NEWS
Vikings get the best of Wildcats again
The fourth-seeded Wildcat softball team won their opening round game in the double elimination Section 7AAA playoffs over the fifth-seeded Cloquet Lumberjacks Tuesday, May 19 at Chisago Lakes High School. This morning at 10 a.m. they will face the top-seeded and fifth-ranked Rock Ridge Wolverines at Braun Park in Cloquet …
CL falls flat in section gauntlet
The Cloquet Lumberjacks baseball team scored four runs in the first inning and went on to beat the Wildcats 7-1 Monday, May 11 at Chisago Lakes High School. Cloquet loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the first inning. Wildcat pitcher Zander Bleymeyer hit the next batter …
Unbeaten ‘Cats cruise
A dominant spring kept rolling along last week, as the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team blasted Monticello 18-3 on Tuesday, May 12 before taking down a tough Hill-Murray squad 13-7 on Thursday, May 14 at Chisago Lakes High School.
Chisago Lakes finishes 11th at Class AA True Team state
The Wildcat girls track team participated in the state Class AA True Team meet last Saturday, May 16 and finished eleventh out of 12 teams at the meet. The top scorer for the Wildcats was sophomore Madison Eagle, who finished second in the shot put and sixth in the discus …
Bulldogs rally late but give it right back to Highland Park
The Bulldog baseball team scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 6-3 lead, but the Highland Park Beavers came back with five runs in the bottom of the inning and beat the Wildcats 8-6 Sunday, May 17 at McMurray Athletic Fields in St. Paul.
CL duo advances in sections
The Chisago Lakes tandem of Caleb Brink (above, right) and Nolan Levasseur (left) have advance to the semifinals of the Section 7AA tourney and have a shot at the state tournament. The pair was seeded third and got a bye in the first round before beating a pari from Anoka …
Late Chisago Lakes magic trumps the Monticello Magic
A furious fourth-quarter rally helped the Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team erase a two-goal deficit and escape Monticello with a 10-9 road victory on Tuesday, May 12.
Vikes get wins late in season
North Branch finally got off the schneid and picked up three wins over the last two weeks of the season, using timely hitting and steady pitching to finish the year 3-15.
Vikings knocked out by Mustangs, individual sections up next for NB
North Branch’s great tennis season came ot an end last week in the Section 6A semifinals.
Richard Alsen
Richard “Dick” Alsen, of Chisago City, MN passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2026. He was born in St. Paul, MN on December 19, 1938 to John and Agnes Alsen and was the youngest of eight children.
Carol Olson
Carol Jean Olson, 81 years old, died at her residence in Scandia, MN on May 13, 2026.
Larry Warndahl
Larry Warndahl
Junette Dale
Junette (Junie) Caroline Dale, age 80, passed away suddenly on May 10, 2026, in Sandefjord, Norway, while on vacation and visiting family members. The youngest child of John O. and Junette M. Dale, she was born on January 12, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a loving mother, a thoughtful …
Donald Peterson
Donald F Peterson, born August 14, 1925, passed May 7, 2026
