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Grand Rapids 29, North Branch 28 GRAND RAPIDS — The Thunderhawks hosted a big and heavy 4-1 North Branch Vikings team Friday on Military Appreciation night at Noble Hall Field, and the first half did not go according to the gameplan for head coach Greg Spahn and his team right from the opening play. North Branch deferred the coin toss and squibbed the opening kick which was fumbled by the...

It was a mixed bag of results for the County News Review’s four area high school football teams on Friday, Oct. 4. Both Braham and Rush City posted wins on Homecoming, while Cambridge-Isanti’s Homecoming was a little less of a celebration after a loss. And North Branch, the only local team on the road, absorbed a heartbreaking setback. Here is a look at how the County News Review football teams...

Chisago Lakes hosted Princeton on Friday night. The game got off to a hot start, neither team wasted any time getting on the board. Princeton would score first on a Brody Kok 70 yard rush. But the Wildcats were not to be outdone, as they marched downfield and tied the game with a Braxton Bender-Ehlke score from one yard out. The Tigers would go on to score on their next three drives. Scoring twice on runs from Cullen Drews to end the 1st quarter 21-7. Then midway through the 2nd quarter the Tigers found the endzone again on a Noah Wells 44 yard rushing score to make it a 28-7 lead. The Wildcats last two drives ended in punts, even if they didn't score they needed their offense to get a drive that took a few minutes off the clock. They needed such to get their defense a rest. Luckily enough that's exactly what their offense was able to do. They drove the length of the field taking nearly 5 minutes off the clock. They were able to drive the ball inside the 5 and Bender-Ehlke would finish it off from on yard out again to cut their deficit to 28-14. The Tigers would get the ball back before the half and look to make it 5 straight scoring drives. But Chisago Lakes defense used that rest the offense provided them to gain momentum and stop the Tigers offense and force them to punt. The Wildcats would get one last opportunity to pull within one score, which would be a huge boost because they were starting the 2nd half with the ball. Sadly, their drive ended much sooner than they would've liked forcing them to punt, ending the half.

MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Lady Wildcats snapped a four-game losing streak beating visiting Georgetown 3-2 in Crisp Arena Saturday afternoon. Bethel moved to 10-6 and 2-4 in the MSC. Georgetown dropped to 3-9 and 2-4. Bethel won 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 20-25 and 15-11. Dominika Skoneczna led the Cats...

The Rush City Tigers will face off against the Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Rush City sitting on six straight victories and Moose Lake/Willow River on five. Last Friday, Rush City got the win against Mesabi East...