SPORTS
Another year, another win for Leaf and Braund in the Loppet 5K
With another Lindstrom Loppet in the books, John Leaf and Tammi Braund continued their domination of the race.Leaf won in a close race with Michael Peterka of Minneapolis. Leaf finished in 16:17 while Peterka was right behind him with a time of 16:24. It was one of the closest races …
Top 11 stories of 2014-15 for CL and NB (Part 2)
First things first, I apologize for a few things getting cut off in last week’s piece in the newspaper (namely, the headline and the last line of the story). That wasn’t an editor’s fault, that was our computers deciding to take off early for the holiday break and mail it …
Top 11 stories of 2014-15 for CL and NB
America. Fireworks. Independence Day. Boating. Grilling. My Annual Top 11 Sports Story List. One of those things doesn’t belong with the others around the Fourth of July every year.
Will Gillach suits up for Lions All Star Series in Chaska
Recent graduate senior shortstop Will Gillach, represented the Wildcats as a member of the North team in the Lions All Star series, played at Chaska Athletic Park Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20. The four teams in the tournament – North, South, East and West – consist of the …
North Branch unveils new logo
North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS)unveiled a new, unified, Viking emblem for its sports and activities.
Three area golfers make their mark at state tournament
The state tournament had a fitting end for Chisago Lakes teammates Eric Chambers and Bryce Thompson.
Chambers, Thompson and Kress all going to state; "Cats lose by one to Grand Rapids
All year, the Chisago Lakes boys golf team has been building towards the section tournament. They’ve been honing their shots, practicing their rounds and measuring their distances in anticipation of their two rounds at Hinckley Grand National on Saturday, May 30 and Monday, June 1. And it came this close …
Vikings boys track miss section championship by one point
They already won the True Team section championship and the Mississippi 8 Conference championship, they just needed the Section 7AA championship for the trifecta. But, Elk River blocked them by the slimmest of margins and sent them to a second place finish.
Lee and Greene moving on to state meet for Chisago Lakes
The Wildcat track team will be sending two athletes to the state track meet this year. In last Saturday’s Section 7AA finals at Princeton, Quinton Lee won the 400 meter dash with a time of 50.80 seconds. Last year, Lee was part of the Wildcat 4 x 800 meter relay …
North Branch boys track and field team wins Mississippi 8 crown
The Mississippi 8 Conference track meet took place Tuesday, May 19 at Cambridge-Isanti High School.North Branch BoysThe Viking boys edged out M8C powerhouse St. Michael Albertville to claim their first track and field Mississippi 8 Conference championship in school history.The Vikings tallied 113 points, which was just eight points ahead …
Carlson departing for Lakeville, new AD search is on for Vikings
Brett Carlson came into the North Branch High School in a tough spot. The position had recently been revised to half time and the district was in a transition period under four day school weeks, which altered practice schedules.Through the difficulties, Carlson managed the programs well and ushered in a …
North Branch boys and girls win True Team Sections
Even though they are missing some key contributors to injuries, the North Branch girls track and field team earned their third straight berth to the True Team State Meet last week by winning the Section 7AA True Team meet Tuesday, May 5.
Thompson and Chambers finish one-two at mid-season M8C Tournament
Mississippi 8 Conference Tournament - Purple HawkThe pair of Eric Chambers and Bryce Thompson has been on a tear this year. Both of them have carded rounds at or under par this season, and both have won Mississippi 8 East meets.The East division of the M8C got together with the …
Wildcats come from behind to beat Vikings 5-3
In the first of two meetings between the Wildcats and Vikings this year, Wildcat Joe Kimlinger drove in the go-ahead run with a groundout in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Wildcats added another run after that. The Vikings put two on with two outs in the top of …
