Badger, who is in his third year as the head coach of the New Richmond football program, led the no. 4 seeded Tigers to a 24-16 upset victory over the no. 1 seed Rice Lake Warriors in the second level of the WIAA Division 3 playoffs on Friday, Oct. 30. New Richmond will now travel to Medford to take on the no. 2 seed Raiders in a Level 3 matchup on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.
“Our theme heading into the playoffs and moving forward is ‘write your story,’” said Badger. “Instead of having the news write about us, we want to write the news.