Archive for Category: "Sports"

Tigers go out on a windy note

With Halloween right around the corner, haunting winds paired with a bitterly cold rain during Tuesday night’s level 1 playoff game made a tough game even tougher for the Tigers. The Tigers lost the game 20-49 to Rice Lake. They finished the season with a 7-3 record. “The gusty winds didn’t set a good playing [...]

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Playoff Football Game: Behind the Scenes

Playoff Football Game: Behind the Scenes

WHERE: Black River Falls High School WHO: BRF Tigers v. Rice Lake Warriors WHEN: October 26 at 7:00pm So, the football game started out great. It was cold with a chance of rain, not to mention the wind. Wind clocked between  inds were to 40 mph, with gusts of up to 60 mph. Alongside football [...]

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Paint On: Yes, Paint Off: Gross!

Paint On: Yes, Paint Off: Gross!

Painting up is a spirited tradition at BRFHS sporting events, but is it that easy to shed the cotton tee and paint on an acrylic one?  The term ‘painting up’ refers to painting one’s stomach and/or chest with school colors, and often spelling out a spirited phrase. At BRFHS you will most often see ‘Go [...]

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Athlete Spotlight: Andrew Millis

As winter is right around the corner, there comes an end to the football season and hockey kicks into gear. With hockey comes great players, like Andrew Millis.  “I think this season will be a good test to see how the team comes together. It will be a good season if we all are able [...]

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Fresh Hockey Squad

The  Tigers have already gotten their skates out and are ready to practice on the frigid ice in the new Lunda Arena. “Practice has just been great so far. We really have some young talent coming to the team this year,” said junior enforcer Drew Millis. The Tigers had a solid record last year, being [...]

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Tiger Tennis Ends Their Season

Tiger Tennis Ends Their Season

The girl’s tennis team competed in their final matches bringing an end to their season.  The final two matches of the season before sub-sectionals were both non-conference. On September 28 the team traveled to Eau Claire to take on the Regis Ramblers, but came up without any individual wins. The Lady Tigers then traveled to [...]

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Tigers Take a Tough Loss during Homecoming

Tigers Take a Tough Loss during Homecoming

The Homecoming game didn’t turn out that great for the Tigers last Friday. The game resulted in a loss to Arcadia 34-38. It was a cold night, but the Tigers kept fighting down to the last few seconds. With this loss, it puts the Tigers to an overall 4-2 record.   There were a lot [...]

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Seniors Win Powder Puff Kickball

Seniors Win Powder Puff Kickball

Sunday, September 26, was the start of Homecoming week for Black River Falls High School. Some high school students showed their spirit by participating in the Powder Puff Kickball Game.  The kickball tournament was held at the Lunda Park fields and started at 3 o-clock. There were four teams: fre shmen, sophomores, juniors, and the [...]

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Tennis Season Comes To A Close

The girls tennis team works to improve their record as they move into the end of their season. Thursday, September 16, the Lady Tigers traveled to West Salem to take on the Panthers in their final conference match. The Tigers won and improved their record to 2-5. The following Saturday, September 18,  the tennis team [...]

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JV Football Improves their Record

The JV football team looked to get on track after losing their first game to Tomah. They tried to pick up a win against the Viroqua Blackhawks on September 20. The Tigers traveled to Viroqua and came out victorious with a score of 13-10. “We were very happy to get our first win under our [...]

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