SPORTS
North Branch upsets Harding, top-ranked Packers next
Although North Branch was the underdog in the seedings going into their opening round match up with the St. Paul Harding Knights, the boys in red and white knew better. They had just finished a grueling eight-game trek through the tough-as-nails Mississippi 8 Conference. St. Paul Harding, on the other …
North Branch and Chisago Lakes split cross country meet
The cross country meet at Ki-Chi-Saga Park last week might have been the first Chisago Lakes/North Branch tussle that celebrated Senior Night together. Because North Branch only had one home meet this year and it was early in the season, they decided to put their senior night during the friendly …
Wildcats fall in section finals
Section 7A Finals Update: Hermantown 3, Chisago Lakes 1The Wildcats fell short in their bid for a state tournament, losing 3-1 in the section finals to Hermantown. The 'Cats struck first, scoring three minutes into the game, but Hermantown scored three unanswered goals en route to a 3-1 victory. For …
Wildcats take care of Monticello and St. Francis, second seed awaits
Joe Virga once again ripped a ball from an opposing player’s hands, this time returning it for a touchdown, Will Gillach scored twice and Josh Parks once again rushed for over 100 yards as the Wildcat football team thrilled the home crowd with a 43-29 win over previously undefeated Monticello …
Wildcats bury Vikings in Chisago County clash
Viking Maverick Pate intercepted Wildcat Mitch Berg’s pass on the first drive of the game. But the Wildcats stopped the Vikings on the subsequent drive and went on to score 31 straight points on their way to a 37-13 win over the Vikings. Wildcat Josh Parks made the most of …
Boys Section 7A: Wildcat boys still alive, playing Grand Rapids in semifinals.
As expected, the Mississippi 8 Conference champion Wildcats (14-1-1) received the number one seed for the Section 7A playoffs after the best regular season in team history. They were rewarded with a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Their first game will be this Saturday at home at …
Girls Section 7A preview: CL is third seed, NB 11th
Though it’s never out of the realm of possibility, it’s hard to envision a scenario in which the third-seeded Wildcat girls’ soccer team (7-5-3) would lose its opening round game in the Section 7A tournament to 14th-seeded Eveleth-Gilbert (1-10-1). The game takes place tonight at Chisago Lakes at 7 p.m. …
Both tennis squads swept in first round of Section 7
Elk River 7, Chisago Lakes 0 Both County tennis teams suffered sweeping losses in the first round of their South Sub-Section in 7AA.
Baumann being inducted into MSHSCA Hall of Fame
Growing up in the small town of Waseca, Minnesota, Bill Baumann was a star on the basketball court. He wasn’t bad at baseball, football and track and field, either, but his real passion was on the hardwood courts. Through his talent, Baumann earned a spot on St. John’s basketball team …
The Chouinard Show takes over NB's homecoming
There hasn’t been a day in the last five years that there wasn’t a Chouinard on the North Branch football roster. Starting with Erik, a linebacker, and then Cade, another defensive standout, and now Eli Chouinard, who is the speedster of the bunch.
'Cats defend turf on homecoming, beat Tigers 28-12
Last Friday night, over 2,000 fans saw a homecoming game at Chisago Lakes High School filled with turnovers, penalties and injuries. But there were also fireworks during and after the game. The fireworks display after the game was sponsored by local businesses. The fireworks during the game were sponsored by …
Vikes secure first win of the year, a 26-14 triumph over Denfeld
After enduring a brutal stretch of games in the opening third of their schedule, the North Branch football team earned their first win of the year by beating the Duluth Denfeld Hunters 26-14.
Boys finish third at Milaca Mega Meet
The Milaca Mega Meet always provides teams with a measuring stick as to how they are doing on the year. This year, the Chisago Lakes Wildcats are right on track to their end of the year goals on the boys side.
'Cats drop M8C meet to C-I
The Wildcats are continuing to find out what a grind the Mississippi 8 Conference can be. They took to the pool last week against Cambridge-Isanti, and didn’t make it out with a tally in the team win column.
