SPORTS
Swimmers and divers enjoy valuable experience at state
Although the Chisago Lakes’ swimmers and divers that participated at the state meet last week couldn’t escape the preliminaries, it was still a fruitful experience for all seven of them.
Danielson recognized as ZacStrong Award winner
The Chisago Lakes Hockey Association celebrated the life and memory of Zac Bartz on February 11, 2025, by awarding the 11th annual ZacStrong award. The award is a tribute to Zac and his passion for life, the sport of hockey and the Chisago Lakes community. Each year, the coaches of …
Area boys hoops teams bow out meekly
Both the Chisago Lakes and North Branch boys basketball teams ended their season in the first round of the section tournament on Wednesday, March 5.
Mahtomedi continues to be hill Chisago Lakes’ can’t climb
In front of a nearly packed house at Aldrich Arena, the top-seeded Wildcat boys’ hockey team took a 1-0 lead midway through the first period in the Section 4A championship game. But the second-seeded Mahtomedi Zephyrs scored three unanswered goals – one in each period – to beat the Wildcats …
Logan Bender crowned heavyweight champ again
Senior Logan Bender had a scary medical incident near the end of the first period of his championship match at last Saturday’s state championship match against senior Samuel Winkels of Austin but recovered and went on to beat Winkels 5-1 to claim the Class AA state title at 285 pounds …
Vikings clip ‘Cats to end their season, but fall to Hermantown in semifinals
North Branch toppled Chisago Lakes for the third time this year to win their opener in the Section 7AAA postseason bracket, but unfortunately ran into second seeded Hermantown in the semifinals and were eliminated, ending their season.
Five swimmers and two divers headed to state for Wildcats
The Chisago Lakes boys grabbed two relay spots in this week’s state meet, as well as two diving spots, when they hit the pool for the Section 4A meet.
Chisago Lakes wins instant classic over Princeton; earns top seed in section
Junior Jacob Kletti’s laser beam from 40 feet out into the top right corner of the net with 1:09 left in overtime gave the Wildcats a 5-4 win over the Princeton Tigers in the Wildcats’ final home game of the 2024-2025 season. An aside –this reporter has watched hundreds of …
Dahl finishes in top 20; Cyr top 40 at state meet
Chisago Lakes’ two representatives at the state alpine ski meet both performed well on Tuesday, February 11 at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Dick and Esget headed to state gymnastics meet
In one of the toughest gymnastics sections in the state, North Branch’s Dakota Esget and Ella Dick flew above the rest.
Dreams do come true!
The Chisago Lakes dance teams both performed at the state meet last weekend at the Target Center. The Jazz team nailed their routine and had a great time performing ‘The Edge of Seventeen’. The High Kick squad (pictured) also had a great meet in front of a packed Target Center …
CL wins one before bowing out to Simley
The eighth-seeded Wildcat wrestling team defeated the ninth-seeded St. Paul Humboldt-Open World Learning 39-30 in the opening round of the Section 4AA Team tournament on Saturday, February 15 at Mahtomedi High School.
Wildcats hang with top seed early, run out of gas late
The Wildcats scored first in their Section 4A semifinal matchup against the fourth-ranked Holy Angels Stars and trailed just 2-1 late in the third period. But the Stars added an insurance goal with just over five minutes remaining and went on to beat the Wildcats 4-1, ending the Wildcats’ season. …
AREA HOOPS ROUND UP
Ella Kuhlman’s assault on the North Branch girls basketball scoring record continued last week as the senior netted a school record 43 points in a 77-65 win over Zimmerman on Tuesday, February 11.
