Heading into last Thursday's home doubleheader against Andover and Forest Lake, the Wildcats needed to win one of the two games to earn the fourth seed and a first round bye for the Section 7AAA playoffs.
With back-to-back games to close out the regular season, the North Branch baseball team took a little momentum into sections with them after winning the back-half of the two-game stretch.
Brad Dusenka, of Frankie's Live Bait and Marine, reported that the walleye opener on area lakes was decent, but he was quick to add that with the delayed spawn and cool water temperatures, anglers should expect the bite to continue to improve over the next week or two.
The Vikings were finally able to enjoy some nice spring weather, and with it came a four-game winning streak, but Totino Grace abruptly ended that streak last week.
Mackenzie Turk's single to right with one out in the second inning drove in the only run of the game and Rachel Nelson allowed just one hit and struck out seven as the Wildcats beat conference opponent Spring Lake Park 1-0 last Wednesday, May 14 at Spring Lake Park.
he tricky Minneapolis Golf Course proved not only to be challenging to the North Branch boys golf squad, but it threw the other 10 North Suburban Conference squads off their game.
With a realistic, but still challenging goal of fourth place in their crosshairs, the Chisago Lakes Wildcats pulled up knotted with Totino-Grace in the final standings for fourth.
The Wildcat girls finished in fifth place, just one point behind fourth place Hermantown, at the Section 7AA True Team track meet Tuesday, May 6 at Grand Rapids.