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Lizotte coming home to Minnesota as a member of the Los Angeles Kings
Blake Lizotte’s journey to the National Hockey League is the stuff made for Hollywood.
Defensive meltdown comes at the wrong time, ending CL's season
When Estefani Hanson scored with 1:26 to go in the game to break a 1-1 tie with the Cloquet-Carlton Lumberjacks in the Section 7A championship game, it looked like the top-seeded Wildcat girls’ soccer team was headed to the state tournament for the second time in school history. But just …
NB stumbles in season finale, but crushes Denfeld in first round of sections
Grand Rapids is now out of North Branch’s section, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Gillach grabs state tourney bid in girls tennis
Sophomore Greta Gillach has some big foot steps to follow in that were planted by her older siblings, but in her sophomore year she is already starting to match them, step-for-step.
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Last Friday night, in their final regular season home game of the year, the Wildcat football team played yet another big school – this time, the Rogers Royals – and the outcome was familiar. The Wildcats turned the ball over sparingly and showed some flashes of the team they can …
'Cats playing for section soccer championship against Cloquet
Kellie Higgins’ goal in overtime gave the Wildcat girls’ soccer team a 1-0 win over the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers in the Section 7A semifinals Tuesday, October 15 at Chisago Lakes sending the Wildcats to tonight’s section championship game at 7 p.m. at Chisago Lakes High School. The Wildcats will face …
North Branch upheaves Hibbing 40-19 for second win of the season
North Branch 40, Hibbing 19Hibbing has been a great remedy for ailing teams this year, and it was no different for a North Branch team that had lost three games in a row coming into the contest.
North Branch wraps up first Mississippi 8 Conference crown
North Branch 3, Monticello 2Just one obstacle remained for the North Branch volleyball team to win their first Mississippi 8 Conference championship since 2015, and that was the Monticello Magic.
Local runners get down and especially dirty at Swain Invite
Swain InvitationalRecord rainfalls, cold temperatures and lots of mud made for an interested Swain Invitational at Enger Park in Duluth on Saturday, October 5.The course was absolutely soaked and trounced over by the time the varsity runners took to the course, and it provided mudholes, puddles and conditions that most of …
The undefeated Wildcat girls soccer team claimed their first ever M8C championship
The undefeated, untied Chisago Lakes Wildcats girls soccer team was heavily favored going into their match with the young-but-improving North Branch Vikings. But, as often happens in rivalry games, the match turned out to be a tight one, and the teams battled to a 1-1 overtime tie. The game was …
CL's girls tennis team wrapped up their unbeaten M8C season with a win over NB
Chisago Lakes 6, North Branch 1Chisago Lakes finished their undefeated Mississippi 8 Conference slate with a 6-1 win over North Branch last week.
North Branch can't shake funk, fall to Lumberjacks
The North Branch football team dropped it’s third straight game on Friday, September 27 under the beautiful night sky at the new Viking Stadium.
'Cats can't keep up with Elk River's high octane offense
The Elk River Elks’ offensive machine is an impressive sight to watch as it grinds its way down the field, chewing up five yards at a time. But if you are an opposing team or its fans, it’s not that much fun to watch. At their homecoming last Friday night, …
Wildcats score 48 unanswered to come back vs C-I
After spotting the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets a 16-0 lead in the first eight minutes of the game – and not looking very good doing it – the Wildcats responded with 48 straight points to crush the Bluejackets 48-16 last Friday, September 20 at Cambridge-Isanti High School. Quarterback Austin Siefert led the …
