SPORTS
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 …
CL's bid for upset comes up short against Elk River
Elk River, ranked second in Class 5AA, scored the go-ahead touchdown with 36 seconds remaining to beat the upset-minded Wildcat football team 28-21 last Friday, September 21 at Elk River High School. The Wildcats led 21-20 when the Elks got the ball at their own 35 with four minutes left …
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 …
