Women’s track, field excels at conference

Falcon chases after last opportunity for nationals

By Caleb Stevens

Posted on May 08, 2008

Senior track athlete Jason Phillippi may have accomplished a lot in four years of running, but his goal of running in a national championship still remains, and this weekend…

World-class competition on display at 2008 Olympics

By Eric Pringle

Posted on May 08, 2008

At 8:08:08 p.m. on the eighth day of August 2008, the 39th Summer Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing, China. Amidst recent controversy regarding Chinese-Tibetan relations and the…

Kansas City Chiefs return to River Falls

By Sarah Packingham

Posted on May 01, 2008

This summer will mark the 18th year the Kansas City Chiefs call River Falls home. Starting July 24, the Chiefs will be using Ramer Field, the UWRF practice fields,…

Brewers fans need to lay off the beer

By Jenny Sippola

Posted on May 01, 2008

What many of you don’t know is that I work in the retail department at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. I sell T-shirts, hats and novelties out…

Men’s lacrosse clinches third place title at conference

By Alayne Hockman

Posted on May 01, 2008

The UW-River Falls men’s lacrosse team took home a third place trophy from the Great Lakes Lacrosse League (GLLL) conference tournament April 26-27. The team won their match-up against…

Six softball seniors add leadership, vitality to team

By Derrick Knutson

Posted on May 01, 2008

The UW-River Falls women’s softball team is led by a group of six seniors that have been providing leadership to younger players and bringing dynamic play on the field.…

Div. III schools should offer athletic scholarships

By Alayne Hockman

Posted on Apr 24, 2008

It never occurred to me until now that the athletes at this University are being denied one of the most important factors for student athletes—athletic scholarships.  It irks me…

Minnesota teams disappoint fan

By Chris Schad

Posted on Apr 24, 2008

Dear Mr. John Madden, First of all, let me say I am a huge fan of your work. I know you’ve been going through some tough times recently with…

Men’s volleyball has successful season

By Derrick Knutson

Posted on Apr 24, 2008

The UW-River Falls men’s club volleyball teams just capped off their best season in the club’s three-year history. UWRF Team Black, the club’s first team, was one of the…

Falcons attempt to avenge loss to UW-Oshkosh

By Kimberly Kuhens

Posted on Apr 24, 2008

The wind just wasn’t blowing UW-River Falls’ softball team’s way on Sunday as they were defeated twice by UW-Oshkosh 5-2 and 7-0. In the first game, UWRF’s two runs…

Weather conditions place track and field practices indoors

By Joe Engelhardt

Posted on Apr 17, 2008

The UW-River Falls track and field team is ready to move all meets and practices outdoors. According to the track and field Web site, practices and meets outside were…

Women’s lacrosse aims for playoffs

By Joe Engelhardt

Posted on Apr 17, 2008

The UW-River Falls women’s lacrosse team is trying to get as many games in as possible, so they chose to participate in a tournament last weekend. The tournament consisted…

Lacrosse teams prepare for playoffs

By Alayne Hockman

Posted on Apr 17, 2008

The UW-River Falls men’s lacrosse team will play its only home games of the season Saturday. The team has been working toward their goal of making it through the…

Falcon softball blanks Blue Devils

Posted on Apr 10, 2008

With lightning comes thunder, which is exactly what the UW-River Falls softball team brought with them to Menomonie as they swept UW-Stout 5-0 and 4-0 last Saturday. UWRF has…

Minnesota Wild hockey team clinches Northwest Division, looks to Stanley Cup

By Chris Schad

Posted on Apr 10, 2008

Last week I talked about how the Minnesota Wild became a tougher team with the addition of Chris Simon. Because of that added toughness, the Wild clinched their first…