SPORTS
Nothing like an affordable double gun
After purchasing a Browning BPS 16 gauge Upland Special last year, I thought that I was pretty well set.
Grand first ever All-State honoree in North Branch boys soccer history
Brian Grand might as well be known as Daniel Boone at North Branch High School.
North Branch bows out after strong season
Following one of their most successful regular seasons in a handful of years, the North Branch girls tennis squad came crashing back down to earth in the first round of sections.
Four out of five isn't bad for Vikings girls cross country
Four-for-five is a killer average in baseball. It's a good completion percentage for quarterbacks.
North Branch fails to close out SF, loses to #1 seeded St. Paul Johnson
Only the superstitious believe in the concept of deja vu actually occuring.
October woods and waters beckon
I had a thought last Friday as I was packing gear into the back of my vehicle in preparation for the two-day antlerless deer season.
Leuer honored with Haun award by MSHSCA
On Saturday, Oct. 4, the George Haun award was given out by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association.
North Branch wins three to close out regular season
The girls faced a stiff challenge in the Becker Bulldogs in their opening match.
Without Grand, Vikings upset in section playoffs
Missing top-scorer Brian Grand for the last 20 minutes of the game, the sixth-seeded Vikings boys' soccer team lost to eleventh-seeded Hibbing 2-1 last Thursday, October 9 at North Branch.
North Branch cross country runs past young CL Wildcats squad
In the annual showdown between the northern-most North Suburban Conference teams, North Branch ran away with a dual meet win over the Chisago Lakes Wildcats.
CL wins two, but is eliminated by East
Twelfth-seeded Two Harbors (2-14-0) didn't provide much resistance for the fifth-seeded Wildcats in the opening round of the section 7A boys' soccer playoffs.
Vikings nearly pull off miracle win
The eleventh-seeded Viking girls' soccer team gave sixth-seeded Duluth Central a run for their money, but fell just short as they lost to the Trojans 3-2 in the opening round of the Section 7A playoffs last Thursday, October 9 at Duluth.
Ultra-quick start by Robbinsdale Cooper dooms North Branch football
Hoping to get back in the win column for the first time in a few weeks, the North Branch football team took on a 2-4 Robbinsdale Cooper squad in the last contest of a three-game homestand.
Wildcats snap two-game losing streak, take out Fridley to move over .500
Leading 21-14 late in the game, the Wildcats (4-3) were forced to punt from the Fridley 45 yard line. Wildcat punter Brandon Dawson lofted a high kick that the Wildcats downed at the 2.
