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Wildcat senior running back Levi Johnson was named the 2008 Big Rivers Conference Co-Player of the Year after leading the conference in rushing with 1,541 yards. Johnson heads up a group of six Wildcats named to the All-BRC Team.

Six Wildcats named to All-BRC football team

11/20/2008 12:00 AM
It’s the nature of football to hand out individual postseason awards. But Wildcat head coach John Bennett said none of the six Cats named to the 2008 All-Big Rivers Conference Team could have done it without the help of his teammates.

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St. Croix Valley Fusion return plenty of firepower

11/20/2008 12:00 AM
St. Croix Valley Fusion head coach Matt Cranston hopes a tougher schedule will help his team reach the WIAA State Championship Tournament.

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UW-River Falls’ running back Greg Klingelhutz (35) beats UW-Oshkosh cornerback Jake Schnetzer to the goal line to cap a 21-yard touchdown run and give the Falcons a 12-6 lead late in the first half Saturday afternoon at Ramer Field. Oshkosh tied the score on the last play of the game and kicked the extra point with no time on the clock, to pull out a 13-12 victory. Bob Burrows photo

Titans get last gasp

11/20/2008 12:00 AM
If the UW-River Falls’ football team’s 2008 season can be described as a heartbreaker, then Saturday afternoon’s 13-12 loss to UW-Oshkosh in the season finale provided the final dagger.

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Jerry falls short at state diving

11/20/2008 12:00 AM
Wildcat junior Carly Jerry faced some stiff competition in her very first WIAA Division 1 State Diving Championships Friday.

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UW-River Falls freshman forward Ben Beaudoin (26) tips a shot just wide of St. Scholastica goalie Steve Bounds in the first period of the Falcons’ 6-3 victory Friday night at Hunt Arena. Bob Burrows photo

Falcons open NCHA play with split

11/20/2008 12:00 AM
The UW-River Falls men’s hockey team picked up its first win of the season Friday night against St. Scholastica before being shut out by UW-Superior Saturday.

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River Falls Swim Club sets registration

11/20/2008 12:00 AM
School-aged swimmers: Are you inspired to learn a few tricks to look like Michael Phelps or Natalie Coughlin? Those Olympic swimmers started out and still train at their local swim club, just like the River Falls Swim Club (RFSC).

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UW-River Falls sophomore Jake Voeltz (32) beats a pair of St. Scholastica defenders to the basket to score two of his 7 points in the Falcons’ season opener Tuesday night at Karges Center. St. Scholastica pulled out a 95-91 win in double overtime.
Jake Voeltz

UW-RF men drop hoops opener

11/19/2008 12:00 AM
The UW-River Falls men’s basketball team dropped its season opener to St. Scholastica, 95-91, in double overtime Tuesday night at Karges Center.

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Boys traveling basketball begins soon

11/17/2008 12:00 AM
River Falls Youth Boys Basketball will begin the with the 1st and 2nd graders skills session on Saturday, Dec 6, at the River Falls Academy lower gym.

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UW-RF women look to improve

11/14/2008 12:00 AM
The UW-River Falls women’s basketball team finished the 2007-2008 season with an 8-18 overall record and a 2-14 WIAC record. This season, the Falcons look to several new faces to improve on those records.

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UW-River Falls’ sophomore forward Nolan Craner (18) collides with St. Olaf goaltender Nick Krauss after Krauss stopped a point-blank shot by Craner in the first period of the Falcons’ 3-1 loss to the Oles Friday night at Hunt Arena.
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UW-RF Nolan Craner and St. Olaf's Nick Krauss

Falcon men drop two more

11/14/2008 12:00 AM
The UW-River Falls men’s hockey team is still looking for its first win of the season after a rough weekend against MIAC opponents.

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Hockey skills class planned

11/14/2008 12:00 AM
The River Falls Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a 10-session hockey skills class for players ages 5-14 beginning March 3 at Wildcat Centre.

Girls youth hoops deadline Dec. 1

11/14/2008 12:00 AM
The registration deadline for girls basketball grades 1-3 is Monday, Dec. 1.

Johnson BRC football Co-Player of Year

11/13/2008 12:00 AM
River Falls’ senior Levi Johnson has been named the 2008 Big Rivers Conference Football Offensive Co-Player of the Year. A total of nine Wildcats were named to All-BRC teams, the conference announced this week.

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Sophomore Brady Hannigan (14), sophomore Jontae Koonkaew (12) senior Jesse Elling (2) and sophomore Jake Voeltz (32) will share the co-captain duties for the UW-River Falls men’s basketball team this season. Elling and Voeltz were teammates for two seasons at River Falls High School and led the Wildcats to a regional championship in 2004.UW-RF Photography Services

Looking up

11/13/2008 12:00 AM
UW-River Falls senior Jesse Elling remembers his final season at River Falls High School in 2004.

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Eagles extend streak over Falcons

11/13/2008 12:00 AM
UW-La Crosse posted season highs in rushing yards and total yards and scored 28 unanswered points in the second half on its way to defeating UW-River Falls 49-19 Saturday at Maxwell Field in Winona.

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Sophomore Brady Hannigan (14), sophomore Jontae Koonkaew (12) senior Jesse Elling (2) and sophomore Jake Voeltz (32) will share the co-captain duties for the UW-River Falls men’s basketball team this season. Elling and Voeltz were teammates for two seasons at River Falls High School and led the Wildcats to a regional championship in 
2004.
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Brady Hannigan, Jontae Koonkaew, Jesse Elling, Jake Voeltz

Looking up

11/12/2008 12:00 AM
UW-River Falls senior Jesse Elling remembers his final season at River Falls High School in 2004.

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Junior Carly Jerry will be the lone River Falls representative at this weekend’s WIAA State Swimming and Diving Championships when she competes in diving for the third straight season.
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Junior Carly Jerry

Swimmers fifth at first D1 sectional

11/12/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat girls swimming and diving team may have just one representative at this weekend’s State Championships in Madison, but that doesn’t diminish the success the team had this season.

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Ugandan/River Falls connection
Teenagers on a soccer team called the “Northerhope Football Club” in Gulu, Uganda, wear River Falls jerseys that were given to the 16- to 19-year-olds this summer by Jens Omli, a recent graduate Ph.D. student, who has traveled to the African nation to work in the development of sport-based rehabilitation programs there. Submitted photo
 

River Falls Girls Basketball Association Registration

11/10/2008 12:00 AM
The registration deadline for girls basketball grades 1-3 is approaching.

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Wildcat junior tight end Zach Pavlichek (80) runs for a six-yard gain on a reverse while senior Quinn Everson (70) tries to make a block early in the fourth quarter of the Cats’ 35-28 loss to Marshfield in a Division 1, Level 2 playoff game Saturday afternoon in Marshfield. The Cats advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 35-14 win over La Crosse Central earlier in the week. Bill Loomis photo

Cats fight till the end

11/06/2008 12:00 AM
It was an emotional 10 days for the Wildcat football team. After a heartbreaking two-point loss to Menomonie in the final game of the regular season a week ago Thursday, the Cats responded with a 35-14 victory over La Crosse Logan in the opening round of the WIAA playoffs last Tuesday night.

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Wildcat senior Colin Rogers approaches the finish line at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. Rogers finished 30th out of 190 runners in the Division 1 race. Dave Newman photo

Rogers shines at state meet

11/06/2008 12:00 AM
Colin Rogers saved his best race for last. The lone Wildcat representative at the 2008 WIAA State Cross Country Championships, Rogers, a senior running in his first state meet, was part of the fastest field in meet history and finished 30th out of 190 runners with a time of 16 minutes, 25.6 seconds on the 5,000 meter course at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

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Wildcat freshman Katie Kidd swims to a 15th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke to pick up two team points and help the Wildcats to a second place team finish at the Big Rivers Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday at the high school pool. Bob Burrows photo

Pride and joy

11/06/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat girls swimming and diving team posted its best finish ever at the Big Rivers Conference Championships by placing second in the championship meet at the high school pool Saturday.

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UW-RF women skaters thinking banner season

11/06/2008 12:00 AM
The UW-River Falls women’s hockey team hopes to hang a “whitey” from the rafter of Hunt Arena this season. And with four of its five scoring leaders returning for the 2008-2009 season, the Falcons feel they have the talent and experience to do just that.

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Falcons blanked

11/06/2008 12:00 AM
The UW-River Falls offense couldn’t get in sync all afternoon and UW-Platteville didn’t fare much better Saturday at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium in Platteville.

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