Women’s hockey advances to fifth straight O’Brien Cup final
The Falcons advanced to their fifth straight O’Brien Cup final with wins over UW-Stevens Point 9-0 and 6-1 in the WIAC semifinals series.
UWRF athlete of the week: Distance runner Katelyn Moore
Katelyn Moore is a freshman distance runner from Hudson, Wis. She set a 15-second personal record in the mile this season with a time of 5:11. That was good enough…
Men’s hockey finishes tough regular season with signs of improvement
After a deflating 5-0 home loss to UW-Superior a few weeks ago, the Falcons knew they had to respond differently on the road in Superior, according to Eddie Matsushima, a…
Athlete of the week: Alex Herink
Alex Herink, a senior basketball player from Hudson, averaged 20 points and 5 rebounds per game last week as the Falcons knocked off WIAC foe UW-Whitewater on Saturday night. The…
Professional advice: behind the scenes at Super Bowl LII
Media members from across the country flocked to the Twin Cities area for the week of Super Bowl LII. I spoke with multiple members of the media and asked them…
Athlete of the week: Brynn Liljander
Brynn Liljander, a senior from Isanti, Minn., led the Falcons with 16.5 points per game last week as the Falcons women’s basketball team suffered two tight losses. Liljander recently set…
Falcons fall to UW-Oshkosh in rematch of WIAC title game
The UWRF men’s basketball team fell in a hard-fought contest to WIAC foe UW-Oshkosh 78-57 on Saturday night at Page Arena. UW-Oshkosh, ranked 19th in the country, led by only…
Athlete of the week: Haley Nielsen
Haley Nielsen, a junior from Plymouth, Minn., scored two goals last Friday night to help give the women’s hockey team a 7-5 win over UW-Superior. The Falcons responded by traveling…
National anthem protests raise questions nationally, within UWRF football team
“The only way you can ever bring change is to make people uncomfortable.” Ugel George said that about social change after playing football for UWRF this past season. George is…
Veteran men’s hockey coach Steve Freeman looks to rebuild Falcons program
Head men’s hockey coach Steve Freeman is in his 22th year as leader of the Falcons. He is the program-leader in total games won and led UW-River Falls to a…