This year, some of our students have been interested in getting a Ping Pong Club at Black River Falls High School. Some students in the Student Senate brought this idea up and a lot of people have responded to the idea. Earlier this year they went around to the school and had a petition for the club. ” Our school [...]
Sports
Wrestlers Reflect on the Loss of Devin Rose
July 18, 2010. For some of you, this was just another day. However, this is not the case; it was July 18, 2010, when BRFHS lost one of their own. Devin Rose’s life was cut short at the age of 16, leaving behind his loving family, friends and a team that will miss him dearly. ”I hate to say it’s [...]
Football and cranberries: Bible juggles career and coaching
Fall brings Friday night football games, bonfires and cranberry harvest. It’s what many growers work for all year–at least, that’s what head football coach Jim Bible works for. Bible is not only the football team’s head coach, but he’s also an Ocean Spray cranberry grower. He has been coaching for 18 years and has been the head coach for ten [...]
Peasley Breaks Record with a Podium-Worthy Race
“I met my goals and ran the best race of my career, so I couldn’t be more happier. It’s weird looking back at the race now; it also feels like a dream,” said William Peasley, who placed 6th in the state cross-country meet. As Peasley traveled to state on October 30, he had two main goals that he would soon [...]
Football earns Coulee Conference title
The 2010 Black River Falls Tigers are once again Coulee Conference Champions. This year, the Tigers had a regular season record of 7-2, and only losing once in the conference. The Tigers are now back to back Coulee Conference Champions. “It is absolutely euphoric, it’s the feeling of my life,” said senior Robert Gerzsik. The Tigers didn’t have it easy [...]
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 environment for the night,” said [...]
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 players, coaches and officials, marching [...]
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 Tigers’ painted on students’ bare [...]
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 to come together as a [...]
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 over 500, and hope to [...]
