"We split during the regular season. I expect this to be a very close game," North Branch head coach Dan Schindler said before his Vikings met the Chisago Lakes girls in the first round of the Section 6 AAA Tournament.
Talking about the State Swim Meet, Wildcat boys' head coach Jim Sauerbry said, "If the boys hadn't swum so fast at sections, they would have been thrilled with their times.
The fifth-seeded Wildcats scored an early goal against the fourth-seeded Totino-Grace Eagles, but the Eagles took the lead back in the first period and never relinquished it.
After starting the season 3-7, the North Branch girls' basketball team finished its regular season with a record of 14-12 and a North Suburban Conference record of 10-10.
Viking junior Erik Kostik (26-7 this season) pinned Mike Murphy of Coon Rapids with five seconds left in the second period to win the 119-pound class at the Section 7AAA individuals meet February 23 and 24 and advance to the state tournament.
Wildcat senior Mitch Anderson, seeded first in the section at 125 pounds, won all three of his matches at the Section 7AAA individuals meet last Thursday and Friday, February 23 and 24, to advance to the state tournament.