SPORTS
DANCE TEAMS HEADING BACK TO STATE!
Both the Jazz and Kick dance teams are headed back to the state tournament for the third year in a row.
Ultra competitive county gymnastics meet ends in deadlock
Ties are common in some high school sports. You see them all the time in soccer and hockey and even swimming.
LET HIM KOCH
Senior Jack Bakken and junior Max Bobrowski both scored hat tricks as the Wildcats dulled the Northern Edge 7-2 at East Bethel Arena last Tuesday, January 30. Bakken also had three assists for an incredible six-point game. The Wildcats bombarded Edge goalie Wyatt Johnson with 55 shots. Wildcat goalie Corbin …
NB builds big lead in low weights, holds on to beat CL
The Wildcats and Vikings met as part of the Princeton Triangular on Wednesday, January 31 and the Vikings prevailed 39-36. Of the 13 weights, two were forfeits, one was a decision and the other ten were pins.
Girls ready for sections
Senior Brooke Klemz almost waited a little too long to get her first career hat trick. She scored three goals to lead the Wildcat girls’ hockey team to a 6-1 win over the River Lakes Stars Tuesday, January 30 at Chisago Lakes Arena in the final regular season varsity home …
North Branch avenges two earlier M8C losses
Big Lake and Becker were the opening salvos in North Branch’s seven game losing streak earlier this year, so the Vikings are hoping wins over the two starts a similar streak, just in winning fashion.
Losing skid reaches 13 for CL
Things just haven’t been going the Wildcats’ way this year on the basketball court. The girls’ hoops squad dropped two more contests, a lopsided Mississippi 8 Conference affair against Monticello, and an in-section matchup against Hermantown.
Vikes improving play, nearly knock off Becker
The North Branch girls basketball team may be just coming off a six game losing streak, but you’d never guess it with their inspired play last week.
Girls clobber Northern Tier for only win in past six games
The Wildcats embraced the concept of spreading the score around in their game against the Northern Tier Stars last Tuesday, January 23. Five different players scored goals as the Wildcats beat the Stars 5-1. The game was played at East Bethel Ice Arena.
Wildcats shine bright under the Target Center lights
Playing at the Target Center is usually reserved for the state championship games in Minnesota.
Vikes take two of three at quad
The Viking wrestling team went 2-1 in a quadrangular hosted by Spectrum High School at Spectrum Middle School in Elk River last Thursday, January 25. The Vikings lost to Ogilvie 44-24, beat Spectrum 48-30, and crushed an undermanned Columbia Heights team 69-6. Evan Pommier (152/160) and Karson Gariepy (215) both …
Ski teams wrap up regular season; sections on the horizon
While most people have enjoyed the unseasonably warm temperatures this winter, cold weather lovers and in particular alpine skiers, have been on the outs.
North Branch trades wins with Saints and T’Hawks
North Branch avoided the long losing streaks they’ve had this year when they rebounded from a loss against Spectrum to beat St. Francis on Tuesday, January 23.
AREA GIRLS HOOPS HIGHLIGHTS
The Vikings couldn’t shake their losing streak last week, and it stretched six games after they went 0-3, beginning with a Mississippi 8 Conference loss to St. Francis.
