SPORTS
Vikes chop down Lumberjacks, two wins from state
From the opening kick off until they sat the starters to rest them, the North Branch football squad absolutely squashed Cloquet on Wednesday, October 18 at Cloquet’s brand new field and wrapped up the top seed in Section 7AAAA and a first round bye that goes with it.
‘Cats smoke Polars twice, on to section semis vs Simley
Yes, you saw that right. The Wildcat football team play the North St. Paul Polars at Chisago Lakes High School twice in a row – once to end the regular season and once to open the Section 3AAAA playoffs. The playoff win by the second-seeded Wildcats over the seventh-seeded Polars …
Vikings smash Greyhounds, lock up first round bye in sections
Although football games aren’t played on paper, it was pretty evident heading into North Branch’s home game against Duluth East on Friday, October 13 what the end result was going to be.
Hall and Osmundson pace Wildcats to Mississippi 8 Conference title
Junior Kaia Osmundson and eighth grader Annika Hall continued their back-and-forth friendly duel on the cross country courses this week at the Mississippi 8 Conference championships at Ki-Chi-Saga County Park in Lindstrom. Hall, an eighth grader, came in second place with a time of 18:19.20 to earn All Conference. Osmundson …
‘Cats put it all together and demolish Willmar 42-14
For the last two weeks – both losses – the Wildcats got down by two scores early, partly because of turnovers, and ended up losing both games. Facing steady rain and heavy winds against the Willmar Cardinals, the Wildcats flipped the script and took an early two-score lead. They put …
Vikings come up short in section championship game
Ava Gerten scored with two minutes left in the first half, and it held up as the third-seeded Vikings beat the second-seeded Duluth Denfeld Hunters 1-0 in the semifinals of the Section 7AA playoffs Thursday, October 12 at Duluth Denfeld High School, sending the Viking on to the section final.
Vikings lose M8C title to Magic again
In the highly anticipated close to the Mississippi 8 Conference season, the unbeaten North Branch volleyball team took on the unbeaten Monticello team with the conference title hanging in the balance, and for the second year in a row, the Magic claimed the top spot with a 3-1 win.
Wildcats have inside track at section top spot
After going 3-0 last week, the Chisago Lakes volleyball team is going to wrap up their season with 19 regular season wins and a fourth place finish in the Mississippi 8 Conference. But, perhaps the most important thing for the ‘Cats is that they seemed to have locked up the …
Wildcats split M8C match ups with Thunder
Abby Zins crushed over 40 kills in two matches last week, but it only resulted in a 1-1 record for the Chisago Lakes Wildcats, as they lost to Zimmerman 3-1 and beat St. Francis 3-0.
STMA Fall Classic a tough test for North Branch
North Branch and Monticello remained on a collision course for a Mississippi 8 Conference championship clash next week when they both won their last two M8C games.
Seasons end for boys soccer, both girls teams moving on
The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams at North Branch and Chisago Lakes high schools had vastly different regular seasons and starts to the playoffs. Both boys’ teams won just two games in the regular season and were crushed in their playoff openers. Conversely, both girls’ teams had great regular season …
‘Cats play much better, but lose close game to unbeaten Princeton
The Wildcats actually outplayed the Princeton Tigers last Friday night and, despite three long touchdowns allowed by the defense, were in a position to win the game. But offensive woes – one lost fumble, two fumbles that were recovered but stopped drives, and two dropped passes that would likely have …
