SPORTS
Wildcats impress on homecoming, win second straight
Last Friday proved to be a great Homecoming for the Wildcat football team. The Wildcat rushed for 354 yards and five different players scored touchdowns as they crushed the North St. Paul Polars 41-8 in front of over 1,000 standing room only fans. Donald Karpenko led the way on the …
North Branch back in business, cleans Duluth East’s clock
North Branch made sure the homecoming crowd had plenty to celebrate Friday, Oct. 2, as the Vikings used a punishing rushing attack and some timely defensive plays to pull away from Duluth East for a 36-13 victory.
AREA SOCCER ROUND UP
The high school soccer regular season is coming to an end, and section soccer playoffs begin next Tuesday, October 13. Below, you will find the mostly final regular season results and a section preview for our local teams even though the playoff brackets have not been posted. The brackets, with …
Boys battle to 1-1 draw in county rivalry
The Wildcats and Vikings soccer teams got together for their annual doubleheader clash last Thursday, October 1. This year, the teams played at Chisago Lakes High School. The girls’ game was a blowout, but the boys’ game provided plenty of drama.
‘Cats mired in six match losing streak
The Chisago Lakes volleyball team ran into a difficult stretch over the past week, dropping five matches, including three at their own Wildcat Invitational.
Comeback ‘Cats get first win by nipping Huskies late
Kaiden Melquist accounted for 243 yards of offense, passed for one touchdown and ran for another to lead the Wildcat football team to a 24-21 win over the St. Anthony Village Huskies last Friday, September 24 at Dennison Field in St. Anthony Village. The Wildcats piled up 279 yards on …
Timely defensive plays lead North Branch to first victory
North Branch didn’t need an explosive offense Friday night like they’ve been so accustomed to over the last few years. The Vikings, who were 0-3 on the year and struggling to score points, needed a couple of timely touchdowns, a defense bent but didn’t break.
Wildcat invite features dual wins
Chisago Lakes put three runners in the top eight and finished second at the Wildcat Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Simley keeps Wildcats winless with 42-23 win
After two long drives by the Wildcat football team ate up most of the first half, the Wildcats led 10-7 at the half against the Simley Spartans. But Simley’s pass-happy offense exploded for 34 points in the second half and the Spartans beat the Wildcats 42-23 Friday, September 18 at …
Cloquet clobbers North Branch, Vikes move to 0-3
North Branch struggled to slow down Cloquet’s big-play rushing attack Friday night, as the Vikings fell 35-8 on the road Sept. 18.
Vikes topple Wildcats in tennis, but then CL bounces back with two sweeps
North Branch used a strong performance in singles to knock off rival Chisago Lakes in a girls tennis matchup Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Annika Hall, meet Annika Hall
There was a little extra reason for one Byron cross country coach to cheer on Chisago Lakes at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19.
