SPORTS
North Branch bats explode in season opener vs SLP Panthers
With a few solid cracks of the bat and a lot of timely hitting, the North Branch baseball team brought in the new baseball season with a some major noise.
Local snowboarding tour heats up at Wild Mountain in TF
The general public anticipates the sunny skies of Spring in March, often forgetting the cold months of winter they had just endured.
CL Hockey Association recognizes 123 athletes for S.K.A.T.E.
Chisago Lakes Hockey Association recognized 123 skaters who achieved academic success during their 2008-2009 hockey season.
Can Brad Childress and the Vikes screw this up worse?
I love football.It's very simple, since it was the sport I was best at, my first love has always been the game of football.
Local snowboarder going big
G Team snowboarder Benny Milam of Chisago City has been stomping the competition in the local USASA snowboard competition series.
Ski team littered with accolades
After a wildly successful season in which both teams finished in the top five in the state tournament, the downhill skiers raked in state- and conference-wide awards.
Girls hockey team reveals awards and letters earned during campaign
Generally, a team that finishes the season 6-20-1 would not be considered successful by most observers.
Section runner-up basketball team holds banquet, hands out awards
With a surprise run to the section championship game this year, the North Branch girls basketball team has a sturdy foundation on which to build upon for the future.
CL basketball awards announced
After a long, lesson-filled season, the Chisago Lakes girls basketball team named their award recipients last week.
Emerging from a long winter
This winter somehow felt different. It wasn't altogether different from other winters we've experienced in the past,
Miranda Charley wins state ExCel award last week
The Minnesota State High School League and AAA Minneapolis announced the winners of the 2009 ExCEL Award.
No Figini on All-Metro Team? No credibility
What a joke.Earlier this week, the Star Tribune, Minnesota's largest newspaper, released their All-Metro basketball teams.
Chisago Lakes wrestling post-season awards and accomplishments
By all measures, the Chisago Lakes High School wrestling team had a pretty successful season.
From NB to NFL: The tireless journey of Jon Lucivansky
North Branch native Jon Lucivansky's officiating career has deep roots. This writer remembers that Lucivansky was reffing Men's League basketball games while still a student at NBHS.
