SPORTS
In first year, Spartans earn numerous accolades at banquet
After wrapping up a successful inagural season two weeks ago, the Chisago Lakes Spartans rugby club earned an invite to the post-season award banquet to collect some much deserved hardware.
CLGC golf camp a success for children interested in links
Kids enjoyed their time out on the course last week during the Community Education sponsored golf camp at the Chisago Lakes Golf Course.
NEW GUARD IN NORTH BRANCH SPORTS
The North Branch High School (NBAPS) Activities Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Justin Sawyer as the head football coach.
Willhite signs with UWRF to play football
Chisago Lakes High School senior and quarterback Andy Willhite has signed to play football at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls starting in the 2009-2010 season.
Morrison and Bettendorf perform at state
At the annual Track and Field State Tournament last weekend, North Branch sent two compeitors packing for Hamline University in three events.
Spartans grit their way to a third place finish in rugby
After plowing their way through a successful inagural season, the Chisago Lakes Spartans rugby club took on Minnesota's best at the state tournament at the National Sports Center in Blaine on Saturday, June 6.
Forest Lake foils Wildcats' state tournament bid in finals
After the heartbreaking loss to Forest Lake that dropped them to the loser's bracket of the Section 7AAA tournament, the Wildcat baseball team came back with a vengeance.
Two Vikes headed to Hamline
While a wealth of athletes had a shot at the state tournament, Brian Hasleiet knew that just getting some of his athletes to the big dance at Hamline University later this week would be a big accomplishment.
'Cats fail to qualify any for state meet
No Wildcats boys or girls qualified for the state tournament at last week's Section 7AA meet, held Wednesday, May 27 and Saturday, May 30 at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Chisago Lakes redeems earlier loss to Vikings
Andy Willhite's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the fourth-seeded Wildcat baseball team to a 3-2 win over the fifth-seeded Vikings.
Vikings enter postseason with win and fifth seed in sections
The North Branch baseball team ended the regular season with a big victory over section and local rival Cambridge-Isanti last week.
'Field of Dreams' opens play
Over two years ago, a private land owner and representatives from the LARA board playfully discussed building a field for the traveling baseball team in the middle of a corn field.
Wildcats split a pair against section rivals C-I and FL
The Wildcats won a strange game over Cambridge-Isanti, scoring two unearned runs in the first inning on their way to a 2-0 win at Chisago Lakes last Wednesday, May 20.
Thunderhawks end Vikes' high hopes early
With the season on the line, the North Branch softball players knew they were going to have to pull out all the stops to extend their section experience.
