots on the awards podium as the cats finished sixth in the Division 1 competition at the Northern Badger Wrestling Classic Friday, Dec. 28, and Saturday, Dec. 29 at River Falls High School.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Five wrestlers move on to sectional; Larson wins regional title
Junior Sebastian Larson won an individual title at 170 pounds and four other Wildcats finished in the top four of their respective weight classes to keep their seasons alive at the WIAA Division 1 wrestling regional Saturday, Feb. 9 in New Richmond.
Wednesday, February, 13, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Wrestlers 9th at Challenge, set for regional
Junior Zach Radkey-Pechacek finished second at 126 pounds and junior Sebastian Larson took third at 170 pounds as the Wildcat wrestling team finished ninth overall at the 12-team big Rivers Conference/Dunn-St. Croix County Conference Challenge Saturday, Feb. 2 at River Falls High School.
Wednesday, February, 06, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Days Gone By: Oak Knoll
Pauly Cudd, everyone’s favorite glassblower, business owner, and former champion on the gridiron and wrestling mat, is now wrestling with renovating old houses. He’s well into a total renovation of the former Ames house at 615 Oak Knoll Ave.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Community

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Wrestlers staying strong
The Wildcat wrestling team won the final four matches of the night to score a come-from-behind 40-30 victory over Rice Lake Thursday, Dec. 6 before wrestling to a third place finish at the 12-teaam Barron Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Westberg named to All-UMAC team
Lance Westberg of River Falls, a senior at Northwestern College in St. Paul, has earned honorable mention to the 2012-13 All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) men’s basketball team.
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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SWAT response ends in fatal shooting
Wisconsin News
Police responded June 22 to an apartment in Hurley where the manager reported that 85-year-old resident Leo J. Driscoll had threatened him with a gun, which he managed to wrestle away from Driscoll.
Monday, June, 25, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Wisconsin News

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Gymnasts win state sportsmanship award
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance, has selected the River Falls High School gymnastics team as a winner of the team Sportsmanship Award for the 2013 winter state tournaments.
Thursday, April, 18, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Deer-dressing men face fines
Wisconsin News
The state DNR says five suburban Milwaukee men who trapped and put a T-shirt on a wild deer could be fined up to $300 each.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Wisconsin News

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Letter: Let’s not overlook virtues of winning
When does the high school administration and athletic leadership start being held accountable for building of a winning tradition?
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Opinion

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Wildcat Hall of Fame set for inductees, Golf tourney, banquet Aug. 3
Eight individuals and one team will join last year’s inaugural Wildcat Hall of Fame class when the second annual Wildcat Hall of Fame Golf Tournament and Banquet takes place Friday, Aug. 3, at Kilkarney Hills Golf Club.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Sports

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Days Gone By (Nov. 29, 2012)
10 YEARS AGO, NOV. 28, 2002 The 99-year-old “Freeman House” at 220 North Third St., owned by Paul and Marge Stokke since 1972, was named an historic landmark, with a plaque installed out front and owners obligated to preserve external features of the house. The house was built by Arthur Symes, grandfather to cousins Kirby and John, and purchased by original Freeman Drugstore owner R.S. Freeman and his wife. The house has many charming features including leaded and beveled glass windows, unique sliding glass door, curved dormer, and Palladian sets of windows.
Friday, November, 30, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Community

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Editorial: Salute to all school coaches, but especially to those who teach
Journal readers last week may have read School Superintendent Tom Westerhaus’s column that addressed the declining numbers of teachers who double as coaches. This is a recent phenomenon and not unique to River Falls.
Wednesday, December, 05, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Opinion

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Ralph Ducklow, 76
Ralph Ducklow passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on March 9 at United Hospital in St. Paul.
Monday, March, 11, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Obituaries (paid view)

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Editorial: RF children: Odds of success in their favor
It’s no sure thing, nothing in life is, but attending school in the River Falls School District gets a student off on the right foot.
Monday, May, 13, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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Days Gone By (Nov. 15, 2012)
10 YEARS AGO, NOV. 14, 2002 In 2002 the former middle school building, now called “River Falls Academy” on Maple and Fremont Streets, was housing 13 renters, three school, and a handful of rooms used as storage by the school district. Joan Malloy’s HeartStrings Studio, was one of the first tenants to move into the building in August of 2001.
Friday, November, 16, 2012 - River Falls Journal - Community

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Days Gone By: Feb. 14, 2013
10 YEARS AGO, FEB. 13, 2003 In downtown business news, former UW all-American “Woody” Fangmeier opened Innate Chiropractic at 650 S. Main St.; Scott Reuter’s “No Job Too Small” STR Construction got its start, Jerae and husband Pete Hanson were bringing the bar business back to the old Corner Saloon spot at 126-128 N. Main St., most recently housing “The Booth” a youth center now to be called “The Hoosegow;” St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity received a $6,000 grant from Edina Realty Foundation; and Cellular One at 209 N. Main Street offered 3,600 minutes a month for $24.99 plus a free Nokia 5165 cell phone with a one or two year contract. The plan also included 600 anytime minutes, free unlimited mobile-to-mobile, and free nationwide long distance.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - River Falls Journal - Community

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Batting cages offer River Falls new indoor 'Field of Dreams'
Baseball, America’s pastime, gets another boost in River Falls with the May 18 opening of Field of Dreams Indoor Sports & Batting Cages, LLC, 125 1/2 N. Main Street.
Monday, May, 20, 2013 - River Falls Journal - News

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