SPORTS
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 …
Back-and-forth affair ends with CL topping Vikes
Wildcat Kailey McKnight drove in the tie-breaking run on a groundout with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie versus the Vikings last week. The Wildcats went on to score two more runs in the inning. They stopped a Viking rally at …
Wildcats fall to St. Francis for first loss of the season
Chisago Lakes 4, Princeton 3The Wildcats took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and shut down rallies in the sixth and seventh innings to squeak by Princeton 4-3 on Tuesday, April 14 at Chisago Lakes. Mike Dunne drove in two of the four Wildcat runs as …
Chambers toughs nasty weather to shoot under par
Although there hasn’t been any snow cancellations so far this golf season, the weather has been bad enough most of the time that the teams haven’t been able to get out on the links.
Hot bats only result in one weekend win for NB
If the North Branch softball team ever puts up 15 runs again in a game this year, chances are high that next time they will win. The fluke loss came over the weekend to Hermantown in the second half of a double header that saw two northern teams come down …
'Cats fall to STMA early in the season
St. Michael-Albertville 6, Chisago Lakes 1Last year, the Wildcats and Knights played late in the season and the match essentially determined who the Mississippi 8 Conference champion was going to be.The Wildcats won that one and wrapped up an undefeated conference season. This year, the road to be traveled is …
Darling and Doble lead CL to 15th place finish
With a great regular season and sections in the book, the Chisago Lakes boys swimming and diving team took to the pool for one last time in the 2014-15 season for the state tournament at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7.
Wildcats fall just short of state tournament, lose 50-48 to upset-minded Hermantown
Just weeks after beating Hermantown by double digits at home, the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team took on the Hawks again, Friday, March 6 in Duluth with much more on the line than section seeding.
Connell caps career with third place finish at state
At last weekend’s state high school wrestling tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Wildcat senior Dylan Connell came within seconds of getting a chance to wrestle for the AA state championship at 132 pounds. But the referee awarded a controversial stalling point with 18 seconds left in …
Wildcats sending eight athletes to eight state events
Eight athletes going to the state meet is a lot in any sport. It’s plenty in swimming, but what makes the eight Chisago Lakes boys swimmers and divers so accomplished is that nearly every athlete who earned a trip is going in multiple events. A few are even going in …
