SPORTS
NB's Nihart and Stuber going to state
It’s been quite some time since North Branch had an qualifier in the boys state cross country meet, but a pair of seniors pushed through that drought and qualified for the prestigious meet at St. Olag College in Northfield on Saturday, November 3.
CL loses finale before upsetting Coon Rapids
Monticello 28, Chisago Lakes 21Playing at home against the Monticello Magic in their final regular season game, the Wildcat football team found themselves trailing 28-7 entering the fourth quarter. The Wildcat offense came alive late and closed the score to 28-21 with 1:28 left in the game. But the Wildcat …
CL girls fall short in section finals
Duluth Marshall 4, Chisago Lakes 0With the second-seeded Wildcat girls soccer team trailing 1-0 to the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers late in last Thursday night’s Section 7A championship matchup, it was still anybody’s game. But the Hilltoppers scored on a penalty kick in the 32nd minute and added another goal three …
SOCCER SECTION REPORT: CL Girls fall short in section championship game
Chisago Lakes 6, Proctor 0Sophomore Avery Constant and freshman Madison Kubalek scored two goal each as the second-seeded Wildcats derailed the fifteenth-seeded Proctor Rails 6-0 in the opening round of the Section 7A playoffs last Thursday, October 11 at Chisago Lakes. The win allowed the Wildcats to advance to the …
Vikings change QBs again, but overpower Grand Rapids 30-7
Going off of records, North Branch’s Friday night date with Grand Rapids last week figured to be an easy one.
Tennis seasons end for 'Cats and Vikings
Chisago Lakes and North Branch’s tennis seasons came to an end last week after the Gillach sisters were the last remaining competitors to be eliminated.
NB's upset bid comes up short vs CL
Chisago Lakes 2, North Branch 1The Wildcats girls’ soccer team, after having one of the best regular seasons in school history, needed a late goal on a penalty kick from Selina Lee to beat the improving Vikings 2-1 last Thursday, October 4. The game was played on Senior Night for …
CL stops North Branch in rivalry
Chisago Lakes 2, North Branch 0In last Thursday’s boys’ soccer rivalry game at Chisago Lakes High School, the Wildcats shadowed Viking senior forward Jose Flor for the entire game, with Wildcat junior Alex Bachmeier seemingly asked to do most of the dirty work. Flor, the scoring leader for the Vikings …
St. Francis spoils Chisago Lakes' homecoming with 28-7 drubbing
Despite their 2-3 record going into last Friday’s homecoming game with the St. Francis Fighting Saints, the Wildcats had played well overall and given themselves a chance to win in each of the season’s first five games. But the Wildcats struggled from the outset against the ball-control offense and aggressive …
Vikings keep winning streak alive with last second win over Denfeld
A dramatic turn of events late in the game shifted the fortunes of the North Branch football team and allowed them to claim their third straight win and move their record to 4-2 on the year.
North Branch tops Chisago Lakes 3-1 in M8C volleyball
Although the North Branch-Chisago Lakes volleyball rivalry has been one-sided lately in favor of the Vikings, the Wildcats did grab a set this time, as North Branch prevailed 3-1 at CL’s home court on Thursday, September 27.
Another heartbreaking defeat for CL, as Rogers storms back
For the Rogers Royals, last Friday night’s Homecoming game couldn’t have had a better script. Having scored with 2:22 left to cut the Wildcat lead to 9-7, the Royals needed to successfully execute an onside kick in order to have a chance to win. All the Wildcats had to do …
Chouinard, Wurdemann and defense lead homecoming rout
Kobe Chouinard took over as North Branch’s quarterback before their game against Cloquet, and the Vikings have since gone 2-0 with an upset over the second-ranked Lumberjacks and a 47-0 drubbing of the Hibbing Bluejackets at North Branch’s homecoming on Friday, September 28.
AREA SOCCER ROUND UP
North Branch 1, Princeton 0Sophomore Sylvia Linkert scored the only goal of the game 25 minutes into the second half to give the Viking girls’ soccer team a 1-0 victory over the Princeton Tigers Tuesday, September 18 at Princeton. It was just the second win of the season for the …
