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Girls Basketball
The Elmwood/Plum City girls had been on a losing streak that dated back to February 2023; however, first year head coach Adrian Hook had the team improving by the day, cutting …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/22/25
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St. Croix Valley Fusion Head Coach Matt Cranston has been coaching girls' hockey for over 20 years. He's racked up over 300 wins and three state titles during his tenure with the Fusion.
"I …
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By Greg Peters
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1/22/25
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It was so cold outside this particular January day walking into River Falls High School, my lungs hurt to breathe. The term "runny nose" was oblivious. It was frozen within five steps in the parking …
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By Greg Peters
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1/22/25
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The intensity for the Eau Claire North/River Falls Big Rivers Conference boys' basketball match-up could be felt at the scorer's table during a short first-half stoppage in play Thursday night in …
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By Greg Peters
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1/22/25
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River Falls Wildcat boys' hockey played their first-ever game as a program in Hunt Arena on the UW-River Falls campus Dec. 3, 1974. The Wildcats lost that game 4-1 to Shattuck-St. Mary's. This past …
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By Greg Peters
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1/22/25
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The Cats' Den River Falls' student section, what looked to be a collection of about 20 freshmen and sophomore boys, yelled in unison, "O-Ver-Ray-ted," when Rice Lake junior Adaline Sheplee missed a …
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By Greg Peters
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1/22/25
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The River Falls Wildcat wrestling team had just finished beating rival Hudson in their final home dual meet of the season this past Thursday night, 43-34. The Wildcats were back in the win column …
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By Greg Peters
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1/15/25
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The Pierce County Journal Sports Department, which includes me and Andrew Harrington, is trying to be creative, shall we say a joint venture in journalism. As a Pierce County Journal sports reporter, …
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By Greg Peters
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1/15/25
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River Falls boys hockey took the ice for an important week of skating, coming away with a split after losing to Hudson 3-1 Jan. 7 and beating Rice Lake 5-3 Thursday.
The Wildcats are in the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/15/25
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RIVER FALLS — The River Falls boys swim and dive team has been on the up and up all season long, and a 91-84 loss to Tartan-North Jan. 7 proved how close they are to the top rather than being a …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/15/25
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River Falls' Joe Stoffel was suited up Jan. 6 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. He was wearing his #82 green, white, and gold North Dakota State football uniform. The fifth-year senior tight end …
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By Greg Peters
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1/15/25
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The Big Rivers Conference boys’ basketball season is ramping up. 2025 has been 20-20 “Thrive” for River Falls Head Coach Zach Turpin and his Wildcats so far in the new year.
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By Greg Peters
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1/15/25
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Boys Basketball
River Falls has really found its groove in the middle portion of the season, picking up a pair of wins on the week to extend the winning streak to five straight. The Wildcats …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/15/25
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River Falls Boys-63, Medford-46 (Tuesday, Dec, 31 at River Falls)
After beating D.C. Everest 47-40 in the River Falls Holiday Classic on Monday, the Wildcats were staked to a 30-12 over Medford …
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By Greg Peters
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1/8/25
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Prescott's Leah French (left) and River Falls' Abigail Treichel (right) battle for a rebound in the first half. French's mother, Kim French, owner of River City Stitch, donated all the T-shirts for …
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By Greg Peters
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1/8/25
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Girls Basketball
Spring Valley went on a dream run over the break, finishing 3-0 with wins over Clayton 44-42 Dec. 27, over Prairie Farm 48-31 Dec. 28 and 57-25 over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser on …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/8/25
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It was a perfect night for high school football in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; the Wildcat season opener for 2024 in late August. Gametime temperature at kick-off was 73 degrees. Like a Bob Ross …
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By Greg Peters
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1/2/25
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In the basement of Meyer Middle School, the practice home of River Falls' wrestling, reads a sign that says: "In this world a man must either be an anvil or a hammer."
Make no mistake about it, …
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By Greg Peters
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1/2/25
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River Falls' Lori Johnson and her husband, Jeff, have five boys together. With Zac (21), Quincy (20), Preston (18), Cullen (15), and Vaughn (13), there hasn't been too much "girl talk" around the …
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By Greg Peters
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1/2/25
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PRESCOTT — River Falls and Prescott are set to battle in a boys/girls varsity basketball doubleheader at Prescott High School on Jan. 6, but they are fighting for more than some wins.
The …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/2/25
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