SPORTS
Rinke finishes fourth
Milaca Mega Meet The North Branch girls cross country team finished an impressive fifth place at the Class AAA varsity race during the gigantic Milaca Mega Meet last week. The Lady Vikes were just beat out by Big Lake, who scored 14 points better than them. As has been the …
'Cats sweep Heights
Maple Grove 3, Chisago Lakes 1 The Wildcats stepped up their level of competition in the out-of-conference schedule with a home match against the Maple Grove Crimson. The Northwest Suburban Conference foe is 9-3 on the season, and they proved that they are a very good team by besting Chisago …
North Branch falls apart after halftime
North Branch had preached all week about the need to wear out the Simley Spartans during their football game. Not only does Simley have a small team, they use more than half of their starters both way.
Many Wildcats break personal bests at meet
Milaca Mega Meet As has been the case recently, Chisago Lakes cross country Head Coach Ken Orwoll ran his competitors in their age group at one of the biggest Minnesota cross country meets. That usually means an incomplete score for the varsity squad, but a different problem kept the girls …
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 …
