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CL gymnastics hands out season-ending awards
Mississippi 8—Team Academic All-Conference Award
NB HOCKEY SEASON IN REVIEW
The Viking boys’ hockey team has come a long way in just a few short years.
NB shows they belong among Class A elite
The North Branch Vikings boys’ hockey team made its first-ever appearance at the state high school hockey tournament last week. The Vikings lost the opener to eventual Class 1A champion St. Cloud Cathedral 7-0, beat Minnesota River in the consolation semifinals 5-2 and lost 2-1 to Delano in the consolation …
Nine area wrestlers to shine on the biggest stage
Both the Vikings and the Wildcats fared well at last weekend’s Section 4AA individual tourney at South St. Paul. Nine wrestlers – five Vikings and four Wildcats – are headed to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for this weekend’s state wrestling tournament. Viking freshman Brandt Bombard (126) decisioned …
HISTORIC HOCKEY MATCH UP SET
North Branch 5, Mora/Milaca 1Playmaker Cody Croal had three assists and five different players scored goals as the second-seeded Viking boys’ hockey team beat the seventh-seeded Mora/Milaca Mustangs 5-1 in a Section 5A quarterfinal matchup last Thursday, February 21 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The win sent the Vikings to a …
Williams earns top five finish at state meet in uneven bars
Coming into the season, Chisago Lakes senior Aliah Williams had her sights set on repeating as a Class A state champion.
Fish closes her career with 15th place finish on beam
Angie Fish had a very nice close to her career at the 2019 MSHSL state gymnastics meet at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, February 23.
Opdahl and Nord back at state, joined by Clarin
Jimmy Nord and Storm Opdahl will be returning to the state meet this weekend at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
Williams heading back to state, NB's Fish to join her
Despite knocking most of their routines out of the park and scoring a far and away season high mark, the Chisago Lakes gymnastics team didn’t even sniff a state tournament berth because they are in the most stacked section in the state.
Wildcats finish season sweep of Vikings in basketball
In a choppy game that saw nearly 30 fouls called on each team, Chisago Lakes finished their season sweep of North Branch in boys basketball, winning 72-57 on Tuesday, February 12.
Chisago Lakes runs through North Branch with ease
The North Branch girls basketball team was looking for a measure of revenge as they traveled to Chisago Lakes on Tuesday, February 12, but they left disappointed. The ‘Cats secured a 69-56 win to finish the season sweep of the Vikings.
All CL skiers have clean runs at state tournament
Chisago Lakes was hoping for some clean runs from their three competitors to see where they’d stand against the state’s elite, and the Wildcats didn’t disappoint on Wednesday, February 13.
Janzig, Cartier and Mower to represent Chisago Lakes at state
Both Chisago Lakes alpine ski teams ran into the buzzsaw that is this year’s Stillwater squad.
Selbitschka named Coach of the Year
North Branch Area High School (NBAHS) varsity volleyball coach Mike Selbitschka has been named Class AA's Head Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association. Selbitschka and his squad won the Class AA state girls’ championship in November, defeating Marshall High School in five sets.
