SPORTS
Vikings open with convincing win over D.C.
The North Branch boys' basketball team pulled away midway through the first half on its way to a season-opening win over Duluth Central.
Wildcats start with a come-from-behind win over Princeton
Senior Evan Tienken's baseline drive ignited a Wildcat rally that ended in a come-from-behind win over Wisconsin recruit Jared Berggren and the Princeton Tigers.
Early December ice bodes well for area anglers
Today is December 6 and I am going to provide you with an ice fishing report.
Wildcat football ends season by announcing award winners
SPECIAL FORCES (top players on Special Teams)
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition
Ya Gotta Have FaithStephen Jackson was arrested last year for firing a gun in a public place.
Wildcat boys hockey team turns up the heat on Simley
The seniors led the way for the Wildcats against the Simley Spartans in this season's home opener.
Pressure defense stifles Wildcat girls
The Wildcat girls could not handle Cambridge-Isanti's full court pressure at the Bluejacket's gym Saturday December 1.
Inexperienced Vikings fall to Mahtomedi
The North Branch girls opened their basketball season with a 40-29 loss at Mahtomedi Tuesday, November 27.
Wildcat girls fall to Duluth East
Tied 1-1 going into the third period against Duluth East, the Wildcats started to dominate in the second period.
Wildcats and Vikings renew rivalry, Wildcats by 4
Senior forward Kori Sells led Chisago Lakes to its first win of the season as the Wildcats beat North Branch 53-49 in the Vikings' gym Thursday, November 29.
Black Friday claims another shopper
At that ungodly time of the morning, I should've been sitting in a tree waiting for the sun to rise and a deer to appear, or at the very least, shivering uncontrollably in a duck blind somewhere.
Viking soccer girls complete 'Cool & Clean' season
160 players, parents, relatives and friends attended the recent season-ending banquet and awards ceremony at the Sunrise River School cafeteria for the Viking girls' high school soccer program.
NB grad sets kicking marks at UMD
Britt Baumann, a 2004 North Branch High School Graduate, recently completed his career as the University of Minnesota Duluth place kicker.
Vikings put 2007 season behind them, start thinking about next year
As head football coach Dave Eyre put it, "The North Branch Vikings went through a tough season as far as wins and losses go."
