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Vikings on pace for something special; finally host a 'home' meet
Cambridge 143.725, North Branch 142.475Although North Branch didn’t beat Class AA juggernaut Cambridge-Isanti, they put up a big enough score to really send shockwaves around the Class A landscape. They won’t be mistaken for Detroit Lakes, who are the best team in the state regardless of class (they put up an …
Ertl takes all around but NB narrowly loses to Cambridge-Isanti
Teammates watch intently as Keeley Ertl finishes off her uneven bar routine. Ertl won the all-around in a conference meet against Big Lake and Cambridge-Isanti. The Vikings beat Big Lake but fell in a hotly contested match against conference stalwart and Class AA powerhouse Cambridge-Isanti.
Backes hits 1,000 point mark, Wildcats off to fast start
Chisago Lakes 78, Mounds View 61With injuries and losses in their rear view mirror, the Chisago Lakes girls basketball team opened the season with a thundering win over a Class AAAA opponent in Mounds View.
Wildcats drop two while breaking in many new starters
It won’t be easy for the Wildcats’ boys basketball team to replace Dylan Wood, Carter Duncan and Ethan Hickcox, but they started the process against two tough teams to open their season.
Wildcat boys hockey team drops first two games in annual holiday tourney
Rosemount 8, Chisago Lakes 2The Rosemount Irish broke open a close game with a five goal outburst in the second period on their way to an 8-2 win over the Wildcats last Friday at the Wildcats’ holiday tournament at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Irish built a 7-0 lead before Brandon …
Nelson soars past expectations, earns third at state diving meet
Payton Nelson’s goal at the beginning of the year was to make the podium at the state meet.
Olson and Nelson returning to state meet for third time
The Chisago Lakes girls swimming and diving team will be sending two familiar faces as their state contingent this week.
Rinke, Yerges heading to state tournament from Section 7AA
A pair of seniors will be making one final run for North Branch cross country on Saturday, November 5 at the state meet at St. Olaf College.
North Branch shocks top-seeded Elk River to move into semi-finals
The North Branch volleyball team is using the Section 7AAA playoffs as a personal revenge tour in the early stages.
Chisago Lakes drops section title to Denfeld in waning minutes
Playing in their fifth section championship game in the last 12 seasons, it looked like the top-seeded Wildcats were going to finally overcome all obstacles and get to the state tournament as they led the Duluth Denfeld Hunters 1-0 late in the game. But the second-seeded Hunters scored with ten …
North Branch girls soccer punches ticket to state with big upset of Princeton
Eighth-grader Khyah Harper scored a golden goal with 6:48 left in the first overtime to give the sixth-seeded Viking girls’ soccer team a 2-1 win over top-seeded Princeton in the Section 7A championship game on Thursday October 20. The win sends the Vikings to the state tournament for the first …
'Cats hold-off late charge from Duluth East, get fourth win
Most football fans know that turnovers can have a huge effect on the outcome of a game. Last Friday night’s game against Duluth East was Exhibit A for Wildcat fans.
Wildcats aiming for state tourney
The Wildcat boys’ soccer team won both their quarterfinal and semifinal games in overtime – against Legacy Christian Academy in a penalty kick shootout and against Cloquet-Esko-Carlton on a golden goal – to advance, for the fourth time in school history, to tonight’s section championship game. The section championship game …
Area teams crush competition at North Branch Invitational
The area girls cross country teams locked in a neck-and-neck battle last week at the North Branch Invitational held at North Branch Golf Course.
