Congratulations to the high school's senior student of the month in December, Cherelle Gunderson! Here's what English teacher Troy Tiedens had to say about her: "When faced with difficulty, Cherelle leans in and overcomes obstacles. She should be very proud of her growth and accomplishments!"
Congrats to the high school's freshman student of the month in December, Silas Hake Gregerson. Social studies teacher Jennifer Tjoflat says this about Silas: "He works well with others and is really helpful in getting his friends to care more about learning, too! I really appreciate having him in class!"
🏒 December Athlete of the Month – Boys Hockey 🏒
Shoutout to Wade Tennant for being named December Athlete of the Month! 👏🔥 Coach Muir says: "Wade is a hardworking, great kid and a must-have type of kid in the locker room." Keep leading by example, Wade! 💪🐯 #TigerHockey #LeaderOnAndOffTheIce
🎉 Rounding out our December Middle School Students of the Month! 🎉
Congrats to our final group of amazing students! Your hard work, leadership, and positive attitudes make a difference every day. We’re proud of you! 👏🐯
Great job to all of our December honorees! 💛🖤 #TigRRPride #StudentOfTheMonth #KeepShining
⛸️ December Athlete of the Month – Figure Skating ⛸️
Congratulations to Evi Bolger for earning December Athlete of the Month! ❄️✨
Coach Rebecca says: "She is a hard working, positive individual who inspires those around her. I appreciate her ability to always give 100% with a smile on her face." Way to shine, Evi! ⛸💙 #TigRRPride #SkateWithHeart
Do you know someone who would be a great fit for coaching Tiger Track & Field? Tag them, share this post, and help us find the perfect coach! Interested individuals should reach out to Marti Herzberg (715-284-4357) at the District Office or Andy Osegard (715-579-9527) at Black River Falls HS with any questions. Let’s build something great together! 💪 #TigerTrack #CoachingOpportunity #TigRRpride
A massive shoutout to Alyssa Tubbs, Hailee Scheurich, Amelia Moses, Olivia Larkin, Cherelle Gunderson, Isabella Falcon, Lauren Beck, Evelyn Bolger, Hayden Brown, Kenley Brown, and Hannah Falcon for earning a 3.500 GPA or better this fall semester! 📚🔥
Their hard work on and off the court has earned them the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic Award! Way to set the standard for excellence! 💪 Keep pushing, keep achieving! 🚀 #StudentAthleteSuccess #AllAcademic #TiGRRPride #HardWorkPaysOff
🎉 Another big congratulations to our next four Middle School Students of the Month for December! 🎉
Your dedication, hard work, and positive impact do not go unnoticed. Keep being awesome! 👏🐯
One more group to go—stay tuned! #TigRRPride #StudentOfTheMonth #KeepUpTheGreatWork
🏀 December Athlete of the Month – Girls Basketball 🏀
Big congrats to Lily Miller for being named December Athlete of the Month! 🙌🔥 Coach Erickson says: She is reliable every day while bringing a consistent energy and focus as well. Lily has become a player that continues to strive to improve her game as well as bring a consistent energy day in and day out." Keep grinding, Lily! 🏀💪 #TigerHoops #EnergyAndEffort
🎉 Congratulations to our first four Middle School Students of the Month for December! 🎉
We’re so proud of these students for their hard work, leadership, and positive attitudes. Keep up the great work! 👏👏
We’ll be announcing more soon—stay tuned! #TigRRPride #StudentOfTheMonth #KeepShining
Here are your basketball highlights!
January 23: Black River Falls Boys basketball fell behind early against the Arcadia Raiders and could never catch up, ultimately losing 77-57. Braylon Backaus (27 points), Cecil Lopez (14 points), Noah Larkin (5 points), Mason Meimann (5 points), Toby Hovland (4 points) and Nolan Beohm (2 points) were the scorers for the Tigers.
January 27: In a non-conference matchup, the Tiger basketball team played with energy and competitiveness that was absent against Arcadia. The team battled the entire game with their physicality against Richland Center's post players. The game came down to the wire, where Richland Center made a few more big plays down the stretch, wrapping up with a 62-57 loss. Leading contributors were Braylon Backaus (22 pts), Nolan Boehm (15 pts.), Cecil Lopez (14 pts.), and Zaedyn Roseth and Archer Grant with 3 points a piece.
Photo by Aralyn Whiteeagle, Breeze Staff (January 14)
The Tigers had a strong showing on the ice January 28, with both JV and varsity securing victories over Barron.
The JV squad played two full periods, coming away with a hard-fought 1-0 win. The lone goal of the game came from Ryan Casper.
The Varsity team dominated from start to finish, skating to a 10-2 victory.
Calvin Lakowske came away with 4 goals and 3 assists.
Wyatt Hanna (Neillsville Co-op) scored 2 goals.
Drew Apicella scored 2 goals and had 2 assists.
Andrew Gunderson scored a goal.
Briar Peterson scored a goal.
Ryan Magnuson (Neillsville Co-op) had 3 assists.
Maddux Alvarez had 2 assists.
Huston Arnaud and Henry Meek had an assist.
The Tigers look to keep their momentum going in their next game on Friday in Amery.
🤼 December Athlete of the Month – Wrestling 🤼
Way to go, Katelyn Nosbisch for being named December Athlete of the Month! 💥👏
Coach Prell says: "Katelyn works hard, and it's paying off with her recent 3rd place finish at Bi-State!" Keep dominating, Katelyn! 💪🐯 #TigerWrestling #HardWorkPaysOff
Congratulations to our talented 8th-grade musicians who participated in the UW-Eau Claire Middle School Honor Choir! They performed alongside 300 other singers from 23 different schools. Fantastic job on a day of hard work and representing BRF with #tiGRRpride! 🧡 🖤 🧡
While the weather outside might be chilly, the phone lines are heating up as schools reschedule postponed games! Here's the latest.
Boys hockey in Barron has been postponed to Tuesday, January 28. When rescheduling, we added a boys JV hockey game that evening!
Boys JV - 5:30 pm
Boys varsity - 7:00 pm
Boys basketball in Stratford has been postponed to Monday, February 10. We lost the C-Team game that evening due to a contest already scheduled for Stratford's C-Team.
Boys JV - 5:45 pm
Boys varsity - 7:15 pm
The Black River Falls soccer teams faced off against Baldwin-Woodville in two intense games on January 14.
The junior varsity team fought hard but ultimately fell short, losing 1-2. Ben Bresee scored the lone goal for BRF.
The varsity team also played a tough match, battling until the final whistle but coming up short with a score of 3-6. Despite the loss, there were several standout moments:
Goal 1: Maddux Alvarez, assisted by Drew Apicella
Goal 2: Maddux Alvarez, assisted by Drew Apicella and Calvin Lakowske
Goal 3: Henry Meek, assisted by Calvin Lakowske—marking Meek’s first goal of the season
In their first win of the season, the Tigers played a great all-around game against Onalaska Luther on January 14. Using a new zone defense, the Tigers were able to control the pace of play and focus on stopping Luther's top scorers. The Tigers had a great first half, going into halftime with a 20-point lead and increasing that to 25 after back-to-back transition alley-oops from Cecil Lopez to Braylon Backaus. Luther chipped into the lead in the second half, coming to within 2 points, but Lyndon Greengrass's free throw shooting and Nolan Boehm's ball control helped the Tigers secure their first win of the season, and the team claimed a 74-65 victory.
Offensively, Braylon Backaus (30 points) led the Tigers. Cecil Lopez (22 points), Nolan Boehm (9 points), Zaedyn Roseth (6 points), Lyndon Greengrass (4 points), and Mason Meimann (3 points) added to the winning tally.
📷 by Aralyn Whiteeagle, Breeze Staff
On January 11, in a non-conference matchup against Fall Creek, the Tigers got off to a slow start but fought their way back into the game, coming within 6 points in the second half. Fall Creek's size and shooting allowed the Crickets to pull away late in the game, securing the 62-42 win.
Braylon Backaus led the Tigers in scoring with 26 points, Nolan Boehm with 7 points, Cecil Lopez with 3 points, and Mason Meimann and Will Sedelbauer with 2 points each. #TiGRRpride
📷 by Aralyn Whiteeagle, Breeze Staff (photo is a sneak peek of last night's win!)
The wrestling team faced a tough challenge on senior night, falling to Whitehall 52-30 in a home match. Despite the overall result, individual victories were secured by Sully King, Keanau Goldsmith, Zayden Killian, Deacon Brown, and Auston Taylor, showcasing their skill and determination on the mat. #tigrrpride #seniornight
On January 12 and 13, high school vocal music director Kevin Fosado took Megan Knight, Katelyn Nosbisch, Zacharie Dobson, and Konnor Scharpf to the Vocal Dorian Festival at Luther College, which culminated in a concert on Monday night. This was an opportunity for these four high school choir seniors to learn and perform in a Midwest honors choir with almost 1000 students from four different states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois)! They were able to work with collegiate conductors, learn new pieces, meet top students from the Midwest, and have fun through choral music!
