SPORTS
Vikings burned in OT by Saints, recover to beat Duluth Denfeld
The North Branch boys' basketball team hoped to kick off the 2009 portion of its season with a conference win at home Tuesday, January 5.
CL gets dramatic win, two big L's
Sam Lorr's second goal of the game 2:25 into the overtime period gave the Wildcats just their second win of the season, a thrilling 4-3 win over the Moorhead Spuds in the second round of Centennial's holiday tournament last Tuesday, December 30.
Chisago Lakes blanks Cooper after ugly C-I loss
The Wildcat boys' hockey team ran into a hot goalie during the final game of the Lakes Area Holiday Tournament.
Lady Vikes finish 2-1 in Simley Holiday Tournament
North Branch 47, Visitation 31In the Simley Holiday Tournament opener, the North Branch girls basketball team displayed a tenacious and hounding defense.
Girls come out on top at big invite, falls doom boys squad
After being unceremoniously un-invited to the Virginia Invitational to begin the season, the Chisago Lakes ski team has had no trouble finding opponents to test their mettle against.
'Cats continue to limp through grueling schedule
Grand Rapids/Greenway 8, Chisago Lakes 1The Class A Wildcat girls' hockey team ran into a buzz saw on Friday, December 19, losing to fifth-ranked Class AA Grand Rapids/Greenway 8-1 in a game played at Grand Rapids.
Chisago Lakes gymnastics rolls and flips to first victory of the season
Despite a dazzling array of personal records and their highest score of the season, the Chisago Lakes gymnastics squad still tumbled against North Suburban Conference stalwart Irondale/Spring Lake Park.
Green-and-gold grapplers finish busy week before break with a 3-3 mark
The Wildcat wrestling team went 3-3 in a busy week.
CL follows up Lourdes loss with two key victories
In what head coach Corey McKinnon referred to as "an eye-opening experience" for his young team, the fifth-ranked Rochester Lourdes Eagles pounded the Wildcats 9-1 last Tuesday, December 16 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
Fantastic walleye and crappie bite on area lakes
I talked a bit with Brad Dusenka at Frankie's Live Bait and Marine, and he reported that the walleye and crappie bite has been outstanding.
CL Wildcat boys hockey squad nipped by Dragons and St. Paul Academy
As head coach Corey McKinnon put it, the Wildcats "did everything but score" against Pine City last Tuesday, December 9 at Pine City.
Vikings tangle with two NSC enemies
The deck was stacked against the North Branch boys basketball team from the beginning of their game against the Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks.
Wildcats split a pair of North Suburban Conference games on the week
After a pulse-pounding, double overtime win against the Princeton Tigers to open the 2008 campaign, the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team came out flat against their first North Suburban Conference foe of the year.
Tough schedule does Chisago Lakes no favors
With a 2-0 start in hand, the Chisago Lakes girls basketball team had a boatload of confidence traveling down to Columbia Heights last week.
