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The comedian Rodney Dangerfield said in an online clip to Johnny Carson, I saw recently, that he had had a bad day. He explained that he picked up his shirt and a button fell off. Then he picked up …
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By Don Richards
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4/16/25
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UW-River Falls Head Women's Hockey Coach Joe Cranston usually passes out his end-of-the-year player exit forms after the season is over. Not this year. The only head coach Falcon women's hockey has …
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By Greg Peters
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4/2/25
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UW-River Falls baseball had their first home opener in almost 23 years on Friday, hosting UW-Stevens Point. The Falcons' Cade Bruett (pictured on left) went 2-4 with an RBI. JV Castillo had three RBI …
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By Greg Peters
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4/2/25
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RIVER FALLS – After winning his second national title in as many years, UW-River Falls Head Women's Hockey Coach Joe Cranston said senior forward Bailey Olson is the hardest working player he's …
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By Greg Peters
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4/2/25
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The last time UW-River Falls played an NCAA-sanctioned baseball game, it was almost 23 years ago. May 5, 2002, to be exact. The Falcons lost a 6-1 game to UW-Superior and after that game, the program …
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By Greg Peters
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3/19/25
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According to his coach, UWRF Director of Cross Country/Track and Field Andrew Eggerth, UWRF sophomore Jacob Balcome has great potential. Balcome began to show that promise as a high school senior at …
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3/5/25
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You know the game is about to start when you hear, "And now, let's hear it for the UW River Fawwwwwls Faaaaalkins." The distinctive announcement BOOMS out into the reverberating atmosphere of Bowen …
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By Don Richards
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2/5/25
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RIVER FALLS — UWRF senior defensive back Aaron Borgerding, who grew up in Spring Valley, has cemented his legacy on and off the field for the Falcons, earning College Sports Communicators …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/5/25
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The "Night at the Nest" is an inaugural UWRF Falcon Athletic fundraiser happening this Friday night (Jan 31) from 6-8:30 p.m. in Page Arena. Registration is required for the live auction event. …
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By Greg Peters
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1/29/25
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In my never flagging efforts to inform the public, I offer the following: Groucho Marx's daughter, Anya, was an Olympic runner long ago. But did you know that to this day her name is honored at the …
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By Don Richards
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1/15/25
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There were a lot of wild, emotional and memorable sports moments in Pierce County over the last year. It can be difficult to rank them as there are so many to choose from, but here in Pierce County …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/2/25
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Recently, one topic of conversation among my coffee guys was blood types. Unfortunately, I had not been paying strict attention, so when Type A was mentioned I told them that was the capital of the …
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By Don Richards
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11/27/24
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RIVER FALLS – University of Wisconsin-River Falls dual-sport athlete Charlie Theis has had far from the typical college athletics experience.
Theis, who is entering his fifth season as an …
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11/20/24
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"We want to run on River Falls." Those were the words of Chris Janus, UW-La Crosse football coach, used in a pre-game interview Saturday, Oct. 26. And run they did. Running back Gabe Lynch knifed his …
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By Don Richards
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11/6/24
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RIVER FALLS — UWRF senior defensive back Aaron Borgerding, a Spring Valley native, is being recognized for on field and off field excellence through a semifinalist selection for the William V. …
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By Andrew Harrington
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10/23/24
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Here's something you probably didn't know: If a football player goes blind, there's still a future for him. He can become a referee! Sick joke, I know, but I was desperate. Desperation leads to …
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By Don Richards
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10/17/24
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Two geezers discussed the pluses and minuses of old age. "A good thing happens on a bus," one said. "Someone will get up and give you their seat." "But that doesn't work well in a toilet," the other …
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By Don Richards
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9/25/24
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If you are like me there are lots of things you don't know about soccer. For example, where would you go to buy a new soccer shirt? New Jersey, of course. And did you ever wonder why it seems to get …
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By Don Richards
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6/12/24
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In honor of the recent May 5 holiday commemorating Mexico's victory in an 1862 battle in its war with France, the following anecdote has oft been told: The Titanic, unknown to most, was a ship …
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By Don Richards
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5/22/24
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"Gather round me everybody/Gather round me while I preach some/ Feel a sermon comin' on me/The topic will be sin/And that's what I'm agin/If you wanna hear my story/Then settle back and just sit …
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By Don Richards
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4/24/24
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