SPORTS
North Branch on the heels of NSC leaders
North Branch 3, St. Francis 1 Adversity is something that can cripple a high school athlete or it can really bring out the young warrior in them. The North Branch volleyball team faced their adversity last week and rose to the occasion. After getting swept by St. Francis in the …
Chisago Lakes competes for NSC title this week
Chisago Lakes 6, St. Louis Park 1 The Wildcats earned a big and convincing win over the St. Louis Park Orioles. In the past few years, SLP has caused fits for Chisago Lakes and the matches were always close, but this year was different.
Wildcats hold off surprising Orioles squad
Will Gillach’s diving interception of at St. Louis Park pass late in the fourth quarter stopped the Orioles’ drive for the go-ahead touchdown and preserved the Wildcats’ tenuous five-point lead. The Wildcats scored two more times later in the game and came away with a 46-26 win last Friday, September …
Both Wildcat teams earn top five finishes
Nobody at the St. Francis Invitational quite had the stamina and talent to keep up with Chisago Lakes senior Abbi Forsman in the girls cross country race. Forsman pulled ahead early in the race, and her kick allowed her to put even more time in between herself and the second place …
Wildcats move to 3-0 in North Suburban
Forest Lake 3, Chisago Lakes 1 Although Chisago Lakes would’ve loved to beat Lakes Area rival Forest Lake, the subsequent loss to them at least didn’t affect their North Suburban standings. The Wildcats struggled to pass well in the first set and the Rangers took advantage of that, winning 25-16. …
SOCCER ROUNDUP: Girls tie, CL wins in rivalry
Chisago Lakes vs. North Branch The Wildcat boys hosted the Vikings last Thursday and came away with a 5-2 win. Earlier that same evening, the Viking and Wildcat girls’ teams battled to a 0-0 overtime tie on the same field. Check out next week’s Press for more details and interviews …
Wildcats upended by athletic Cooper team
You’ve all heard the expression ‘speed kills.’ Well, last Friday night in New Hope, the combination of Robbinsdale Cooper’s electrifying speed, two critical Wildcat fumbles and some missed scoring opportunities was more than enough for the Hawks to bump off the Wildcats.
Vikes sweep their own cross country invite
North Branch secured the top three spots in the girls cross country meet last week, and that propelled them to a big win at the Viking Invite at the North Branch Golf Course. The Vikings were led by Rhianna Rinke, the small statured eighth grader who is just running by …
no-headline
Some games don’t look all that exciting on paper. Take last week’s match up between St. Francis and North Branch. The two teams were a combined 0-4 and had been outscored by a combined total of 113 points. But, what followed was a highly electric football game between two teams …
Vikings split first two conference games
North Branch 3, St. Louis Park 0 North Branch blasted their way to a 1-0 North Suburban Conference record by downing the St. Louis Park Orioles in straight sets early last week. The road trip to SLP started out rocky when the bus broke down on 694 West, leaving the …
SOCCER ROUNDUP
North Branch Girls The Vikings (5-2-1) struggled in two conference matchups, losing 4-0 to Totino-Grace last Tuesday, September 4 at home, then losing 10-0 on the road to St. Francis on Thursday, September 6. But a trip to Two Harbors got the Vikings back on the right track as Bayley …
Despite offensive strides, Vikings still lose 60-28
Football is a multi-faceted sport. You can’t just be good at one thing and expect to win, especially in the North Suburban Conference. Although North Branch vastly improved on offense from their season-opening 55-7 shellacking to Spring Lake Park, they still struggled mightily on defense in a 60-28 loss to …
Wildcats upset by Spring Lake Park
Chisago Lakes 91, Totino Grace 87 The Wildcats’ swimming and diving team started their season off in the right way against the Totino-Grace Eagles. As expected this year, Chisago Lakes took a quick lead and kept it steady until diving. At diving, they have two state tournament divers in Sam Thomsen …
Chisago Lakes sneaks past Fridley 35-34
Not until the final play of the game – when Fridley’s desperate last second field goal attempt sailed short and to the left – was the outcome of the Wildcats’ game against Fridley decided. The Wildcats had thwarted a furious comeback attempt by the Tigers to hang on for a …
