SPORTS
Wildcat boys take NSC crown from Totino
Fortune favored the Wildcats in the North Suburban Conference championships last week at the Ponds Golf Course in St. Francis.
Sargeant kicks Chisago Lakes past Irondale
A Hollywood scriptwriter couldn’t have written a better ending to a football game. Dan Sargeant kicked a 36 yard field goal – the first made field goal of his high school career – with 2.7 seconds remaining in regulation lifted the Wildcats to a 24-21 win over Irondale last Wednesday, …
Irondale offense gouges North Branch 'D'
Head Coach Nick Nitti had always preached small steps for his team. He doesn’t have two-way players simply for the fact that it means twice the amount of practice for his defensive and offensive players. With more time spent focusing on the fundamentals of a certain position, the Vikings had …
Chisago Lakes' dream season ended by FLake
Forest Lake 6, Chisago Lakes 1 The Wildcats had hoped to topple their Lakes Area rival in the playoffs after coming oh-so-close during the regular season.
Chisago and North Branch split XC race
Chisago Lakes Invite Both county cross country teams had one last warm up before the North Suburban Conference Championships, and it just happened to be against each other. North Branch and Chisago Lakes invaded Ki Chi Saga state park last week for a dual meet between the schools. The girls …
Vikings topple Wildcats in county showdown
With the Chisago County football rivalry on hold for a year because of a scheduling gaffe and new section assignments, the main event of the fall rivalry was moved inside to the hardwood courts of volleyball instead of the tufts of green grass on the football field.
Chisago Lakes edged by state-power SLP
In high school football, there’s really no such thing as a moral victory. But sometimes a team can show everyone that it belongs in the conversation about the best teams in the state, and the Wildcats did just that last in their 20-13 loss at Spring Lake Park last Friday …
Wild Mountain 1st in Nation
Wild Mountain is proud to announce that they opened for skiing and snowboarding on Oct. 7th, 2012, making them the first area in North America to be open.
Vikings beat Heights, KO'd by Elk River
Irondale 5, North Branch 2 Despite a loss for the North Branch girls tennis team, they got strong play and two points from their top two singles players against the Irondale Knights. Gabby Ruddy won her match at first singles 6-4, 6-1. “She just played stronger and stronger as the …
'Cats falter without diving
When competitors can basically take away the Wildcat swimming and diving teams’ most dangerous weapons, things get tough for Chisago Lakes. The Wildcats lost two meets last week because they were at opposing schools that didn’t have diving boards. The ‘Cats feature two state-tournament quality divers and another that is …
'Cats battle weather at Swain Invitational
Centennial Invite Andy Magnuson was the only thing between a Centennial clean sweep at the top of the standings in the Centennial Invite last week. Centennial’s Jon Keller won the meet with a time of 16:32 while Wildcat Andy Magnuson came in second with a time of 16:46.
Double dose of Sundly and Ashley dooms Fridley
Having one elite runner in high school football can be the difference between a winning team and a losing team. One guy can change a whole team’s mind set. One guy can make the other team completely alter their normal game plan. One guy can alter outcomes. But, what if …
CL surges for 27 second half points in win over BSM
Last Friday night’s game against Benilde-St. Margaret’s in St. Louis Park had so many twists and turns and big plays that it’s hard to know where to start. But what matters most is that, in the end, the Wildcats overcame a 13 point deficit and came away with a 27-20 …
Viking girls crush Wisconsin schools
In their travels to find different and unique courses, the North Branch cross country team found itself out-of-state last week in St. Croix Falls, WI.
