SPORTS
Minke and Melvin conquer The Quarry, headed to state
North Branch will be represented on Minnesota’s biggest high school golf stage next week after Nick Melvin and Jenna Minke earned trips to the Class AA State Golf Tournament at The Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan.
Girls lax keeps unbeaten season rolling, heading to state!
A dominant first half helped top-seeded Chisago Lakes roll into the next round of the Section 7A playoffs with a convincing 19-5 victory over No. 8 seed Anoka in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 28.
CL girls claim section crown, many state berths
At the Section 7AA track and field championship meet, six Wildcat girls and two Wildcat boys earned spots at the MSHSL State Track & Field Championships, which will be held June 4 through June 6 at St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael.
Thorsen shines for NB
Several North Branch athletes earned trips to the Minnesota state track and field meet at the Section 7AA Championships at Rock Ridge on Saturday, May 30.
Baseball makes a spirited run in section 7AAA
Lucas Weinzetl allowed one unearned run in six innings to lead the fifth-seeded Wildcat baseball team to a 6-1 win over the fourth-seeded Hibbing Bluejackets in the opening game of the Section 7AA playoffs Wednesday, May 27 at Hibbing High School. Trent Travis doubled in two runs to give the …
Bulldogs outlast Braves in high scoring affair
With the baseball game against the Osceola Braves tied 7-7, Reed Marquardt hit a bases clearing double with two outs in the top of the tenth to give the Bulldogs a 10-7 lead, then shut down the Braves 1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth to give the Bulldogs a …
Wildcats make a spirited run at sections but fall short
In the opening game of the Section 7AAA softball tournament, Rylan Sheppeck singled with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning to drive in Jesa Leritz to give the fourth-seeded Wildcats a 7-6 win over the fifth-seeded Cloquet Lumberjacks on Tuesday, May 19 at Chisago Lakes High School. …
Wrong time, wrong place for NB to go cold
The North Brach softball team had a nightmare start to their Section 7AAA tourney last week. The third-seeded Vikings were upset 6-1 by the sixth-seeded Denfeld Hunters in the opening round, making their trek through the bracket infinitely harder. The Vikings rebounded nicely with a 10-0 win over Grand Rapids …
‘Cats draw top seed
The Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team finished out their regular season undefeated with a 16-6 win over Breck on Thursday, May 21. The win set the ‘Cats up nicely with the first seed in the Section 7 tourney in which they are heavily favored to win and return to state. …
Pearson smashes shot put record during M8C championships
The Wildcats hosted the Mississippi 8 Conference Track and Field Championships at Chisago Lakes High School on Wednesday, May 20. The girls came in second, just three points behind second place Monticello. The boys finished fifth. The Wildcats’ only first place individual finish at the meet was senior Mariana Cooksley, …
Helberg heading to state
Wyatt Helberg breezed through the Section 6A individual tournament over Memorial weekend without dropping more than two points in any game.
CL draws fifth seed in sections, heading to Hibbing for opener
Trent Travis hit a three-run homer and Kellen Meissner threw a three-hitter to lead the Wildcat baseball team to a 10-0 win over the St. Francis Fighting Saints Tuesday, May 19 at Chisago Lakes High School, in the Wildcats’ final regular season home game of 2026. The game was shortened …
Bulldogs unleash havoc on Ham Lake in between close games
Alex Boxwell hit a solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Coon Rapids Redbirds a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs baseball team on Tuesday, May 19 at Wintercrest Park in Coon Rapids.
Season over for Wildcat pair
The Chisago Lakes tandem of Caleb Brink and Nolan Levasseur (at right) ran out of steam in the Section 7AA semifinals last week.
