SPORTS
Although ingredients present for upset, CL falls in first round
Despite a huge game from junior Benji Figini, and the confidence of being able to hang with the number-two seeded Lumberjacks, the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team saw their season end abruptly last week in sections.
Back-and-forth game goes the way of the Bluejackets
Despite a noticeable disparity in the team's records, the 9-17 North Branch Vikings earned a home playoff game as the fourth seed against the fifth-seeded 12-14 Hibbing Bluejackets.
After wild upset, NB's luck runs out
Although the North Branch girls basketball team was coming off of a monumental upset in the first round, their momentum wasn't enough to carry them to the section finals for the second year in a row.
Wildcats battle at state tournament
After graduating a bulk of their team last year, Chisago Lakes boys swimming and diving Head Coach Mark Nordby figured it'd be no easy task getting guys to the state tournament this year.
Olson earns fourth, first Wildcat to place at state since '95
Senior Clay Olson (171 pounds) became the first Wildcat wrestler since 1995 to place at the state tournament, coming in fourth place at last week's Class AA tournament at the Xcel Energy Center.
Morrison and Kostik fall just short of individual state titles for North Branch
Their only senior on North Branch's roster, John Morrison, led a contingent of four Viking wrestlers to this year's state tournament, held last week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Vikes get sweet revenge, best 'Cats on third try
Some say one of the hardest tasks in sports is to beat the same team three times in one year.
Wildcat basketball packs a punch off the court
The Chisago Lakes boys basketball team, including the varsity, junior varsity and freshman team, all chipped in last week to pack bags of food that are being sent around the world for people in need.
Chisago Blazers go undefeated to win league
The Chisago Lakes Blazers recently won the fourth grade division of Forest Lake Community Education Basketball League.
Chisago Lakes C Squirt Team wins first ever District 10 Championship
The Chisago Lakes C Squirt Team ended their season by making CLHA history, winning the first ever District 10 Championship in Anoka, coached by Aaron Slagle, Jeremy Nephew and Tim Zaruba.
Four swimmers headed to state meet
"What a fantastic day of swimming and time drops," Chisago Lakes swimming and diving Head Coach Mark Nordby raved after the Wildcats' section meet last week.
State tournament feeding frenzy begins for Chisago County grapplers
It will seem like déjà vu for much of the Viking wrestling contingent heading down to the Xcel Center in St. Paul this week.
State tournament feeding frenzy begins for Chisago County grapplers
Three Wildcat wrestlers have combined to do something that hasn't been done at Chisago Lakes High School for over 20 years.
'Cats trump expectations, claim consolation crown
The Wildcat girls' hockey team, making its first state tournament appearance since 2004 and only the second appearance in team history, won the tournament's consolation championship and proved that they belonged among the best teams in the State of Minnesota.
