SPORTS
Baker shines for Vikings at tri
North Branch TriangularThe Vikings hosted a triangular to open the season Thursday, December 1. They lost both duals: Brainerd 66, North Branch 6; Cambridge-Isanti 73, North Branch 3. Jack Baker (113) won both of his matches. He was the only Viking to score in each dual. Against Brainerd, Baker pinned …
Both volleyball teams bow out in the section semifinals to top seeds
Both the Chisago Lakes and North Branch volleyball teams had drawn the fourth seed in their respective sections, and both took care of business easily in the first round over their fifth-seeded counterparts.
Chisago Lakes escapes with a thrilling 43-42 victory over Fridley for their second state berth in four years
Chisago Lakes 43, Fridley 42After Fridley Tiger quarterback MJ Newton had scored on a 75-yard touchdown run with 35 seconds left in the Section 4AAAA championship game to pull the Tigers within one point of the Wildcats at 43-42, the Tigers decided to go for two rather than kick the …
North Branch football crushes Cloquet and advances to the first state tourney in school history
North Branch 34, Cloquet 6A trick play executed perfectly and at the perfect time by North Branch put one of the final nails in the coffin of the Cloquet football season and helped propel the Vikings to their first ever state tournament berth in football on Friday, November 4.
Powerful running game and timely defense propel CL to section finals
Chisago Lakes 35, St. Anthony 32Maddox Olson’s interception with 1:43 remaining in the game sealed the Wildcats’ 35-32 win over the St. Anthony Huskies in the Section 4AAAA semifinals last Saturday, October 29 at St. Anthony High School. The win sends the third-seeded Wildcats to the section championship game against …
North Branch exacts revenge against Hawks, moves on to 7AAAA finals
Revenge was on the mind of the North Branch football team when they went up to Hermantown on Saturday, October 29 to take on the Hawks in the section semifinals.
CL girls X-country team makes history with first state meet berth
The top two teams in each section make it to the state cross country meet each year, but there’s a bit of extra prestige to capture the championship, and the Chisago Lakes girls team accomplished that on Wednesday, October 26 at the Section 4AA meet at Highland Golf Course.
Wildcats win first round, onto semis against St. Anthony
Hutchinson 48, Chisago Lakes 20The Hutchinson Tigers, last year’s Class 4AAAA state champions and currently ranked second in the state, beat the Wildcats 48-20 in the final game of the regular season Wednesday, October 19 at Chisago Lakes High School.
Croal's big day and a Hail Mary propel North Branch to win and first round bye
North Branch’s late surge separated them from Cloquet in the Vikings’ 40-27 win on Wednesday, October 19, and it also separated them from the Lumberjacks in section standings and earned them a bye in the first round of playoffs this week.
Tennis seasons end for NB & CL in individual section tournament
Chisago Lakes’s Emily Erickson and Addie Carlson had the deepest run of anybody in the Individual Section 7AA tourney, but they eventually fell to a state qualifying tandem from Elk River.
Section Preview for area volleyball squads
CHISAGO LAKESChisago Lakes will be looking to defend their Section 4AAA championship begining this week on Wednesday, October 26.
Wildcats upend Willmar in massive upset
Chisago Lakes 48, Willmar 42 (2 O.T.)With the score tied 42-42 in the second overtime against the Willmar Cardinals, Wildcat defensive end Stephen Weiss intercepted a pass at the ten-yard yard line to stop the Cardinals’ overtime series. The game ended two pays later when fullback Evan LaValle scored on …
'Cats start strong but fade against St. Francis at homecoming
St. Francis 44, Chisago Lakes 14Everything was perfect when last Friday’s homecoming game started against the St. Francs Fighting Saints at Chisago Lakes High School. The weather was beautiful – a little cool, dry, not much wind. Over 2,000 fans showed up to dine from the food trucks outside the …
Last second Hail Mary dooms Vikings in battle of unbeatens
Grand Rapids and North Branch have battled in some classic football games over the past two years.
