SPORTS
Tough draw equals trouble for NB
Despite a difficult 3-7 stretch to begin the season, the North Branch baseball team still found themselves in the middle of a challenging schedule last week.
Wildcats take two from Vikings in big conference sweep
In the opener, the Wildcats burst out of the starting gate with five runs in the top of the first inning.
NB struggles to get out of the middle
The North Branch girls golf team played their mid-season 18 at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids last week, and the course was rough on the Vikes once again.
Top teams spell tough week for CL
Spring Lake Park 7, Chisago Lakes 0The Wildcats struggled a lot in last week's doubleheader at conference foe and eighth-ranked Spring Lake Park.
Vikes lose thriller to St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park 5, North Branch 4Although things have been tough at time for North Branch softball this year, they hoped their fortune would turn around against the Orioles of St. Louis Park last week.
CL basketball doles out awards
The Chisago Lakes boys basketball team handed out their awards in early April this year, and there was plenty of accolades to go around, despite a tough season for the Wildcats.
Grand breaks school record
This was the most competitive 4 team meet that I remember since I started coaching in North Branch," Head Coach Brian Hasleiet said after this tough meet.
North Branch grapplers enjoy season-ending banquet
North Branch Wrestlers were able to eat and enjoy their winter season award banquet.
'Cats still have a ways to go
In a theme that seems to have been repeated several times this season, the Wildcat boys and girls track teams both finished in the middle of the pack at last week's Spring Lake Park Invitational.
'Cats burst onto scene with win over BSM
With only one senior departing from last year's team, the Chisago Lakes boys tennis team has had the luxury of incredible depth that hasn't been present in the past.
Chisago Lakes doubles up North Branch in county tussle
The baseball team from Chisago Lakes really put the "Wild" in Wildcats this week.
Wermerskirchen first Viking to earn Leon Leuer Award
Among firsts at the North Branch wrestling banquet this year was the awarding of the Leon Leuer Family Wrestling Scholarship.
Wildcats struggling to stay with top teams
"This course is never our favorite," Head Coach Jeanne Hawkinson stated after the Wildcats struggled through the St. Francis course.
After falling to Cooper, 'Cats blast Columbia Heights in five
In the third inning Last Tuesday, April 20 at Robbinsdale Cooper, the Wildcat baseball team scored three runs on a walk and four straight hits.
