SPORTS
NB sophomore finishes third at Rock Ridge Invitational
North Branch sophomore Caleb Rueter continued his strong start to the cross country season with a third-place finish at the Rock Ridge Invitational Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Virginia Golf Course.
Vikings start strong, but fizzle late against Grand Rapids
The Vikings started strong in their sectional match up against Grand Rapids last week, but the Thunderhawks took control over the final three sets to hand Nrth Branch a 3-1 loss on Tuesday, September 1
Wildcats underway quickly with five wins in seven matches
The Chisago Lakes volleyball team has gotten off to a strong start to the 2026 season, piling up five wins in its first seven matches, including a runner-up finish at the Rush City Tiger Volleyball Classic.
Hall starts her junior campaign on a winning note for Wildcats
Chisago Lakes junior Annika Hall started September in impressive fashion, winning the girls race at the Irish Invitational Friday, Sept. 4 in Rosemount.
Bulldogs fall flat in district playoffs, season ends
The Bulldog baseball team, which appeared headed for their second state tournament ever this year, had their season abruptly ended when they lost their first two games of the District 1B tournament at beautiful Cold Spring Baseball Field last Saturday, knocking them out of the double-elimination tournament and leaving them …
Bulldogs get some fine tuning in before playoffs start
In a baseball game at Mora last Friday, intended as a tuneup for the upcoming playoffs, most of the Bulldog players decided to take the evening off. Eight Bulldog players made the trip to Mora to face the Blue Devils, and the Bulldogs’ elderly manager (who is on the roster) …
Bulldogs rolling as they barrel towards playoffs
In their final league game of the season, the Bulldog baseball team took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second with the help of some shoddy defense by the Mora Blue Devils, and Bulldog pitchers struck out 17 batters as the Bulldogs beat the Blue Devils 6-4 on …
Bulldogs de-claw Panthers and wallop Bandits
Tommy Meyer and Beau Fandel combined for a four-hit shutout and Brendan Hemr drove in four runs, including a three-run triple, to lead the Bulldogs to an 8-0 win over the Princeton Panthers Wednesday, July 15 at Chisago Lakes High School. Starter Meyer threw five innings. He allowed two hits, …
Bulldogs drink the Mug dry, slosh Nighthawks by 10 runs
The Bulldog town baseball team built a 10-1 lead after four innings and went on to beat White Bear Township 12-6 in seven innings on Tuesday, July 7 at Polar Lakes Park in White Bear Lake. The Bulldogs pounded out 12 hits and took advantage of ten walks and three …
Otte recognized as top AD in Minnesota
For Jodi Otte, the call didn’t sound quite right.
Wildcats hang tough with Skippers before second half surge
An undefeated regular season and a Section 7 championship earned the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team a return trip to the state tournament, but a pair of tough matchups against metro powers brought the Wildcats' memorable season to a close last week.
Bulldogs compile a 3-1 record on a busy week
Against the Cambridge (formerly Rum River) Bandits, starter Beau Fandel came out after one batter with an arm injury, and Jacob Mickelson came in to relieve. In six innings, winning pitcher Mickelson allowed four runs – only one earned, and the Bulldogs beat the Bandits 10-5 on Wednesday, June 3 …
Minke and Melvin conquer The Quarry, headed to state
North Branch will be represented on Minnesota’s biggest high school golf stage next week after Nick Melvin and Jenna Minke earned trips to the Class AA State Golf Tournament at The Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan.
