SPORTS
Area golfers battle elements at state meets
Junior Kali Hanson had a great showing at the Class AAA state golf meet at Bunker Hills Golf Course on June 11-12.
Busy schedule producing experience, but not wins
When Reed Marquardt slammed a solo home run in the top of the first inning, it gave the Bulldogs a leg up in their matchup with the Eastern Minny League’s other 2023 state tournament team, the Hinckley Knights. But a first inning error by the Bulldogs opened the floodgates for …
Track state highlights successful season for North Branch and Chisago Lakes
In her second trip to the state tournament, Wildcat eighth grader Annika Hall finished 5th in the 3200-meter run, with a personal record time of 10:53.66. Hall also finished seventh in the 1600-meter run, with a personal record time of 5:17.89. Junior Trent Guth tied for fourth in the pole …
Taylors Falls Council tackles weeds, Wannigan Days and wall
The calendar shows the environmentally friendly movement known as “no mow May” is in the rear view mirror; and urban properties are going to have to start to comply with weed ordinances in Taylors Falls. It was explained in discussion at the city council meeting Monday this week, the rule …
Magical run fizzles at state for Vikings softball
The postseason magic that carried the North Branch softball team through an unblemished section run came to an abrupt and powerful end at the hands of the Mankato East Tigers in the first round of the state softball tournament on Wednesday, June 5 at Caswell Park in North Mankato.
Helberg not happy with only being at the state tournament, wins a match
North Branch’s Wyatt Helberg wasn’t satisfied simply being the first North Branch boy to make it to the state tennis tournament.
Girls lax team shocked by Centennial in semis
This was the season the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team was supposed to break through and earn their first ever state tournament bid. Everything was in place for their success. They dominated the regular season with a 13-0 record, they drew the top seed in Section 7 and had some …
Bulldogs still finding footing with busy schedule
A revised catcher’s interference call allowed the go-ahead run to score for the Osceola Braves in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the lead held, as the Braves beat the Bulldogs 4-3 Wednesday, May 29 at Oakey Park in Osceola, Wisconsin.
UNDERDOG TO UNDEFEATED
North Branch’s regular season just didn’t go the way they wanted it to.
Local tracksters headed en masse to St. Michael for state tourney
There are loads of area athletes that earned a trip to the state track and field tournament this week! Congrats to the athletes!
Wildcats fall short in consolation bracket
In the opening game of the Section 7AAA baseball playoffs, the third-seeded Duluth Denfeld Hunters had just six hits. But Wildcat pitchers walked eight batters and hit one, and five of those nine batters scored as the Hunters beat the Wildcats 6-2 Tuesday, May 28 at Duluth. Caden Gibbs drove …
Five area golfers headed to state
The boys golf team got two qualifiers to the state tournament and the girls team moved one on after their section meets on Thursday, May 30.
Boys swept away by Tornadoes
Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse was used to being a high seed in postseason play and having either a bye into the quarterfinals, or at least a favorable match up early on.
Vikings claim individual M8C crowns, but fall short as a team
The North Branch girls track and field team duked it out with Chisago Lakes for the second spot in the Mississippi 8 Conference championships on Wednesday, May 22, but the Vikings fell just five points short of the ‘Cats, while both finished quite a bit behind M8C champions Monticello.
