SPORTS
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.
Berg throws for school record in rout
Wildcat quarterback Mitch Berg passed for a Chisago Lakes High School record 292 yards and four touchdowns, wide receiver Kellen Reed caught six passes for 127 yards and a touchdown and halfback Josh Parks rushed 17 times for 98 tough yards and two touchdowns as the Wildcats blasted the Duluth …
Wildcats remain unbeaten with three more victories
The Wildcats improved their record to 5-0 on the season, with a series of big wins over the last week.
Wildcats tumble with tough match ups early on
Chisago Lakes’ early season schedule has been brutal with tilts against New Life Academy, Anoka, St. Michael Albertville and Benilde-St. Margaret’s.
Chisago Lakes learning Mississippi 8 is tough group
Although the Chisago Lakes girls swimming and diving team routinely swims at the Princeton Relays, this year was a bit different in that some of the competitors this year are conference opponents.
Chisago Lakes stings Big Lake, crushes Hornets 40-7
Junior Joe Virga returned two interceptions for more than 80 yards each for touchdowns to spark the Wildcats to a 40-7 thrashing of Big Lake in the season opener last Friday, August 30 at Chisago Lakes High School.
Mother Nature brings a halt to North Branch's misery
When the first schedule came out for the Mississippi 8 Conference football season, North Branch Head Coach Nick Nitti figured he’d be seeing a lot of black and blue. The Vikings opened the season against the Rogers Royals, who are not only clad in the bruising colors, but have been at the …
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.
