Would Jeff Berkhof, UWRF's head basketball coach for the past 17 seasons, agree with Denny Crum, one-time Louisville basketball coach, who said, "Most of our future lies ahead?”
He might …
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By Don Richards
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11/9/23
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The No. 8/11-ranked UW-River Falls football team won big at UW-Stevens Point Saturday afternoon by a score of 75-14. The Falcons, now 6-1 overall and 3-1 during league …
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By Trent Jackson/UWRF
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10/26/23
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RIVER FALLS - The UW-River Falls football team improved to No. 4 in both of this week's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' and D3football.com Top 25 polls. …
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10/12/23
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George Carlin, a comedian I enjoy most of the time once said, "I was thinking people seem to read the Bible a lot more as they get older. Then it dawned on me: they're cramming for their final …
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By Don Richards
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10/12/23
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RIVER FALLS - The No. 5-ranked UW-River Falls football team opened WIAC play with a 27-16 win over UW-Platteville during UWRF Homecoming Saturday afternoon. In front of nearly 4,000 fans at …
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10/5/23
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WACO, Texas - The UW-River Falls football team is ranked No. 5 with 1,005 points in this week's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' Top 25 Poll, released …
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9/28/23
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ST. PAUL – The No. 7-ranked UW-River Falls football team broke a school record for margin of victory with a 75-3 nonconference win at the University of Northwestern Saturday afternoon. The …
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By Trent Jackson, UWRF
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9/21/23
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DELAWARE, Ohio. – The No. 9-ranked UW-River Falls football team defeated Ohio Wesleyan University 37-10 Saturday afternoon during the Falcons' first road matchup of the season. The …
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By Trent Jackson, UWRF
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9/14/23
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Who remembers Norm Van Brocklin, the first Vikings coach? If you do, you have a limited time left on earth. Regardless, he was right in this quote: "If I ever needed a brain transplant, I'd choose a …
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By Don Richards
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9/7/23
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RIVER FALLS - The No. 23-ranked UW-River Falls football team opened its 2023 season on a high note, upsetting two-time national champions and No. 3-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday afternoon …
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9/7/23
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As my shirt in the picture above the column says, I'm 90. There are advantages to a long life, but they're elusive. However, here's one: There's a lot less peer pressure. And at my age, "getting …
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By Don Richards
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8/24/23
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RIVER FALLS — Steve Bartlein was named the University of Wisconsin-River Falls head baseball coach Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, announced by Athletics Director Crystal …
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8/10/23
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RIVER FALLS – The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will reintroduce baseball and add men’s soccer as varsity sports beginning in the 2024-25 school year, part of the university’s …
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6/8/23
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I got lost in thought recently, a territory unfamiliar to me. Thinking, I mean. Confusion is a much more familiar place. Nevertheless, I wondered about what a director of athletics does. Crystal …
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By Don Richards
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6/1/23
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I was hoping someone would ask me to write a football column soon. But to my great surprise nobody did. Well, it's probably because people generally get kind of shy and tongue tied when they …
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By Don Richards
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5/25/23
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In a recent column I attributed a quote to Mariah Carey. An informed reader told me I was WR... rong, (I, like The Fonz of Happy Days, a sitcom of the 70's starring Henry Winkler, cannot say the word …
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By Don Richards
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5/11/23
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As further proof that I'm a deep thinker, here are a couple of conundrums I've been pondering recently: How do you know when you run out of invisible ink? And what's the speed of dark? I would ask …
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By Don Richards
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4/27/23
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