SPORTS
North Branch basketball limps through harsh two-game week
The North Branch boys' basketball team ran into a hot shooting bunch of Columbia Heights Hylanders Tuesday, January 26 on the Viking hardwood.
North Branch claims title at Skip Nalan Tournament in Grand Rapids
Mora dominated the Viking wrestling team, beating them 45-9 last Thursday, January 29 at Rush City.
Figini leads Wildcats to a two-game split with SLP and Heights
Coming into the game, the Wildcats and Orioles were a very similar team. Both squads have one big scorer, a strong second-option, and a bevy of players with talent and potential.
Boys win seventh conference crown in a row, girls streak snapped at nine
After gutting through some nasty weather earlier this season, the Chisago Lakes alpine ski teams had finally had enough with the stinging cold at one point and cancelled a conference meet.
Great winter memories of outdoor ice rinks
In the neighborhood where I grew up there was no such thing as "ice time." I grew up on the mean rinks of Golden Valley, a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis.
KoC free throw contest this Saturday
St. Bridgets of Sweden Knights of Columbus announces the first annual Knight of Columbus Free Throw Championships.
Gymnasts earn state honors
The gymnastics bug bit Rush City and other areas in Chisago County during the cold weather.
Stingy 'D' sends NB past Wildcats
In the annual Chisago County showdown, the Vikings and Wildcats square off for local bragging rights.
After toppling Irondale, Vikes run into trouble
The Vikings soundly defeated the undermanned Irondale Knights 51-21 in a dual meet last Friday, January 23 at North Branch High School.
'Cats edge St. Louis Park, skate to a draw with rival St. Francis-NB
Marisa Peterson's breakaway goal in overtime lifted the Wildcat girls' hockey team to a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Park Orioles Tuesday, January 20 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
Wildcats victorious in Chisago County clash
The Vikings raced to a 15-3 lead against arch rival Chisago Lakes Tuesday, January 20 in the North Branch High School gym.
WARM UP TO WINTER
Living in Minnesota, chances are you start a conversation talking about the weather.
Wildcats back on track with two wins
Finally returning for their holiday break, the Wildcats gymnastics team earned two tough North Suburban Conference wins as a late Christmas present.
CL races away with MLK Invite title
The Chisago Lakes boys and girls ski teams commemorated the Martin Luther King Day with a couple of high finishes in a stacked invite at Giants Ridge, where Virginia was the host.
