Vikes upset by Denfeld in section semifinals
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Friday, March 17, 2023
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March 16, 2023 12:16
| With over a quarter century under his belt, CL's Bill Weiss calls it a career as football coach | Bill Weiss has resigned after 26 seasons as the head football coach at Chisago Lakes High School.
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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March 22, 2023 11:41
| | Wildcats fail to topple Big Lake, end season in quarterfinals | Patrick Rowe has been a star for the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team this year.
Friday, March 17, 2023
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March 16, 2023 12:15
| | Nord ascends to the top, winning long awaited diving state championship | Jimmy Nord has been an elite diver in Minnesota for over a half decade.
Friday, March 10, 2023
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March 9, 2023 14:09
| | Logan Bender earns a podium finish at state wrestling | In his second trip to the state wrestling tournament, Wildcat sophomore Logan Bender (195) got to the podium, finishing sixth in Class AA. Junior Michael Amos (152) and sophomore Connor Frederixon (220) also represented the Wildcats at this year’s tournament, held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul last weekend.
Friday, March 10, 2023
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March 9, 2023 14:06
| | Despite Hanson's best effort, CL falls in section finals | Mahtomedi 3, Chisago Lakes 1
In the Section 4A championship game, the Wildcats went toe-to-toe with the top-seeded and fourth-ranked Mahtomedi Zephyrs. But with the game tied 1-1 past the midpoint of the third period, the Zephyrs scored two goals to beat the Wildcats 3-1 and earn a trip to this week’s state hockey tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The game was played at Aldrich Arena in Mahtomedi.
Friday, March 10, 2023
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March 9, 2023 14:03
| | 'Cats on a win streak heading into sections; Vikings draw a two seed | CHISAGO LAKES BOYS BASKETBALL
After their big upset of Princeton on Friday, February 24, the Tigers’ first home loss in over four years, the Wildcats kept their good vibes rolling with two home non-conference wins to end their regular season.
Friday, March 10, 2023
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March 9, 2023 14:01
| | Both girls teams knocked out in opening round of section play | NORTH BRANCH GIRLS BASKETBALL
North Branch drew the fifth seed in the Section 7AAA tournament and although they were going to be in for a steep challenge if they won, facing off against a top ranked Grand Rapids team, the girls hoops’ team fell short against fourth-seeded Hibbing. They lost 52-38 on Tuesday, February 28, ending their season at 5-22.
Friday, March 10, 2023
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March 9, 2023 14:00
| | Dakota Esget wins first state title in NB gymnastics history | Dakota Esget decided to add a new dismount skill to her uneven bars routine for the state tournament, and she knew if she could put everything together, it would lead to a great score.
Monday, March 6, 2023
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March 5, 2023 11:04
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to state gymnastics meet | At the Section 7A gymnastics meet on Friday, February 17, there was a battle royal at the top of the all around standings, and after the dust settled, two area gymnasts punched their tickets to the state tourney.
Friday, February 24, 2023
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February 21, 2023 16:18
| | Will Hennen wraps up ski career with 22nd place at state alpine meet | Chisago Lakes’ Will Hennen saved some of his best skiing for last.
Friday, February 24, 2023
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February 21, 2023 16:17
| | CL dance team enjoys moment in the spotlight at state meet | The Chisago Lakes dance team got the opportunity to perform on the Target Center floor for the state meet again, and they gave it everything they had and left it all out on the floor!
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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February 21, 2023 16:16
| | Bluejackets ice CL's streak | After rattling off wins in 12 of their last 15 games, the Wildcats boy’s hockey team has lost three of their last four games to drop to 13-9-1 for the season.
Friday, February 17, 2023
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February 16, 2023 16:02
| | FROM THE BACK ROWE:
CL junior nails full court buzzer beat to beat Becker | There isn’t much Patrick Rowe hasn’t done for the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team this year.
Monday, February 13, 2023
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February 12, 2023 10:08
| | Walker nails winning shot in 79-77 win over North Branch | Senior Jack Walker has been deadly from corner three pointers this year, and none were as devastating as his long range bucket that proved to be the winning points in a 79-77 win over rival North Branch on Tuesday, January 24.
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 2, 2023 13:46
| | 'Cats come back to nip Vikings 44-43 | In an up and down affair on Tuesday, January 24, the Chisago Lakes Wildcats came back from a late deficit to beat the North Branch Vikings 44-43.
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 2, 2023 13:37
| | CL firing on all cylinders | The Wildcat boys hockey team started the season 0-4-1, but then started winning and haven’t stopped. They have now won ten of their last 12 games.
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 2, 2023 13:35
| | Wildcats finish strong | The Wildcat girls’ hockey team seems to be peaking at the right time. With section playoffs starting Saturday, February 11, the Wildcats (13-10-1) have won five of their last six games. They are scoring a lot of goals, playing good defense, and junior goalie Breanna Ritter is playing some of her best hockey. The Wildcats are in Section 4A, the same section as Simley (ranked fourth) and South St. Paul (ranked sixth). The Wildcats’ path to the state tournament will be difficult but, based on the way they are playing now, not impossible.
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 2, 2023 13:34
| | Vikes edge Zephyrs in dual | Mounds View Triangular
The Vikings wrestled in a triangular Wednesday, January 25 at Mounds View. They won over Mahtomedi 42-39 in a close match, and were crushed by the hosts 75-6.
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 2, 2023 13:33
| | Wildcats put the hurt on at ER | East Ridge Quadrangular
The Wildcats wrestled in a quadrangular at East Ridge High School Tuesday, January 24 and won all three of their dual meets. They crushed the hosts 63-18, beat Hopkins 45-25 and squeaked by White Bear Lake 42-38. Four Wildcats went 3-0 at the quad: Taden Morley (113), Andrew Novack (145), Brycen Morley (152), and Logan Bender (195).
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 2, 2023 13:32
| | Wildcats win back-to-back contests against Pine City as season winds down | Chisago Lakes 3, Pine City 2
In the first game of back-to-back clashes between the Wildcat girls’ hockey team and the Pine City Dragons, Wildcat Brooke Klemz scored twice to lead the her team to a 3-2 win over the Dragons. The game was played Tuesday, January 17 at the Pine City Civic Center.
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 26, 2023 13:19
| | Chisago Lakes loses triangular to some of the top teams in the area | The Wildcats hosted a triangular meet last Thursday, January 19 at Chisago Lakes High School. They lost both of their matches by wide margins, falling to Big Lake 55-24 and succumbing to Forest Lake 51-18. The next night , the Wildcats lost a home dual to St. Francis 60-15. Andrew Novack was the only Wildcat wrestler to go undefeated in the three duals, and won two of his matches by first period pins. Wildcat sophomore Logan Bender, ranked fourth in the state at 195 pounds in Class AA, had matchups against two other ranked wrestlers. Against Forest Lake, Bender moved up to 220 to take on junior Mark Rendl, ranked second in the state in Class AAA at 220. Rendl pinned Bender with four seconds left in the first period. Bender moved back down to 195 the next night to go up against Bo Flagstad of St Francis, ranked fifth in that state. Flagstad came out on top with a pin at the five minute mark.
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 26, 2023 13:13
| | Vikings send seven to stacked invite | Princeton 65, North Branch 15
Hosting Princeton last Thursday, January 19, the Vikings actually led 15-6 after the first four matches. Jack Baker (106) pinned William Harvala at 1:11. Ethan Kester decisioned Christopher McLennan 7-3. And Colin Duvall (126) won by forfeit. But it was all Princeton after that, and the Tigers went on to win 65-15.
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 26, 2023 13:06
| | Lady Vikings lose to best of the
best in Mississippi 8 Conference | It’s never easy playing the top team in the conference, and even tougher when that top team is Becker, who is a perennial challenger to the Class AAA state championship.
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 26, 2023 13:05
| | North Branch's skid hits five games | After a promising 7-2 start to the season, the North Branch boys basektball team has dropped five straight contests, including two in the Mississippi 8 Conference last week, to even their record at 7-7.
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 26, 2023 13:04
| | 'Cats stretch shutout streak to three, get back to .500 | Chisago Lakes 8, Northern Edge 0
The Wildcats boys’ hockey team crushed struggling Northern Edge (1-11) 8-0 Tuesday, January 10 at East Bethel Ice Arena. The Wildcats completely shut down the Edge’s offense, outshooting them 31-11. Cam Stangl scored two goals for the Wildcats, and six other players scored one goal apiece: Jack Bakken, Nick Jinks, Cullen Dorcas, Drake Thyen, Andrew Swanson, and Brock Thompson. Picking up two assists each were Bakken, Dylan Dassner, Tim Madden, and Griffin Perreault. Jinks, Dorcas, Ben Kerkow, Colin Dunleavy, Swanson, and Nate Bluhm each had one assist.
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 19, 2023 16:27
| | Wildcats win M8C battle with C-I, then finish first at Packer Invite | Packer Invite
Despite missing plenty of meet action early this year due to snowy weather, the Chisago Lakes boys swimming and diving team has come out of the long layoff with two big wins, including a Packer Invite championship from Saturday, January 14.
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 19, 2023 16:26
| | Tough teams result in tough losses for CL girls pucksters | Chisago Lakes 5, Princeton 0
Taking too many penalties usually leads to bad results in hockey. And when the Wildcats hosted the Princeton Tigers last Tuesday, January 10 at Chisago Lakes Arena, they took five penalties. But they made lemonade out of lemons, scoring three shorthanded goals on their way to shutting out the Tigers 5-0. Alyson Vogelsang led the way for the Wildcats with two goals and an assist. The Wildcats completely dominated the game, outshooting the Tigers 42-9.
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 19, 2023 16:25
| | HOOPS ROUND UP: Kuhlman breaks another record for Vikings | NORTH BRANCH BOYS
St. Francis 78, North Branch 73
The Vikings started a three game slide with an overtime loss to St. Francis on Tuesday, January 10 at home.
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 19, 2023 16:25
| | Gymcats edged by Becker before third place finish in RF | Becker 132.575, Chisago Lakes 131.025
Chisago Lakes gymnastics has been steadily growing their score this season, but it wasn’t quite enough to beat Becker on Tuesday, January 10, as the Bulldogs escaped with a narrow win.
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 19, 2023 16:23
| | WRESTLING WRAP UP:
Area teams do well at SCL | St. Croix Lutheran Crusader Invitational
The Wildcat wrestling team had six wrestlers with 3-1 records at the St. Croix Lutheran Crusader Invitational last Saturday, January 14, propelling them to a fifth-place finish in the 15-team tournament. Brycen Morley (152) and Chuck Gilman (285) finished second. Four wrestlers came in third: Braxton Bender-Ehlke (132), Michael Amos (145), Stephen Weiss (170), and Connor Frederixon (182). Riley Palmer (126), with a 2-2 record, finished fourth. Morley lost a tight championship match 7-6 to Jon Gettel of Benilde-St. Margaret’s. And Gilman was pinned at 3:46 in his championship match by Keegan Kuball of WEM-JWP.
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 19, 2023 16:22
| | HOOPS ROUND UP: Kuhlman breaks school record in comeback win | NORTH BRANCH BOYS
North Branch 82, Monticello 40
The Vikings absolutely clobbered the Monticello Magic on Friday, January 6 when they stepped back into Mississippi 8 Conference play.
Friday, January 13, 2023
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January 12, 2023 15:12
| | Hornet Classic features stiff competition for 'Cats and Vikes | Hornet Classic
The Tropical Twist is no more.
Friday, January 13, 2023
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January 12, 2023 15:09
| | Narrow losses tough for Wildcats | Delano/Rockford 3, Chisago Lakes 1
The Wildcats dominated their game with Delano/Rockford, outshooting them 38-22. But Delano goalie Kayla Simonson stopped 37 of those 38 shots, and Delano beat the Wildcats 3-1. The game took place at the Delano Area Sports Arena on Thursday, January 5.
Friday, January 13, 2023
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January 12, 2023 15:07
| | Thao and Baker grind their way to high finishes at Ogilvie Invite | Friday, January 13, 2023
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January 12, 2023 15:04
| | Back-to-back shutouts by
Hanson lead CL to first wins | The Wildcat boys’ hockey team is playing a tough schedule this season and were winless in the early going. Last week, they got their first two wins of the season – both by shutout.
Friday, January 13, 2023
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January 12, 2023 15:03
| | Wildcats put the hurt on North Branch in county dual |
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Chisago Lakes 66, North Branch 18
Not too many years ago, the annual dual meet between the Chisago Lakes Wildcats and the North Branch Vikings was a must-see event. But both programs declined, for a variety of reasons. And both programs are now on the rebound, but the Wildcats are farther along in their resurgence. So, last week’s dual meet between the two squads at Chisago Lakes High School was anticlimactic. And all 14 matches were either pins or forfeits, with seven of the nine pins coming in the first period. After Wildcat Brannick Malchow (106) beat Viking Mason Henry to open the dual, the Vikings took a brief lead at 12-6 when Jack Baker (113) beat Wildcat Taden Morley and Ethan Kester (120) beat Sam Bird. But the Wildcats dominated after that, winning at ten of the final eleven weights. The most highly anticipated match of the evening came at 145 between two of the best wrestlers in the building, Wildcat Andrew Novack and Viking Michael Thao. According to Viking head coach Kyle Kahl, Thao didn’t wrestle his best match. And Novack was on top of his game, pinning Thao with one second left in the first period.
Friday, January 13, 2023
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January 12, 2023 15:02
| | CL girls wallop Eastview and New Prague at holiday classic |
Schmitz Holiday Classic
Last week, the Wildcat girls’ hockey team played in the Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic tournament at Schmitz-Maki Arena in Farmington, winning their first two games and losing the third game.
Friday, January 6, 2023
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January 5, 2023 12:31
| | Vikings split two at Granite City Classic |
North Branch 79, Hutchinson 57
Hutchinson might be among the class of football teams in Minnesota, but North Branch proved their hoops’ squad isn’t quite at that level when they beat them handily 79-57 in the opening round of the Granite City Classic on Thursday, December 29 in St. Cloud.
Friday, January 6, 2023
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January 5, 2023 12:29
| | Wildcats nipped by
Hudson and Coon Rapids | One team isn’t in the same class as Chisago Lakes and the other isn’t even in the same state but the Wildcats suffered two tough losses last week in separate road games against Hudson (WI) and Coon Rapids.
Friday, January 6, 2023
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January 5, 2023 12:35
| | CL wrestlers go 1-2 at triangular | Minneapolis North Triangular
The Wildcats participated in a triangular at Minneapolis North Hight School on Tuesday, December 27. They beat the Polars 32-21 and lost to the South St. Paul Packers 64-15. Three Wildcats won both of their matches. Bryce Morley (152), Logan Bender (195), and Connor Frederixon (220). Individual results are below.
Friday, January 6, 2023
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January 5, 2023 12:35
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