SPORTS
NB team wins summer season
Congratulations to the North Branch Tropics Baseball majors team. Although the team was young, with half the players being seventh graders, the team won the regular season and the tournament playoffs.
The family that runs together, stays together
Gary Hudoba huffed and puffed through the finish line at the annual Ki-Chi-Saga Days 5K last weekend, and eight of his biggest fans were there cheering him on. Sweat was dripping down his brow as he was quickly searching for some water to drink on the cool morning August morning.
2013 Ki-Chi-Saga Days 5K Results
The 2013 Ki-Chi-Saga Days 5K results from last weekend.
Girls' road to state championship not an easy one
For a group of talented softball playing girls, Father’s Day became the turning point in what would eventually be a state championship season. The 14U B team that won the state title late last month knew they had something special after playing in the St. Francis Father’s Day tournament in …
Chisago Lakes 14U team crowned state champs
The Chisago Lakes Gold 14U B team recently wrapped up an incredible season with a state championship at Shannon Park in Rosemount. The team finished with a 43-3 record and also won the Rosemount Irish Bash and the St. Francis Father’s Day Tournaments.
CL Legion ball season ends with playoff losses
The Chisago Lakes American Legion baseball team lost their first two playoff games in the double-elimination Substate 8 tournament to end their season. They were no-hit in a 10-0 loss to Lino Lakes last Tuesday, July 23. The next night, they lost 4-3 to Tri-City Blue. Both games were played …
Highlights from the 2013 Chisago Lakes Triathlon
David Thompson has raced all over the nation. He’s won events nearly everywhere he goes. But, every year for the last half decade, he comes back to the Lakes area for the Chisago Lakes Triathlon and promptly wins it. This year, Thompson topped the field by nearly 12 minutes.
Well, we did it...slowly
It wasn’t easy. Nor was it fast. But we accomplished what we set out to do: finish the 2013 Chisago Lakes Half Triathlon.
It's going to be a long, sore Monday
What in the world did I get myself into? Once again, my big mouth has written a check that my body, most notably my backside, will have trouble cashing.
Leaf and Braund win Loppet again
An early morning rain shower didn’t dampen the spirits of the 488 runners and walkers who crossed the finish line at Fairview Lakes Medical Center’s 25th annual Lindstrom Loppet Karl Oskar Day 5K on Saturday, July 13, in Lindstrom. Raindrops stopped falling before the start of the race at 8 …
Top 11 stories of 2012-13 for CL and NB
Every year, someone or some team rises to the occasion and makes headlines at the state level. This year, there were plenty of teams that punched a ticket to the state tournament and even more individuals who made the trip. But not all the top accomplishments this year came at …
Sargeant and Sundly to play in All-Star game
The 40th Annual Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game will be held on Saturday, June 30 at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The kick-off will be at 1 p.m.
A farewell to the North Suburban Conference
When Chisago Lakes and North Branch joined the North Suburban Conference a decade ago, it was to bring stability to the athletic departments and start competing against similarly sized opponents.
Kress shoots a 173 at state
Freshman Nick Kress made waves last year as a talented eighth grader, and this year, he took his game to the next level, earning a trip to the state tournament.
