SPORTS
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.
SHOCKER IN ST. FRANCIS
Riding an excellent 15-5 record and sporting the number one seed, the Wildcat softball team went into the section 7AAA playoffs Saturday, May 23 with a great shot at a state tournament berth.
Running Aces opens race track for season
The horses were off and the money was flying at the opening day of racing at Running Aces Harness Track in Forest Lake.
UMD Bulldogs ink NB hurdler Bettendorf
After sending a handful of football players off to different colleges in the fall this year, North Branch High School sent another athlete off in a different direction.
Vikings split double-header, draw Grand Rapids in Section 7
Although the Cooper Hawks held a sliver of a lead in the standings over the North Branch softball team, the Vikings felt they were the better squad.
Conference championships elude North Branch and Chisago Lakes
As the North Suburban Conference has evolved over the last few years, North Branch, once consistently atop the standings, has struggled to keep up with the like of Irondale, Spring Lake Park and St. Francis.
