SPORTS
Wildcats fall flat in first game, lose 52-15 to Pioneers
In the season opener for both teams, the Wildcat football team was crushed by the Hill-Murray Pioneers 52-15 Friday, August 29 at Chisago Lakes High School.
Vikings grind Agates down in opening 22-10 victory
With an abundance of new faces in their lineup this year, the North Branch football team is in a year of transition.
AREA SOCCER ROUND UP
The Wildcat boys’ soccer team has had a rough start to the 2025 season. They are 0-4 in their first four games. They have been shut out three times, and they have been outscored 27-2 so far this season. The Wildcats lost 10-2 to North St. Paul at home in …
‘Cats off to fast start in volleyball season
The Wildcat volleyball team opened the season at South Saint Paul on Thursday, August 21 with a clean sweep against the Packers. The Cats went 25-22, 25-15, and 25-22. The JV, B-Squad, 9A, & 9B teams all also won in straight sets. It was a fantastic start to what's sure …
Wildcats volunteer in the community
These Chisago Lakes football players and managers lent a hand at the Community Meal earlier this week, even after a busy day at practice! “We are proud to see them giving back and supporting our community,” Head Coach Ryan Anderson said.
Bulldogs’ potent offense fizzles in playoff loss to rival ‘Hawks
The Bulldog baseball season ended abruptly and unexpectedly when they lost to the North Branch Nighthawks 5-1 in the elimination bracket of the MBA District 1B playoffs Saturday, August 2 at Brennan Field in Hinckley. The Nighthawks went on to beat the Sauk Rapids Cyclones 12-7 on Sunday and will …
Bulldogs split two non-league games, playoff game vs NB next
Ty Escobedo drove in three runs to lead the Bulldog baseball team to a 7-2 win over the Albertville Anglers in the opening game of the Minnesota Baseball Association District 1B playoffs on Saturday, July 26 at Brennan Field in Hinckley. Jacob Mickelson started and went six innings to pick …
Adriaens and Eckhoff win Chisago Lakes Triathlon
Joe Adriaens has come close to winning the Chisago Lakes Triathlon in past years, but there always seemed to be some elite newcomer who was just passing through or using the Chisago Lakes Triathlon as a warm up that kept him from the top of the podium.
Bulldogs get back on track with three straight wins
Playing at Elk River on Monday, July 14, the Bulldogs ran into a left-handed buzzsaw named Max Loven.
11 inning pitchers’ duel goes to Princeton over the Bulldogs
In the best pitcher’s duel in the Eastern Minny League in at least a decade, the Princeton Panthers scored the only run of the game on a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the eleventh inning to beat the Chisago Lakes Bulldog baseball team 1-0 on Friday, June 27 at …
BULLDOGS SLAMMING THEIR WAY TO WINS
The Bulldogs pounded out 18 hits as they crushed one of the top teams in the Eastern Minny League, the Hinckley Knights, 15-1 at Brennan Field in Hinckley on Tuesday, June 17. The game was shortened to seven innings because of the ten-run rule. Every Bulldog starter had at least …
Long distance runners pace ‘Cats; vaulters propel Vikings at state
In an incredible 3200-meter race at last week’s Class AA state meet at St. Michael-Albertville high school, Monticello junior Isabel Mahoney outkicked Wildcat freshman Annika Hall near the end of the last lap to win the race in 10:34.50, just four seconds ahead of the Wildcat phenom.
Girls highlight excellent finishes at state golf meet
North Branch senior Ashley Bistodeau ended her career at North Branch on a high mark, shooting a personal best 78 after an opening round 90 at The Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan at the Class AA state meet last week.
