SPORTS
Vikes' season ended by Elks again
North Branch 3, Columbia Heights 0Although the Vikings crushed Columbia Heights in their season finale, winning 25-2, 25-5, 25-17 over the overmatched Hylanders, the event was a huge success regardless of the outcome of the game.
McKenzie, Magnuson and Forsman earn state tourney bids
With a few top flight runners heading into sections, the Chisago Lakes boys cross country team knew they had a good shot at qualifying two runners for the state tournament for the first time in a long while, and Luke McKenzie and Andy Magnuson didn't disappoint.
Wildcats knocked out in semi's by Hill-Murray 33-15
Hill Murray 33, Chisago Lakes 15On paper, it shows that the fourth-seeded Wildcat football team won the statistical battle against top-seeded Hill Murray.
Chisago Lakes boys finish second in NSC
North Suburban Conference ChampionshipsDespite hanging with conference kingpin Totino-Grace for four runners, the Chisago Lakes boys cross country team just didn't have the firepower to dethrone the Eagles.
North Branch blasted by TG, bow out in first round to Central
Despite a new year and a new team, Totino-Grace proved that once again they are just on another level than North Branch, and quite frankly every other team in the North Suburban Conference.
Wildcats storm back against Benilde, breeze past Harding in sections
If you attended the Wildcat football game at Benilde last Wednesday, October 19 in St. Louis Park and didn't come away thinking you had witnessed the most entertaining high school football game you had ever seen, you weren't paying attention.
Individual Wildcats advance to second round, then knocked out
Although the team had already lost in the section quarterfinals to Forest Lake, the Chisago Lakes girls tennis team still had six individuals to count on in the individual subsection tournament that began last week.
NB and CL split X-Country races
In the county duel, North Branch came out on top with their depth at the top of their line up.
Wildcats lose nailbiter to Cambridge-Isanti in swimming
Although the North Suburban Conference schedule was warpped up already, Chisago Lakes still had one big match left on their docket.
Vikes upset in big way by Rails
The eighth-seeded Vikings girls' soccer team fell behind ninth-seeded Proctor 3-0 in the first half and never recovered.
Wildcats make it to the section finals for second straight year
The top-seeded Wildcat girls' soccer team beat Proctor and Duluth Denfeld to advance to the Section 7A championship game for the second straight year.
PF Hunt has a good turnout
It was unseasonably warm but the excited youngsters took it in stride, and the 13th annual Chisago County Pheasants Forever Youth Hunt was a big hit anyway.
Despite first set loss, North Branch battles back to beat CL
The intense rivalry between North Branch and Chisago Lakes took to the volleyball courts last week, and the Vikings were able to reclaim county bragging rights for a bit.
Five turnovers cost North Branch in 40-16 loss to Irondale
In search of their second win on the season, the North Branch football team ran into a team on a roll.
