SPORTS
North Branch's volleyball season leads to a number of accolades
After going 20-8 on the year and knocking off five-time defending section champion Andover, North Branch’s volleyball team had a literal cornucopia of awards handed out to them last week. The All-North Suburban Conference awards went to senior Jessica Merchant, freshman Courtney Selbitschka and senior Taylor Spence.
CL grad earns All-American status at CSS
College of St. Scholastica's Chelsea Johnson, North Branch, had the highest finish of any CSS women's cross country runner before her at an NCAA Championship race, placing 15th at the 2012 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, with a program record time of 21:30.3.
Lee wins state title in the 500 freestyle
Junior Thomi Lee brought home Chisago Lakes’ first ever state title in girls swimming, holding off three hard-charging competitors in a fantastic race
Ertl's soccer career ends with awards
Senior forward Bayley Ertl capped off her Viking soccer career by being named to the 2012 Class A All State Honorable Mention team at the State Tournament Banquet on Sunday, October 21 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Lee eyes state title in the 500 freestyle
Thomi Lee’s sights have been set towards a state title in the 500 yard freestyle event since she began her high school career. It quickly became clear, however, that the junior’s path was going to be mud- dled for most of her career by Sartell-St. Stephen’s Marisa Wood.
PF Youth Hunt a wild success for hunters
The 14th annual Chisago County Pheasants Forever Youth Hunt was a home run again. Held at Rocky Bay Kennel and Hunt Club near Pine City, the event drew 39 eager youths ages 12-15 who had their gun safety certificates.
Tinjum to make return trip to Minnesota on Sat.
Former Chisago Lakes girls basketball star Whitney Tinjum will make a return to Minnesota this weekend.
Wildcats finish 13th at state tournament
The Wildcat boys brought their brand of running down to St. Olaf’s at the state cross country meet last weekend. One week after qualifying for the state tournament as a team, the Wildcats stormed Northfield’s course and did very well. As a team, the guys finished 13th out of 16 …
Two last-second field goal attempts failed after Chisago Lakes gave up a 13-point halftime lead to Bemidji in the section championship game
With no time remaining in the Section 7AAAAA championship game, the top-seeded Wildcat football team was given a second chance to try a field goal after a Bemidji Lumberjack penalty on the 47 yard first attempt, which fell a little short. But Dan Sargeant never got the chance at the …
Vikes knock off five-time section champions
The North Branch volleyball team finally ended the state tournament reign that the Andover Huskies had held over Section 7AAA for the last five years. Andover, who was the fifth seed, had advanced to play the fourth seeded Vikings and was sent packing early. North Branch, who was 19-7 on …
Vikings' season ends against Hermantown
Despite the below-freezing temperature at kickoff, the early fast pace of the section semi-final game between North Branch and Hermantown heated everything up for a bit. The two teams were facing off in the second round of Section 7AAAA. Fourth-seeded North Branch had bested Grand Rapids in the first round …
'Cats set to face Bemidji with state on the line
Running backs Eric Brown, Josh Parks and Quade Zupko each rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns as the Wildcats crushed the St. Francis Fighting Saints 49-7 in the Section 7AAAAA semifinals last Saturday afternoon, October 27 at Chisago Lakes.
Vikings advance in sections with late win
Benilde-St. Margaret’s 38, North Branch 7 Looking at match ups on paper, last week’s MEA week football game between North Branch and Benilde-St. Margaret’s figured to be a shootout. The Vikings came in averaging 28 points a game and Benilde 24.
Own goal mistakes cost Chisago Lakes
The tenth-seeded Wildcats were responsible for all three goals in their section quarterfinal game at second-seeded Hermantown on Saturday, October 13. Unfortunately, two of those goals went into their own net and the Wildcats lost 2-1 to end their season.
