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    April 19, 2018
    Snow covers the field and the bleachers at First National Bank of River Falls Field Monday, April 16. River Falls baseball coach Ryan Bishop said he estimates it will be another two weeks before the field will be playable following last weekend's snowstorm. Bob Burrows / RiverTowns Multimedia
    Say it ain't snow!
    How does a softball team practice when it can't even get outside? "We've had to be creative to come up with ideas to keep the momentum going...
    sports/baseballApril 19, 2018 - 12:00pm
    April 18, 2018
    River Falls No. 1 singles player Matthew Meyers returns a shot with his back to the net in the second set of his three-set victory over Eau Claire North's Thomas Rose in the Wildcat boys tennis team's 5-2 victory over the Huskies Thursday, April 12, in River Falls. Bob Burrows / RiverTown Multimedia
    Netters squeeze in a win
    The Wildcat boys tennis team has been handling snow shovels more than tennis rackets so far this season. But Thursday, April 12, they were able...
    sports/tennisApril 18, 2018 - 8:00pm
    April 13, 2018
    River Falls' William Tuchtenhagen follows through on a return in his 6-3, 6-2 victory over Eau Claire North's Henry Thao at No. 2 singles in the Wildcat's 5-2 victory over the Huskies Thursday, April 12, in River Falls. Bob Burrows / RiverTown Multimedia
    RF netters open with win
    River Falls swept all four singles matches and picked up a win at No. 1 doubles to post a 5-2 victory over Eau Claire North in Big Rivers Conference...
    sports/tennisApril 13, 2018 - 3:15pm
    Former Wildcat and current Chicago White Sox minor leaguer Alex Call speaks to the current members of his old high school team after the Cats watched Call play a spring training game in Glendale, Ariz. March 25. Submitted photo
    Baseball: Cats anxious to get out
    No question this spring has provided some challenges for area baseball teams. "No one wants to be practicing on a gym floor come April," Wildcat...
    sports/baseballApril 13, 2018 - 5:29am
    April 12, 2018
    Wildcat junior Calla Dexheimer competes in the girls 1600 meter run at the UW-Stout Elite Meet at Johnson Fieldhouse in Menomonie Friday, April 6. Dexheimer posted a personal best time of 5 minutes, 34.23 seconds to finish eighth in the 38-runner field. Dave Newman / RiverTown Multimedia
    Track teams stay hot
    If the River Falls track and field teams can continue the success they had during their indoor season, there's no telling what they will be...
    sports/track-and-fieldApril 12, 2018 - 3:01pm
    April 11, 2018
    RFHS cheer tryouts set
    River Falls High School cheer and stunt team tryouts for students entering grades 9-12 in the 2018-19 school year will take place over three days April 16-18. Tryouts are for next year's football and competition cheer teams. Tryout practices will be Monday, April 16 and Tuesday,...
    sports/otherApril 11, 2018 - 2:49pm
    April 9, 2018
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    Gymnastics Club ready to break ground
    The River Falls Gymnastics Club has come a long way in 30 years. What started as a program with around 100 kids at the Old Ames Education Center...
    sports/gymnasticsApril 9, 2018 - 6:00am
    April 7, 2018
    McKenna Sirek takes her turn inside the batting cage during the Wildcat softball team's practice in the high school auxiliary gym Thursday, March 29. Bob Burrows / RiverTown Multimedia
    Softball relishing underdog role
    The River Falls softball team may be young this year, but that doesn't mean opponents should take them lightly. The Wildcats graduated seven...
    sports/softballApril 7, 2018 - 1:38pm
    Jacqueline Balsiger returns for her senior season with the Wildcat girls soccer team after serving as team captain and earning First Team All-Big Rivers Conference honors as a junior. File photo
    Wildcat soccer kicking into high gear
    Not many teams have eight all-conference players in one season. And even fewer get seven of those players back the next year. But that's the...
    sports/soccerApril 7, 2018 - 6:00am
    April 5, 2018
    The Wildcat girls 4x200 meter relay team of (from left)Emily Banitt, Sarah Langlois, Sarah Schneckenberger and Rachel Randleman after setting a new school record at the Minnesota State University-Mankato Varsity Showcase Saturday, March 31, in Mankato. Photo courtesy of Kristi Wagner
    Track and field: Cats stay on track
    The Wildcat track and field teams continued their strong indoor seasons with the boys taking second place and the girls placing fourth at the...
    sports/track-and-fieldApril 5, 2018 - 10:51am
    April 2, 2018
    River Falls junior Hailee Markey smiles from the top of the awards podium after winning a national championship in the girls 84-plus kilogram weight class at the USA Powerlifting High School Nationals in Appleton Sunday, March 25. The national title comes two weeks after Markey won her second straight championship at the Wisconsin High School Powerlifting State Championship in Mauston. Photo courtesy of Adam Myszewski
    Power surge: Markey, Bond crowned national champs
    River Falls High School Powerlifting Club head coach Jeremy Carlson had high expectations for the 14 lifters the club sent to the USA Powerlifting...
    sports/otherApril 2, 2018 - 7:49am
    March 29, 2018
    Wildcat sophomore Payton Flood stretches for the finish line to take second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.91 seconds Saturday, March 24, at the All-American Track and Field Invitational at UW-River Falls' Knowles Fieldhouse. Two-time defending Division 2 state champion Kenneth Bednarek of Rice Lake took first with a new meet record time of 49.33. Bob Burrows / RiverTown Multimedia
    Track off and running
    If this is how the River Falls track and field teams perform with many of their athletes away on spring break, imagine how good they'll be when...
    sports/cross-countryMarch 29, 2018 - 6:09pm
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    Peterson Abiad named assistant director at WIAA
    Kate Peterson Abiad, an inaugural member of the River Falls Wildcat Hall of Fame, has been named Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic...
    sports/otherMarch 29, 2018 - 5:00pm
    Spring sports in full swing
    Mother Nature's been a little fickle so far this spring, but that hasn't stopped River Falls High School student-athletes from preparing for their respective upcoming seasons. The Wildcat boys tennis and boys golf teams held their first practices Monday, March 26, the last of the...
    sports/otherMarch 29, 2018 - 6:00am
    March 26, 2018
    Junior guard Adam Feyereisen (5) set the Wildcat all-time single season assist record this season on his way to receiving honorable mention to the All-Big Rivers Conference team. File photo
    Knotek repeat Player of Year
    Senior Jaxon Knotek earned Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year honors for the second straight season to lead three Wildcats named to 2017-18...
    sports/basketballMarch 26, 2018 - 6:00am
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