SPORTS
Chisago City’s Casey breaks two Minnesota 11-12 records in swimming
Kaia Casey had some lofty goals coming into her long course summer swimming season, and reaching some of them wasn’t easy, but she stuck with it and hit her milestones just one week apart.
Bulldogs season ends in tough 4-1 loss to Fergus Falls at state tourney
The clock struck midnight for Cinderella.
Bulldogs ride drafted pitchers to first ever win at state tourney
In their first state tournament appearance in 17 years – and only the second state appearance in team history – the Chisago Lakes Bulldogs, behind eight strong innings from draftee Damon Rademacher, beat the Veseli Warriors 4-3 Saturday, August 19 at Saints Field in Dassel. Draftee Phil Bray set down …
‘Dawgs bully their way to the state tourney
In their second game of the day on Saturday, the Bulldogs beat the Rum River Bandits 12-2. The win gave the Bulldogs their first state tournament appearance since re-starting the team in 2014, and the first state tournament appearance for the Bulldog franchise since 2006. The Bulldogs will open the …
Bulldogs just one win from state tournament
The Chisago Lakes Bulldogs will play in the Region 1C championship game for the first time since the team re-formed in 2014. In the winners’ bracket semifinal game Sunday, August 6, the fourth-seeded Bulldogs scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 7-5 lead against …
Reed takes break from vacation to win last Chisago Lakes Tri, Herrick takes women’s crown
John Reed, of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, has willpower that most could only dream of. He took a day out of vacationing in Minnesota and visiting his girlfriend to compete in and win the Chisago Lakes Triathlon on Sunday, July 30.
Bulldogs clinch second place in Eastern Minny
The Osceola Braves held the hot-hitting Bulldogs to just three hits and shut them out 3-0 Wednesday, July 12 at Oakey Park in Osceola. Hunter Lindstrom went seven innings for the Bulldogs and took the loss. The Bulldog defense committed four errors, directly leading to all three Braves’ runs. Lindstrom …
‘Dogs split two ahead of late season push
Reece Berner’s two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning doubled the Bulldogs’ lead to 4-0 over the Rum River Bandits, and the Bulldogs went on to beat the Bandits 5-1 Sunday, July 8 at Pat Collins Field. Noah Couwenhoven started and allowed just one hit in seven …
Chisago Bulldogs beat Redbirds for first time
Aaron Keeney’s infield single drove in Nate Zingerman from third base to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 walkoff win over the Isanti Redbirds Friday, June 30. It’s the first time the Bulldogs have beaten the Redbirds since the Redbirds joined the Eastern Minny League in 2019. The game was a …
Chisago Lakes’ path to state football now goes through St. Paul schools with section realignment
Every two years, the Minnesota State High School League takes a look at section placement and typically makes just some small tweaks. A team here or a team there gets shuffled, but programs largely find a home and stick to it.
Bulldogs scoring runs in bunches during 2-1 week
In a non-league game, the Bulldogs lost to the Andover Huskies 6-5 in 11 innings. The game was played Monday, June 19 at Oakey Park in Osceola.
Area golfers compete at state meets
For North Branch’s Olivia Weyenberg, it was her last time donning the red and white of North Branch in competitive golf, but for Chisago Lakes’ Andrew Swanson and Kali Hanson, and NB’s Nick Melvin, the 2023 state golf meets were hopefully the start of some great futures.
Chisago Bulldogs off to a fine start, split with Nighthawks
The Chisago Lakes Bulldogs town team is 5-3 in the Eastern Minny League Central Division and 5-7 overall this season. The Bulldogs, historically a competitive team with decent pitching and low run production that didn’t win a lot of games, added players that have improved both their pitching and hitting. …
BOYS LAX TEAM FALLS JUST SHORT OF CONSOLATION TITLE
The Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team entered the state tournament as a decided underdog last week.
