SPORTS
Chisago Lakes wins huge early showdown with Monticello
Chisago Lakes 3, River Falls 2 (O.T.)In the battle of Wildcats versus Wildcats, Ales Walden scored an unassisted goal at 6:21 of overtime to give Chisago Lakes a 3-2 win over River Falls (Wisc.) Tuesday, December 4 at Wildcat Centre Arena in River Falls.
Vikings start well in tourney before dropping M8C contest to St. Francis
North Branch 5, Minnesota River 1Five different Vikings scored in the season opener against Minnesota River at the Simley Turkey Trot last weekend, as the Vikings rolled over the Bulldogs 5-1. “We were really dependent on two goal scorers last year,” said Viking head coach Matt Cottingham, referring to Cody …
Tinjum-led offense looks dangerous in season opener against Lutheran
At least in the first game of the year, the Wildcats found their offensive catalyst in Will Tinjum.
Wildcats continue hot start, blow out Somerset and Northern Lakes
Chisago Lakes 6, Somerset 1After crushing their first two opponents in the Thanksgiving tournament, the Wildcats kept the momentum going in their next two games, improving to 4-0 with convincing wins over the Somerset Spartans and the Northern Lakes. Against Somerset, it was truly a team effort on the scoreboard …
Gorski finishes career with another state tournament bid
Savannah Gorski capped off her illustrious Chisago Lakes diving career with one last go-around in the state tournament on Wednesday, November 14.
VIKING VICTORY BRINGS NB STATE TITLE
Ever since last year’s second place finish in the state championship game, North Branch volleyball has had a singular focus: a state title.
North Branch punches second straight ticket to state
Coming into the season, most figured it was a foregone conclusion that the North Branch volleyball team would make it back to the state tournament.
Stuber and Nihart finish their North Branch cross country careers on a high note
With both Matt Stuber and Joe Nihart qualifying for the state tournament last week, they knew no matter the results, they’d be ending their season and careers on a high.
Cambridge-Isanti offense too much for CL in section semis
The Wildcat football season ended at the section semifinal game against the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets last Saturday. Three Wildcat fumbles for the sixth-seeded Wildcats allowed the Bluejackets to build a 35-14 lead early in the third quarter. The teams traded touchdowns for the rest of the game. The Wildcats never got …
Viking offense falls flat in season-ending loss to Hermantown
With their offense rolling the past month and their defense playing lights-out, the North Branch football team thought the second match up of the year against Hermantown would go drastically different than their first.
NB's Nihart and Stuber going to state
It’s been quite some time since North Branch had an qualifier in the boys state cross country meet, but a pair of seniors pushed through that drought and qualified for the prestigious meet at St. Olag College in Northfield on Saturday, November 3.
CL loses finale before upsetting Coon Rapids
Monticello 28, Chisago Lakes 21Playing at home against the Monticello Magic in their final regular season game, the Wildcat football team found themselves trailing 28-7 entering the fourth quarter. The Wildcat offense came alive late and closed the score to 28-21 with 1:28 left in the game. But the Wildcat …
CL girls fall short in section finals
Duluth Marshall 4, Chisago Lakes 0With the second-seeded Wildcat girls soccer team trailing 1-0 to the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers late in last Thursday night’s Section 7A championship matchup, it was still anybody’s game. But the Hilltoppers scored on a penalty kick in the 32nd minute and added another goal three …
SOCCER SECTION REPORT: CL Girls fall short in section championship game
Chisago Lakes 6, Proctor 0Sophomore Avery Constant and freshman Madison Kubalek scored two goal each as the second-seeded Wildcats derailed the fifteenth-seeded Proctor Rails 6-0 in the opening round of the Section 7A playoffs last Thursday, October 11 at Chisago Lakes. The win allowed the Wildcats to advance to the …
