One thing’s for sure: Both male and female athletes get hurt
An athlete’s worst fear is hearing they have to sit out their sport due to an injury. Whether it be a minor contusion, or a severely torn ACL, both men…
Dual-sport athletes at UW-River Falls never out of season
Whether athletes, especially young ones, should specialize in one sport or compete in many remains open to debate. On university campuses such as UW-River Falls, most student athletes specialize, but…
Unnoticed by many, athletic trainers keep Falcons in competition
At UW-River Falls there is one job that makes all sports possible: Athletic trainers make sure athletes are physically capable of participating in sporting events, and take care of them…
Defensive coordinator’s return to UWRF makes it a family affair
After first stepping onto the UW-River Falls campus as a prospective student six years ago, Rocky Larson knew where he belonged. It was the school his parents attended and met…
Intramural sports offer options for UWRF students to stay active
As the weather gets warmer, people spend more free time outside. On the UW-River Falls campus, many students do just that by playing intramural sports organized by the Campus Recreation…
Student referees at UWRF learn that officiating is fun, but not always easy
As college becomes increasingly expensive, many students get some sort of job to help pay for it. One job that attracts students on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus is…
Change in conference schedule didn’t affect UWRF men’s hockey
Despite a major change to the 2015-2016 UW-River Falls men’s hockey schedule, the team proved that it wouldn’t affect its success.
Maybe, this time, club baseball could return to UW-River Falls
For the past 14 years, not a single game of baseball has been played at a competitive level by the UW-River Falls Falcons. One student has set out to change…
Paynotta runs fast for Falcons, breaking two UW-River Falls records
David Paynotta chose the University of Wisconsin-River Falls by randomly selecting an invitation out of a pile of letters from schools asking him to come play football.
Falcons football loses defensive coordinator to UW-Eau Claire
After three seasons with the UW-River Falls men’s football team, Defensive Coordinator Matthew Ebner is leaving the team to return to his alma mater, UW-Eau Claire.