Monticello has been a thorn in Chisago Lakes’ side for the last years. Even though the ‘Cats have traditionally beaten Monticello, they’ve always gave them a tough test and made them work to earn a conference title.
Senior Ben Kerkow is among the scoring leaders in the state of Minnesota for boys lacrosse and he only added to that total with a three goal, four assist performance in a 13-9 win over Monticello on Tuesday, May 6.
The Section 7AA True Team meet turned into a duel between North Branch and Chisago Lakes on the girls side, and although the Wildcats came out on top by about 30 points, the Vikings had some great performances.
Despite a valiant comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats dropped their first game of the week, a 10-8 decision to Rogers on Tuesday, April 29.
A slight hiccup against Coon Rapids on Wednesday April 30 was the only thing standing between the North Branch softball team and a six game winning streak.
After four straight blowouts to start the season, the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team was handed their first loss of the year in a 12-11 thriller against St. Croix Prep.
The Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team played in two games last week that were decided by one goal and that came out on both ends of the spectrum in the contests.
North Branch’s baseball team kicked off last week with an extra innings win over the Zimmerman Thunder on Monday, April 21, but a tough matchup against Princeton followed, and a rain out against Monticello kept them at 1-1 for the week.
The season didn’t start off how the Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team was hoping, as they dropped a 12-2 loss to Farmington, but they bounced back for a big Mississippi 8 Conference win over Becker last week to get back to even on the year.
The Wildcats won all three of their games at the Wiest Mankato Scarlet Invitational last Saturday at Caswell Park in North Mankato to claim the tournament championship.
The Duluth Denfeld Hunters broke open a close game with six runs in the bottom of the fifth and beat the Wildcats 8-2 Friday, April 18 at historic Wade Stadium in Duluth. Zander Bleymeyer started and took the loss for the Wildcats.