Jeff Norton
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Sports
Vikings control East, top 10 showdown looms with GR
After an uneven first half that saw them leading by just four points over Duluth East, North Branch football went back to their bread and butter in the second half and controlled the clock, limiting possessions and they escaped with a 22-12 win over the 1-4 Greyhounds.
Sports
Thorsen and Hammel lead throttling of Rock Ridge
North Branch kept their perfect record intact with a lightening-shortened 44-6 clobbering of Rock Ridge on Friday, September 19, the last of three straight home games for the Vikings football squad.
Sports
CL pair represents at national fishing tourney
When Chisago Lakes seniors Nick Kavanagh and Jacob Metz climbed into their boat at Clarks Hill Lake in Evans, Georgia, it wasn’t just another fishing trip. It was the culmination of years spent honing their craft on area lakes, a chance to represent their school and community on the biggest stage in high school bass fishing—the 2025 Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship, held July 31 through August 2.
Sports
Vikes tame Bulldogs and sting back against Hornets
The North Branch volleyball team came back from the huge Midwest Volleyball Warehouse Showcase tournament to win two straight Mississippi 8 Conference match ups last week.
Sports
Vikings remain unbeaten with 30-16 win over Cloquet
North Branch made good on their second home game in a stretch of three straight when they beat the Cloquet Lumberjacks on Friday, September 12.
NEWS
Second best thing to football: pumpkins
I have expressed my love for the fall in this column space before, and it’s no different this year as I share some of my favorite pumpkin recipes now that we seem to be turning the corner to fall. Once school, and then football, start, it’s inevitable that pumpkin season is right around the corner!
Sports
Vikings overpower Hibbing
Despite matching up two 1-0 teams in North Branch’s home opener against Hibbing on Friday, September 5 it was clear from the jump that the Vikings were the superior squad to Hibbing and they ended up running away with a 36-0 victory to move to 2-0.
NEWS
It’s football season finally!
This is the type of weather that I enjoy. I love summer, but can be a sweaty mess, so these brisk fall days are the perfect remedy. I love getting out on Friday nights with the chill in the air, covering the local football teams. I think it’s perfect watching football on Sunday with the windows open and the cool breeze coming in, and find myself loving fall more and more every year. Except that it just means we’re closer to those bitter winter months. Oh well, we just have to enjoy what we get while we get it!
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