June 21, 2022 15:21
| Chisago Lakes storms state tournament for third place |
State Tournament
In their first state tournament appearance in school history, the Wildcat softball team came in third place. They opened with a 6-1 win over the Benilde-St. Margaret’s Red Knights, lost 4-0 to the Winona WInhawks in the semifinals and finished with an 8-2 win over the Simley Spartans in the third-place game. The games were played at the impressive Caswell Park softball complex in North Mankato last Thursday and Friday.
Friday, June 17, 2022
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June 16, 2022 13:36
| | 'Cats fall just short of state |
Chisago Lakes 16, Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids 5
If Chisago Lakes was nervous in their section semifinals match up against Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids to start, the nerves quickly vanished in the second quarter as the ‘Cats piled on the Panthers in what ended up being a 16-5 victory on Tuesday, June 7.
Friday, June 17, 2022
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June 16, 2022 13:34
| | NB & CL show up on the big stage | A quartet of underclassmen highlighted multiple athletes who qualified for the state tournament for North Branch.
Friday, June 17, 2022
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June 16, 2022 13:26
| | Wildcat baseball season ends in championship game | Grand Rapids 9, Chisago Lakes 2
The Wildcats had a tall task heading into the Section 7AAA championship game against the top-seeded Grand Rapids Thunderhawks at Hermantown last Wednesday, June 8, having used up their top pitching to get there through the elimination bracket. The Thunderhawks took an early 3-0 lead and put the game out for reach with a three-run sixth inning, beating the Wildcats 9-2. The loss ended the season for the Wildcats and sent the Thunderhawks to the state tournament for the second straight season.
Friday, June 17, 2022
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June 16, 2022 13:23
| | Vikings KO'd by Denfeld | The third-seeded North Branch baseball team fell twice in a row to be eliminated from Section 7AAA and have their season come to an end.
Friday, June 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022 15:40
| | New class leads to new state opportunities for CL and NB | The addition of a third class in track and field left North Branch and Chisago Lakes as a couple bigger schools in Class AA after routinely being some of the smaller schools in the previos two-class system.
Friday, June 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022 15:39
| | Three area golfers heading to state meet | NB GIRLS
The North Branch girls golf team was surprisingly led in their section bid by junior Olivia Weyenberg in the Section 5AA golf meet at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker.
Friday, June 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022 15:35
| | Chisago Lakes battles through losers bracket to get back to section championship games | The Wildcat baseball team went 4-1 in the Section 7AAA tournament over the past week, earning the right to face Grand Rapids at Hermantown for the section championship. The game or games against Grand Rapids were played yesterday, too late for inclusion in this week’s Press.
Friday, June 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022 15:34
| | CL's season ends with loss to Rebels | Champlin Park 12, Chisago Lakes 5
After breezing through Hermantown in their opening round of sections, the fifth seeded Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team had to travel out west to take on the fourth seeded Champlin Park Rebels on Thursday, June 2.
Friday, June 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022 15:32
| | 'Cats move on to section finals | After scoring a first round bye with the second seed, Chisago Lakes hosted Blaine last week in a rematch of last year’s section finals game.
Friday, June 10, 2022
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June 7, 2022 15:31
| | Wildcats wrap up Greater West Metro title with dominating win | Chisago Lakes 23 Big Lake 0
In the final conference matchup, the Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team won huge over Big Lake to defend their Greater West Metro conference championship 23-0.
Monday, June 6, 2022
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June 5, 2022 17:41
| | Chisago Lakes crowned conference champs in Greater West Metro | Chisago Lakes 15, Becker 5
Sara Smith scored four goals and had five points, and Skylar Wells, Aly Vogelsang, Kamryn Peterson and Kaianna Senne all scored two goals to help the Wildcats rout the Becker Bulldogs Tuesday, May 24, claiming their first-ever Greater West Metro Conference title in the process.
Monday, June 6, 2022
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June 5, 2022 17:40
| | 'Cats claw their way to first state tourney berth |
Chisago Lakes 4, Hermantown 3
The Wildcat girls’ softball team is headed to the state tournament for the first time in Chisago Lakes High School history. They beat the Hermantown Hawks 4-3 in the Section 7AAA championship game Thursday, June 2 to punch their ticket to state. Junior Ashley Mandell pitched a complete game to pick up the win. The game was played at Forest Lake High School.
Monday, June 6, 2022
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June 5, 2022 17:39
| | Wildcats narrowly lose heated affair with fifth-ranked Buffalo | The Wildcat boys lacrosse team had a busy week with three games played in four days. Chisago Lakes started their week with a road trip to Sartell/Sauk Rapids to take on the Storm'n Sabres and then two home games against Buffalo and Rocori.
Friday, May 27, 2022
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May 26, 2022 13:03
| | Golfers wrapping up regular season slate | North Branch and Chisago Lakes finished up their regular season schedule this week with back-to-back meets at Princeton Golf Course and Chisago Lakes Golf Course, but before that they got a nice section preview at the Grand Invitational at Hinckley Grand National on Friday, May 20.
Friday, May 27, 2022
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May 26, 2022 13:02
| | Wildcats officially conference champs! |
The Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team beat Becker 15-5 on Tuesday, May 24, officially wrapping up the Greater West Metro Conference championship with an undefeated 6-0 record so far. Skylar Wells (above) had two goals in the big win, and Sara Smith had four scores. For a full recap, check out next week’s Press.
Friday, May 27, 2022
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May 26, 2022 13:00
| | Stipe wins pole vault at Twilight meet | Monticello Twilight Meet
In their final meet before today’s conference championship, the Wildcat track team participated in the Monticello Twilight Meet Tuesday, May 17 at Monticello. The meet was somewhat of a preview of today’s Mississippi 8 Conference meet, as all six teams in today’s meet are in the Mississippi 8 Conference – the Wildcats, Becker, Big Lake, Monticello, Princeton, and St. Francis – are in the M8C.
Friday, May 27, 2022
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May 26, 2022 12:55
| | 'Cats lose top seed on Hawk walkoff | Hermantown 5, Chisago Lakes 4
A one-out walkoff single by Avery Farrell in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Hermantown Hawks to a 5-4 win over the Wildcats in the first game of a doubleheader last Friday, May 20 at Rose Road Field in Hermantown. The loss was a big part of the reason unranked Hermantown was given the number-one seed in the Section 7AAA tournament over the third-ranked Wildcats.
Friday, May 27, 2022
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May 26, 2022 12:54
| | 'Cats hit bump in road but still cruise to M8C championship | Chisago Lakes 12, Cambridge-Isanti 6
Anna Zaruba had a run scoring double in each of the first three innings to lead the Wildcats to a 12-6 win over the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets Tuesday, May 10 at Chisago Lakes High School. The Wildcats scored four runs in each of those first three innings and pounded out 13 hits in the game. In four plate appearances, Ashley Mandell got two hits, walked twice, drove in two runs, and scored three. The six runs allowed by the Wildcats were just one fewer than the seven runs they had allowed in the season’s first 12 games.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 14:08
| | CL claws back to .500 with two Mississippi 8 victories | Chisago Lakes 7, Cambridge-Isanti 0
Reed Marquardt pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball and Joe Graeve and Collin Hackl drove in two runs each to lead the Wildcats to a 7-0 win over the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets Tuesday, May 10 at Chisago Lakes High School. Marquardt was dominant, allowing just two hits. He walked two and struck out 12.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 14:07
| | Underclassmen star in North Branch's girls true team section win | True Team Section Meet
The North Branch girls track and field team had great performances up and down the lineup at the true team section meet in Cloquet on Tuesday, May 10, and they came almost exclusively from underclassmen.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 12:55
| | Up and down week breaks Vikings' four game win streak | Monticello 8, North Branch 4
Riding a four game winning streak, North Branch was locked in a pitcher’s duel with the Monticello Magic on Tuesday, May 10 before a massive sixth inning from Monti blew the game open and ended NB’s hot run.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 12:54
| | Wildcats beat big school rival Forest Lake | Chisago Lakes 4, Forest Lake 3
Despite not playing in the same conference, Chisago Lakes and Forest Lake have a nice, friendly rivalry in tennis, and it’s been a while since the Wildcats got the best of the Rangers, but they nabbed them on Saturday, May 14 in a tournament.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 12:53
| | Wildcats rolling | Chisago Lakes 19, Becker 3
The Wildcats cruised to a 19-3 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday, May 12. It was never much of a contest as Chisago Lakes got a ton of girls on the score sheet as they were able to score at will.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 12:51
| | Duluth remains a thorn in Wildcats' side in close game | Duluth 11, Chisago Lakes 10
The Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team faced a familiar foe when the Duluth Wolfpack came to town Tuesday, May 10.
Friday, May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022 12:51
| | Boys lacrosse team wins their home opener, moves to 5-0 | Chisago Lakes 15, St. Cloud 8
The Wildcats played their first home game of the season taking on The St. Cloud Crush on Thursday, May 5, a team consisting of the St. Cloud schools of Tech, Apollo, and Cathedral.
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:20
| | Lady Wildcats rolling, win three games in three days |
Chisago Lakes 3, Monticello 2
Although most lacrosse games are pretty high-scoring affairs, the Chisago Lakes girls lax team had a defensive battle with the Monticello Magic in late-April,
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:19
| | CL dominates Pine City Invite | Pine City "Chengwatana" Invite
The Wildcats track team enjoyed their trip to Pine City for the ten-team Chengwatana Invite last Saturday, as both the girls and boys won their team competitions. The girls squeaked by the hosts, Pine City, 162.5 to 161. The boys had a more comfortable margin over Pine City, winning 149.5 to 120.
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:15
| | Mandell continues to power 'Cats as they sweep eighth ranked Big Lake | Chisago Lakes 4, Big Lake 0
Ashley Mandell allowed just two hits and struck out 12, and Anna Zaruba drove in two runs, to lead the second-ranked Wildcats to a 4-0 shutout of the eighth-ranked Big Lake Hornets in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday, May 3 at Big Lake.
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:14
| | CL edges Denfeld before two big losses to Princeton and Osceola | Chisago Lakes 4, Duluth Denfeld 3 (10 innings)
Collin Hackl’s sacrifice fly with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning scored Reed Marquardt from third to break a 3-3 tie and gave the Wildcats a 4-3 win over the Duluth Denfeld Hunters Wednesday, May 4 at Pat Collins Field at Chisago Lakes High School.
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:14
| | Wildcats trample Vikings in tennis match up |
CHISAGO LAKES
Chisago Lakes 7, North Branch 0
Chisago Lakes made quick work of their county rival when they hosted North Branch on Tuesday, May 3.
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:13
| | Offense wakes up as NB wins four straight on the diamond | North Branch 10, Becker 2
North Branch put up crooked numbers in the first, third and sixth inning en route to a 10-2 win over the Becker Bulldogs on Tuesday, May 3.
Reed Jacobsen, Andrew Orf. Isaiah Scarborough and Nate Skiba all had big offensive games to pace the Vikings, and Orf shut down the Bulldogs from the mound to get NB back on track after losing five of their last six.
Friday, May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022 13:09
| | Chisago Lakes blows out Becker and comes back against Magic | Chisago Lakes 21, Becker 4
The Chisago Lakes Boys Lacrosse Team easily took care of business at Becker High School on Wednesday , April 27 in a blowout victory.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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May 5, 2022 12:02
| | Vikings' lone win last week comes against Princeton | North Branch 7, Princeton 3
North Branch broke their two game losing skid with a nice win over Mississippi 8 Conference opponent Princeton on Tuesday, April 26.
The Vikings got a strong start and two hits from Andrew Orf, and Noah Thorsen also starred at the plate and pitched an inning clean ball to finish off the Tigers.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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May 5, 2022 12:01
| | Chisago Lakes climbs to second in state, loses to top-ranked Scarlets | Chisago Lakes 11, Cambridge-Isanti 0 (5 innings)
Anna Zaruba pitched a one-hitter and Ashley Mandell hit her first career home run as the Wildcats crushed the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets 11-0 in game shortened to five innings because of the ten-run rule.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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May 5, 2022 12:00
| | Vikings double up on Princeton, crush St. Francis | North Branch 14, Princeton 1
North Branch jumped all over Princeton in the first game of their doubleheader on Tuesday, April 26, and then cruised to a victory before the mercy rule kicked in after the fifth inning.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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May 5, 2022 11:59
| | Wildcats and Vikes finish two-three | Chisago Lakes Invite
The Chisago Lakes and North Branch girls golf teams finished in second and third at the Mississippi 8 Conference meet at the Chisago Lakes Golf Course on Thursday, April 28.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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May 5, 2022 11:58
| | Schedule getting tough for CL |
Chisago Lakes 8, Monticello 3
The Wildcats scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to break open a close game and went on to beat the Monticello Magic 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday, April 26 at Chisago Lakes High School. Cole Hentges started and went four innings for the Wildcats. He allowed two earned runs on four hits, walked four and struck out four. Collin Hackl picked up the win in three innings of relief. He allowed one earned run on one hit, walked three and struck out two.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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May 5, 2022 11:57
| | Becker proves to be too tough for Vikings |
Mississippi 8 Conference favorite Becker took it to North Branch in the one game the Vikings got in last week between the junky weather.
Friday, April 22, 2022
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April 21, 2022 15:49
| | Stars shine for Vikings as they clobber Saints in season opener |
North Branch invoked the mercy rule in their first game of the year, and Head Coach Kathy Crudo hopes it’s a preview of what’s to come for the Vikes’ softball squad.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
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April 13, 2022 13:55
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