SPORTS
Vikes upset Elks, onto section semi's
With their 16-10 regular season record, the Vikings volleyball team earned the sixth-seed in the stacked Section 7AAA.
Three runners heading to state for NB
All year, the North Branch girls cross country team has been building towards the section tournament.
Mistakes and officiating blunders cost North Branch section victory
In a season chock full of bad luck and bad bounces, it was no surprise that the North Branch football season ended in a very unlucky, but also very poorly officiated section quarterfinal game.
After bizarre win over Como, CL's season ends abruptly vs familiar foe
Vicki Lawrence would have been proud. On the windiest day in anyone's memory, the third-seeded Wildcats trailed sixth-seeded Como Park 6-0 late in the second quarter.
Unheralded defender's goal lifts 'Cats over top seed Benilde
Behind junior Ashlee Ricci's first varsity goal, the Wildcats shocked the world of Minnesota soccer by beating top-seeded, number one ranked Benilde-St. Margaret's 1-0 in the opening round of the girls' Class A state high school soccer tournament last Thursday, October 28 at Hopkins High School.
Wildcat boys finish third in NSC
The boys had their best performance in years at the North Suburban Conference Championships in Crystal at Bassett Creek Park.
'Cats head into sections on massive skid
The Wildcats continued their second-half swoon with a loss to Irondale to close out the regular season last week.
North Branch girls take home North Suburban Conference title
After taking a hiatus from winning the conference championship last year, the North Branch girls cross country team was right back at it in 2010.
Regular season wrap up: CL loses NSC title, NB trounced by Totino
Not many things in the North Suburban Conference are worse than sporting a three-game win streak and having the market cornered on confidence and momentum
Regular season wrap up: CL loses NSC title, NB trounced by Totino
The turning point in the Wildcats' 33-22 loss to Benilde St. Margaret's came late in the first half.
Chisago Lakes state-bound with dominating section performance
The lethal scoring combination of seniors Rachel Diers and Cassie Trandahl accounted for all three goals as the top-seeded Wildcat girls' soccer team beat second-seeded Esko/Carlton 3-1 in the section championship game
Both Chisago and North Branch's tennis seasons end at sub-sections
North Branch Individual Sub-SectionNone of the girls from North Branch could advance to the second round in the tough sub-section in St. Francis.
CL and NB split x-country meet
In the most recent battles, North Branch had been coming out on top of the cross country meets on both the boys and girls sides when the two county rivals take each other on.
Vikings win three to run streak to four games, raise $1k at Dig Pink
The Vikings traveled down to New Hope to take on the 8-12 Hawks of Robbinsdale Cooper.
