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
| | Vikings move to 4-1 after crushing Pine City by 42 | North Branch’s balanced offense played nearly flawless basketball as the boys squad lit up Pine City like a Christmas tree on Tuesday, December 20 at home.
Friday, December 30, 2022
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December 29, 2022 11:38
| | Como Park cruises past Wildcats despite double-double from Erickson | The Chisago Lakes girls basketball team got a big game from senior Emily Erickson, but it wasn’t enough as St. Paul Como Park made quick work of the Wildcats in their lone game last week on Tuesday, December 20.
Friday, December 30, 2022
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December 29, 2022 11:37
| | CL Holiday Tourney features top local talent |
The Wildcat wrestling team hosted the Chisago Lakes Holiday Tourney Friday, December 16 at Chisago Lakes Area High School. Logan Bender won the championship at 195 pounds for the Wildcats. Jack Baker was the highest finisher for the Vikings, coming in second place at 106 pounds. Team scores were not available for this tournament.
Friday, December 23, 2022
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December 21, 2022 15:34
| | Boys still looking for their first win of the year | Osseo 6, Chisago Lakes 3
The Class AA Osseo Orioles broke open a close game with three goals in the first four minutes of the third period and went on to beat the Class A Wildcat boy’s hockey team 6-3 Monday, December 19 at Dick Vraa Ice Arena in Osseo.
Friday, December 23, 2022
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December 21, 2022 15:27
| | 'Cats split with two private powers | Gentry Academy 9, Chisago Lakes 2
Grace Delmonico scored a hat trick to lead the Gentry Academy Stars, ranked second in Class AA, to a 9-2 win over the Class A Wildcats Saturday, December 17 at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood. The Wildcats scored both of their goals on power plays, which is not surprising considering there were 17 penalties in the game – 11 on the Stars and six on the Wildcats. Nora DeVries scored midway through the second period, assisted by Laine DeVries and Lauren Schmidt, to get the Wildcats on the scoreboard. Ella Perreault scored the Wildcats’ other goal midway through the third period, assisted by the DeVries sisters. The stars outshot the Wildcats 34-15 for the game.
Friday, December 23, 2022
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December 21, 2022 15:26
| | HOOPS ROUND UP: Weather cancellations limit games | NORTH BRANCH BOYS
The Vikings took advantage of their one contest last week, clobbering Simley 66-46 on Saturday, December 17 at Simley High School.
Friday, December 23, 2022
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December 21, 2022 15:26
| | Wildcats grab two important wins over Princeton and Vis | Chisago Lakes 5, Princeton 0
The Wildcat girls’ hockey team poured it on against the Princeton Tigers, outshooting them 65-18 for the game and shutting out the Tigers 5-0 at Princeton First Bank & Trust Ice Arena on Thursday December 8.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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December 15, 2022 13:19
| | CL HOOPS ROUND UP |
CHISAGO LAKES BOYS
Chisago Lakes 76, St. Agnes 70
It took two overtimes, but the Wildcats escaped with a 76-70 win over St. Agnes on Tuesday, December 6 at St. Agnes.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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December 15, 2022 13:18
| | 'Cats go 0-1-1 in match ups against 2021-22 state tournament teams | Chisago Lakes 2, Monticello 2 (O.T.)
The Wildcats opened their season on Tuesday, December 6 at Chisago Lakes Arena, facing last year’s state tourney entrant from Section 5A, the Monticello Moose. In what turned out to be a clean game – just four penalties were called – the teams skated to a 2-2 tie. The Moose outshot the Wildcats 37-35 for the game, and Wildcat goalie Jack Hanson stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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December 15, 2022 13:13
| | Northern Edge growing and improving | After an 0-4 start to the season that included three blowout losses, the Northern Edge boys’ hockey team – a co-op of North Branch and St. Francis – has played more competitively, including getting their first win of the season.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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December 15, 2022 13:12
| | Thao wins title in Fridley, second at Maple Grove for Viking grapplers | Don Meyers Fridley Invite
The Vikings finished eighth out of 13 teams at the Don Meyers Fridley Invite on Saturday, December 3. Senior Michael Thao won the tournament championship at 138, decisioning Darion Snyder of St. Paul Highland Park 11-9 in a tight championship match. Jack Baker (113) was 3-1 for the tourney and finished third.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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December 15, 2022 13:12
| | CL struggles at Cambridge-Isanti Tri | Cambridge-Isanti Triangular
The Wildcat wrestling team’s only action over the past week was at the Cambridge-Isanti Triangular on Friday, September 9. The Wildcats lost both duals that night. Rush City/Braham beat the Wildcats 63-18, and hosts Cambridge-Isanti won by the nearly identical score of 62-15.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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December 15, 2022 13:11
| | AREA HOOPS ROUND UP | NORTH BRANCH
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hermantown 60, North Branch 51
The Vikings opened against section foe Hermantown and dropped their first game of the year 60-51 to the Hawks.
Friday, December 9, 2022
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December 8, 2022 13:30
| | Wildcats find their way early | Friday, December 9, 2022
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December 8, 2022 13:29
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