The Wildcat girls basketball team got their first signature win of the 2010 season when they bested North Suburban Conference rival and two-time defending Section 3AAA champions Totino Grace.
The North Branch boys basketball team had a good chance to get two more North Suburban Conference wins under their belt last week, but in both efforts, they came up just short.
Even though the Wildcats still didn't put together their best meet of the season, they did more than enough to earn a berth in the state tournament last week during their sections.
Trailing 23-22 going into the last three matches, Viking wrestlers Stuart Frink (189), Justin Bergerson (215) and John Morrison (285) each won their match over a Wildcat opponent
On Thursday January 28th, in a meet against Columbia Heights the North Branch gymnastics team stuck nearly all of their routines en route to a school record.
Although the girls have had troubles getting consistent finishes this year, they finally put it all together at the Centennial Invitational at Giants Ridge last weekend.
Despite a solid first half against a very good team, the Chisago Lakes Wildcats weren't able to earn their second win in a row for the first time this season.
After dropping three straight contests, the North Branch boys basketball squad needed a complete effort to bust out of their slump, and they got it with a 17-point drubbing of the Fridley Tigers.
Brett Lizotte's goal 30 seconds into overtime gave him a hat trick and gave the Wildcat boys' hockey team a 5-4 win over eleventh-ranked Class AA Spring Lake Park last Tuesday, January 26 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
After two straight heart-pounding meets -- a 93-93 tie with Fridley and a 92-91 loss to Spring Lake Park -- the Wildcats were able to breath a sigh of relief with an easy win over North Suburban Conference rival Robbinsdale Cooper.