SPORTS
Wildcats close regular season in NB
Some Wildcat athletes continue to show remarkable consistency this season. Brenna Coyle, Lindsey Fowler-Wacholz and Sam Genung came through with first place finishes at the North Branch Invitational last Thursday, May 22.
Vikes showcase skills at own invite
With a heap of meet experience already built up throughout the season, the North Branch track and field teams had one more tune-up before sections.
Corradi fuels Wildcats' 7th place finish
Chisago Lakes knew a challenge lied in front of them at the Section 7AA meet.
Vikings season ends on pitching gem
North Branch and Highway 95 rival Cambridge-Isanti squared off with both seasons on the line.
Viking girls golf team ends suprising season at Grand National
The North Branch girls golf team has made incredible strides throughout the season, shaving strokes off their game every match.
Wildcat baseball team readies for section play with win over Andover
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.
North Branch baseball team ends regular season with offensive bang
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.
Chisago Lakes rebounds from loss, still alive in section tournament
The Wildcats lost to Duluth Denfeld 4-1 to open the section playoffs last Saturday at Duluth.
Local opener was decent, but the walleye bite is improving
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.
Wildcat tennis falls just shy of Princeton and Cambridge-Isanti
The Chisago Lakes boys tennis team is still searching for that one point that is going to put them over the top.
Individual Vikings shine at NSC tourney, prep for upcoming sections
The North Branch track and field team flexed it muscles at the rest of the North Suburban Conference in last week's conference meet.
CL girls in prime condition for sections
The youthful Wildcat girls' track team finished seventh at the North Suburban Conference track meet May 13 and May 15 at Spring Lake Park.
North Branch girls softball team avenges season-opening loss to Irondale
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.
Another meltdown against Saints only drawback in 3-1 week for Wildcats
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.
