SPORTS
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 …
Vikings begin season hot
North Branch 8, Eveleth/Gilbert 0 Senior Bayley Ertl scored four times in the girls’ soccer season opener to lead the Vikings to an 8-0 shellacking of Eveleth/Gilbert. The game was played at Biwabik on Friday, August 24. Senior Jamie Salo scored twice for the Vikings
Vikes struggling to find traction early on
Cambridge-Isanti 3, North Branch 2 In the season opener against the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets, the North Branch volleyball team dug themselves too big of a hole early on and never fully climbed out of it. The Vikings dropped their first two sets of the season
Emotional match goes in CL's favor
The county tennis rivalry has gotten a bit one-sided recently in favor of Chisago Lakes, but both teams came together before their match earlier this week for a common loss much bigger than the tennis court. Both teams held a moment of silence for Mike Lizotte
North Branch overmatched against tough Panthers team
A new season means a new start, which can mean some new results. For the North Branch football team, not much changed from the last time they stepped on the field. After going 1-8 last year and ending their season with a 45-7 loss to St. Paul Central in the first …
