Table turned on Wildcats

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
After scoring in double digits in three straight victories to stretch its winning streak to five games, the Wildcat baseball team watched another team, Eau Claire North, hit double digits in a 14-2 loss Monday at the high school field.

Softball comes up one run short, twice

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
It’s been a season of what ifs and almosts for the Wildcat softball team. That trend continued in a pair of one-run losses at Menomonie last Tuesday. The Cats had runners in scoring position in their final at-bat in both games, including the bases loaded with two outs in the seventh inning in the first game, but couldn’t get a run across and lost by scores of 2-1 and 8-7.

Fighting Fish fall in semifinals at Mudhens tourney

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Runs were hard to come by for the River Falls Fighting Fish at the St. Paul Mudhens Tournament over the weekend, but the Fish still managed to go 1-1-1 in their three games to move to 2-1-1 on the season.

Netters stay busy

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat boys tennis team has been busy lately with three matches and a tournament in the last seven days.

Booters solidify hold on second

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat girls soccer team nearly got its revenge against Eau Claire memorial Thursday.

Falcons reach WIAC title game

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The fifth-seeded UW-River Falls softball team made a great run through the WIAC Championship Tournament over the weekend in Stevens Point.

River Falls Youth Hockey sets registration

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Early registration for the 2008-09 season for all skaters in the River Falls Youth Hockey Association, Atoms through Bantams, will take place from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at Wildcat Centre.

Golfers post best score of season

05/08/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat boys golf team shot its best nine-hole score of the year Monday at Wild Ridge in Eau Claire, cutting 10 strokes off its previous best to finish third in a seven-team Big Rivers Conference match.

Five Falcons win WIAC titles track and field

05/07/2008 12:00 AM
UW-River Falls’ Becca Jordahl won two individual championships, and Vicki Cooper, Krista Hasselquist, Becky Ponick and Charlie Sowa all won one at the WIAC Track and Field Championships last weekend at UW-Eau Claire.

Fighting Fish victorious in opener

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
The first game in River Falls Fighting Fish history went into the win column. The Fish, the former Spring Valley Hawks who are playing their first season in River Falls, started the newest chapter in their history with a 6-4, come-from-behind win over the Augusta Athletics Sunday in Augusta.

Golfers looking for better days

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat boys golf team continued to learn on the fly last week. With weather affecting both the team’s matches and practices, the Cats are learning the hard way that every shot counts. They finished seventh at the 13-team Old Abe Invitational at Wild Ridge Golf Course in Eau Claire Monday and finished just three shots out of second place before settling for a fourth place finish at a seven-team Big Rivers Conference match at home last Tuesday.

Wildcats post first two wins of season

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat softball team continued to receive solid pitching from sophomore Lauren Cernohous and came up with some timely hits on its way to a pair of nonconference victories last week.

Kickers run unbeaten streak to seven straight

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
The Wildcat girls soccer team is on a roll. Since losing their season opener to Eau Claire Memorial April 8, the Cats have gone undefeated, winning four more games last week to improve to 6-1-1 overall, 4-1-1 in the Big Rivers Conference.

Former Falcon drafted

05/01/2008 12:00 AM
Former UW-River Falls football player Owen Schmitt was drafted in the fifth round of the National Football League draft by the Seattle Seahawks Sunday. Schmitt, who left UW-RF after his freshman season and became a three-year starter at fullback at West Virginia, was the 163rd overall pick in the draft.