SPORTS
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.
Lax team has great experience at state
Despite their sterling record on the year, the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team drew the eighth seed in the state tournament, and that meant they had to play unbeaten eventual state champions Prior Lake in the first round on Tuesday, June 17.
Bulldogs finding their groove at the right time
The Chisago Lakes Bulldogs town baseball team played some of the best teams in the state to get ready for the Eastern Minny League season. Even though they lost all four games, the experience prepared them well. The Bulldogs have started the league season 6-1, including two exciting comeback wins.
Leritz’s larceny earns CL state bid
Jesa Leritz stole home in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Wildcat softball team a 2-1 win over the Rock Ridge Wolverines in the Section 7AAA championship game on Thursday, May 29 at North Branch High School. The win sends the Wildcats to their third state tournament …
‘Cats make a deep push into sections, but run out of gas late
Catcher Kellen Meissner would likely have started the fourth-seeded Wildcat baseball team’s opening Section 7AAA playoff game at home against the fifth-seeded Hermantown Hawks, but the Wildcats’ only other catcher missed the game, so Meissner had to go behind the plate. The Wildcats exploded for six runs in the bottom …
Wildcats one win away from state
Just one game remains between the Chisago Lakes girl lacrosse team and their first ever berth into the state tournament.
Three North Branch golfers heading to state meet in Jordan
The North Branch boys golf team finished in second place in Section 6AA, with freshman Nick Melvin finishing in fourth place to earn his third trip to the state meet in as many years.
