SPORTS
Wildcats top Bluejackets before losing to Monti and Little Falls
The Wildcats scored four straight goals in the second and third periods to take a 5-1 lead and went on to beat the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets 6-2 Tuesday, December 5 at Isanti Ice Arena. Playmaker Andrew Swanson had four assists on the first four Wildcat goals, and the scoring was spread …
Grapplers weather tough early schedule
The Wildcats dropped to 0-5 in dual meets on the season with two losses at the Big Lake Triangular Thursday, December 7. They fell to Cambridge-Isanti 51-24 and lost to the host team 57-16.
AREA HOCKEY ROUND UP
The Wildcats girls’ hockey team dominated Delano/Rockford on Saturday, November 18 at Chisago Lakes Arena, outshooting them 44-18, but lost 3-2 in overtime. Aly Vogelsang scored both Wildcat goals, and now has three goals in the Wildcats’ first two games.
Hutch buries North Branch in state semis
While they’ve run up a 27-5 record over the last three years heading into their state semifinals game against Hutchinson, they’ve made a lot of teams look overmatched and confused on defense while they’ve ran their Power T offense full of deception, misdirection, traps, pulls and counters.
Undem breaks school record again, finishes fourth at state
Chisago Lakes senior Ellie Undem closed her career in style, earning two medals at the state meet last week at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.
Vikings pillage Red Knights on their way to U.S. Bank Stadium
North Branch couldn’t have scripted a better start to their first round state tournament game last week against Benilde-St. Margaret’s, with running back Tyler Minke ripping off an 82 yard touchdown score that set the tone for the night and propelled the Vikings to a 38-27 win on a cold …
Undem breaks her own records; heads to state in 50 and 100 free
Ellie Undem is returning to Minneapolis for another crack at the state tournament, but this time she’s hoping for a trip to the finals in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle.
DAWN OF THE VIKING AGE
The Vikings beat Benilde-St. Margaret's 38-27 on Thursday, November 9 to punch their ticket to U.S. Bank Stadium and the state semifinals next week.
Osmundson finishes seventh at state for girls; boys take 15th
Although the Chisago Lakes boys cross country team made it to the state meet on Saturday, November 4, the two Chisago Lakes girls who also qualified stole the show.
Special teams haunt CL in section finals loss to Pioneers
Hill-Murray 42, Chisago Lakes 36 In the Section 3AAAA championship game, two first half special teams touchdowns by the Hill-Murray Pioneers put the Wildcats in a 14-point halftime deficit and, despite some offensive brilliance, they were not quite able to make up the gap, losing to the Pioneers 42-36. The …
Wildcat boys claim section crown, headed to state meet
Youngsters were at the forefront for the Chisago Lakes boys cross country team as they punched their ticket to the state tournament for the first time in a decade with a Section 7A win at Hibbing Golf Course on Thursday, October 26.
Defense pitches a shutout as NB looks for second straight state bid
North Branch and Grand Rapids played a pretty close game in the regular season, and the Vikings wanted to make sure there was no doubt when it came time to play the Thunderhawks in sections Saturday, October 28.
Chisago Lakes blows out Simley to advance to finals
Last season, the Simley Spartans crushed the Wildcats 46-14 in the opening round of the state tournament. With both teams in Section 3AAAA this season, the Wildcats turned it around on the Spartans, beating them 31-7 in the section semifinal game. The win sends the Wildcats to tomorrow night’s section …
Top-seeded Wildcats stunned by Como Park, season ends
Chisago Lakes seemed to be a shoo-in for the Section 4AAA finals when they drew the top seed. They had played — and swept — all of their potential opponents on that side of the bracket in the regular season.
