SPORTS
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.
CL wrestlers win three non-conference matches in grueling week
The Wildcat wrestlers (6-2) continued their winning ways early in the season,
A small cabin in the woods
This past weekend I stayed at my friend's new lake place located on the shore of Leech Lake near Walker, MN.
Tinjum sinks St. Louis Park with amazing performance, 'Cats start 2-0 in NSC
As Head Coach Craig Walker put it, when a basketball team loses five seniors to graduation, including the top two scorers and rebounders, the first game of the season can be a mystery.
North Branch earns two huge wins early, but tumbles against Benilde-SM
In the opening game of the year, the North Branch girls basketball team got a mild warm-up in thrashing the Patrick Henry girls team for a full half before letting up on the throttle.
Norman gets first and last word for Viking hoops
With a revamped lineup featuring only one prominent cog from the past few years, the North Branch boys basketball team was eager to get on the court and test their mettle against someone other than their junior varsity teammates.
Figini puts Wildcats on his shoulders, carries them to a 78-69 double OT win
Even though it was only the first game of the season, fans and scouts alike got a literal show from senior Josh Figini.
THE REST OF THE BEST
North Branch boys soccerMVP: Austin HolmesOffensive MVP: Brian GrandDefensive MVP: Drew LundquistRookie of the Year: Trent HolmesMost Improved: Chris Vanegas
Wildcats girls hockey chopped down by 15th-ranked Lumberjacks
Freshman Megan Lushanko broke into the 2008-2009 scoring column with a bang, netting a hat trick and an assist in the Wildcat girls' hockey team's home opener last Tuesday, November 25 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
Two tough early opponents lead to two big losses to open the season
Cambridge-Isanti-Mora broke open a close game with a five-goal outburst in the last three minutes of the third period to beat the Wildcat girls' hockey team 8-3 in the season opener at the Mora Civic Center Tuesday, November 18.
