SPORTS
North Branch crunches second-ranked Cloquet 18-14
Cloquet had North Branch’s number last year. The Lumberjacks beat North Branch at their own homecoming last year, and then ended their season in the section championship game before going on to finish second in the state tournament. It’s safe to say North Branch owed them one.
Chisago Lakes running well as a pack
Pine City InviteThe Wildcat girls team did very well at the Pine City invite, finishing in second place overall.
Wildcats upend Vikings in county tennis match up
Chisago Lakes has held the upper hand in the county tennis rivalry for the last decade, but North Branch has been making some progress.
Vikings' offense continues to struggle in 15-8 loss to Duluth East
North Branch’s offense continued to sputter after their opening week when they failed to put up a point in week three against a Duluth East team that was allowing nearly 17 points per game.
Wildcats bounce back from C-I loss with big upset win over Andover
David Kimlinger’s fourth touchdown run of the day, with 19 seconds left in the game, completed an epic comeback and lifted the Wildcat football team to a 31-24 win over the Andover Huskies. The Huskies, who beat the Wildcats 50-24 in last year’s section championship game, are ranked fourth in …
Wildcats lose in agonizing way to Cambridge-Isanti
With just seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Wildcat football team appeared to be on its way to a 28-21 win over the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets. But a bizarre play allowed the Bluejackets a chance to tie the game, which they did with no time left on the clock. The …
Wildcats win M8C opener after just one conference win in four years
After winning only one Mississippi 8 Conference game in the past four years, the Chisago Lakes Wildcats are now tied for the conference lead with a 1-0 record beating Cambridge-Isanti 3-1 Thursday, September 6.
Vikings pound their way to a 36-31 victory over Princeton
After taking the 2017 season by storm by hanging up 50 on Princeton, the North Branch football team knew the Tigers would be out looking for revenge.
Wildcats tame Bulldogs' bite, win close season opener 21-19
In the season opener, leading by two points and facing fourth down and six on the Becker 45 with under two minutes to go in the game, the Wildcat football team pulled off a fake punt that wasn’t really a fake punt for a first down. After that, they ran …
Kids race highlights running events at Ki Chi Saga Days
The kids had a blast during the Ki Chi Saga Days 5k event that featured a race for the youngsters.
Aussie Matt Hutchinson conquers Chisago Lakes Triathlon in first attempt
MenMatt Hutchinson has been an elite triathlete in Australia since his teenage years, and this year, on a whim, he brought his talent to the Chisago Lakes Triathlon. He is going to college in Wisconsin and saw some information on the Chisago Lakes Triathlon and decided to load up his gear …
Top 11 stories of 2017-18 for CL and NB
We opened up the countdown last week the first half of the Top 11 Sports Stories of the 2017-18 seasons.
Top 11 stories of 2017-18 for CL and NB
Every year, it blows me away when it comes time to write this column. It’s unbelievable that another year has passed and another season of high school sports has wrapped up in the Chisago County area.
North Branch sizzles at state before running into Faribault in title game
The North Branch softball team lived up to their second seed billing, impressing everyone at the state softball tournament through their first two rounds of play in a 12-0 win over Holy Angels and a 3-1 win over Hill Murray.
