Jeff Norton
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District looks to community for $55 million vote in February
The Chisago Lakes School Board revealed the date and questions to be asked for their next referendum at their regular school board meeting on Thursday, October 23.
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Girls narrowly miss out on section title, but still going to state
The Chisago Lakes cross country teams made a statement at the Section 7AA Championships on Thursday, October 23, at the Hibbing Municipal Golf Course, with the girls team advancing to the state meet and the boys narrowly missing out despite several standout performances.
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NB hangs with Hermantown for half, but Hawks pull away
North Branch’s football season came to a hard-fought end Saturday, October 25, as the Vikings got out to an early lead, but then struggled to contain star Hermantown running back Martin Sleen in the middle quarters and eventually fell short with an extremely late comeback bid.
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Girls grow at state tennis meet
The Chisago Lakes girls tennis team capped a remarkable fall by sending three players to the MSHSL Class AA State Tournament last week at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center. Freshman Claire Mickelson qualified in singles, while junior Anna Hageman and sophomore Claire Beaver represented the Wildcats in doubles play.
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Grand Rapids finishes off NB
They say beating a team three times in one season is near impossible, but Grand Rapids proved that anything is possible when they beat the North Branch volley squad in the section semifinals on Monday, October 27.
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Going vintage Halloween this week
My dad is moving out of his house soon, the house that I grew up in, and it’s been bittersweet cleaning it out. It’s nice to see it as clean as it’s been in 25 years, but also, they stored a LOT of stuff from our childhood and rarely got rid of things, so it’s been a trip down memory lane. We found some old school Halloween decorations, and it just brought me back to all the old garish and fun themes from the 1990s.
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Costly errors lead to blowout loss for North Branch, but rematch is on the horizon vs Hermantown
Martin Sleen isn’t even in the top 35 in the state in carries this year, but that hasn’t stopped the Hermantown speedster from finishing second in the state in rushing yards, with 1,570 and first in touchdowns with 26.
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Trio of tennis stars state bound for Chisago Lakes
For the first time in program history, the Chisago Lakes girls tennis team will be represented at the MSHSL State Tournament by both a singles player and a doubles team — a milestone moment in what’s already been a memorable season for the Wildcats.
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Vikings fall just short of state tourney with loss to Rock Ridge
The North Branch girls tennis team capped one of the best seasons in school history with a trip to the Section 7AA championship match, earning two impressive wins before falling to top-seeded Rock Ridge in the finals.
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