Blaze Fugina

05 May 2011

Falcons seeded first in WIAC tournament

The Falcons softball team clinched the WIAC conference championship after sweeping UW-Oshkosh Tuesday at Ramer Field. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 13-3 conference record, and 22-13 overall. By clinching the WIAC conference championship, the Falcons ensured that […]

14 Apr 2011

Owner of NBA franchise threatens online journalists

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, spouted an interesting post on his blog about internet journalism which was not good if that is something you enjoy. Cuban wrote April 4 that NBA teams now have “reached a point […]

07 May 2010

Falcons look back on 2009-2010 athletics

The 2009-10 athletic season of UW-River Falls is scheduled to conclude in May, with track and field and softball expected to compete in their conference finals and for a chance at an NCAA berth. The fall sports season at UWRF […]

22 Apr 2010

UWRF hosts Little Siblings Weekend

The UW-River Falls’ Residence Hall Association hosted the first campus Little Siblings weekend April 16-18 with around 170 registered participants attending, according to an event organizer. Justina Deering, the program director for the RHA, said the committee had been planning […]

16 Apr 2010

Falcon invitational opens up UWRF track and field season

The Falcon Invitational, held April 9-10 at Ramer Field, was a success for much of the UW-River Falls track and field team as they began the outdoor track season. The Falcons had many good finishes from athletes, and at least […]

08 Apr 2010

Campus concerns over bike safety lead to awareness month

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls safety committee will be raising the awareness of bike safety in the month of April to help inform students of proper bicycling on campus. Connie Smith, the director of risk management at UWRF, said that […]

02 Apr 2010

Women’s hockey uses NCAA tournament as benchmark for season

The women’s hockey team played in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, losing to Gustavus Adolphus College by two goals March 13 in St. Peter, Minn. The team made the tournament by winning the NCHA conference tournament for […]

31 Mar 2010

Florida Gators head coach embarrasses organization

Urban Meyer, the coach of the Florida Gators’ football team, put Orlando Sentinel reporter Jeremy Fowler in a hairy predicament after calling him out at a team spring practice for doing his job. Fowler was in “hot water” with Meyer […]

26 Mar 2010

Proposed Health and Human Performance building to improve campus

The proposed Health and Human Performance (HHP) building is expected to open in four years, but that hasn’t stopped those around campus from thinking about its benefits now. According to campus officials, the new HHP building is expected to not […]

11 Mar 2010

Falcon softball starts season at Rebel Games in Florida

The Falcon softball team starts its season on March 14, with two games. The games are not played in the Midwest, but instead 1,500 miles away in Kissimmee, Fla. The Falcons start the season playing the Rebel Spring Games, a […]