SPORTS
Wildcats stick it to Centennial in section title game, headed to consolation championship at state
The top-seeded Wildcats boys’ lacrosse team avenged last year’s loss to the Centennial Cougars in the Section 7 championship game by beating the second-seeded Cougars 8-6 in this season’s section championship game Thursday, June 8 at Chisago Lakes High School. This marks the Wildcats’ second trip to the state tournament, …
State track results
The Class AA state track meet was held at St. Michael Albertville High School Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11. Both Chisago Lakes and North Branch girls were well represented at the meet, while the boys just had a few participants. There were four individual girl medalists for Chisago …
SECTION SUCCESS: NB and CL send multiple athletes to state meet
In our sports preview issue earlier this spring, Wildcat girls’ track head coach Nathan Appleby said he thought the Wildcat girls would get 15 spots at the state meet this year. Appleby was right on the mark, as six athletes will take 15 spots at state, including eight spots in …
CL cruises past Rangers, but dream season ends against Rebels
Despite sporting an undefeated record going into sections, the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team got the fourth seed and knew that top-seeded Champlin Park would eventually be on their path to sections.
Chisago Lakes takes care of business as top seed, playing for title
It’s not always easy having the biggest target on your back, as the Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team found out getting every teams’ best effort in the early rounds of sections.
Swanson and Hanson ride great second rounds to Class AAA meet
Andrew Swanson has been Chisago Lakes’ top golfer all year, and he saved some of his best for last in the Section 7AAA meet the past week.
Two Vikes to storm state meet at Jordan
Olivia Weyenberg and Nick Melvin are heading to the state tournament in boys and girls golf after qualifying earlier this week. Weyenberg, a senior, shot an 88 and 85 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker to finish in fifth place and earn her second consecutive trip to the Class …
NB and CL baseball bow out of sections in tough fashion
The North Branch baseball team had a roller coaster ride through sections, and the first major bump proved to be too big to overcome.
WILDCAT SOFTBALL HEADING TO STATE
Wildcats earn second consecutive trip to State in Softball
Senior Ashley Mandell, backed by a solid defense and enough offense, pitched the Chisago Lakes Wildcat softball team to their second straight state tournament appearance.
Wildcats hold on late, finish season undefeated
Fellow Lakes Area team Forest Lake nearly ruined the Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team’s perfect season, but the Wildcats pulled ahead late and held on for an 8-7 win last week before crushing conference foe Big Lake in the season finale to finish the campaign 14-0 and be crowned Great …
CL socks North Branch in upper bracket, will rematch for section softball championship
Courtesy runner Jess Dittel scored on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the top-seeded Wildcats a 4-3 win over the fifth-seeded Cloquet Lumberjacks in the championship bracket of the Section 7AAA softball tournament Saturday, May 27 at Braun Park in Cloquet. …
Offensive explosion powers North Branch; headed to section semis
The North Branch baseball team put up a score last week that’s extremely rare, even in the high school ranks.
First round loss huge blow to Wildcat chances
River Bemlott and Logan Thorstad pitched a combined four-hitter and allowed just one run against the Forest Lake Rangers. But the Wildcats did not score against the Rangers and lost 1-0 in the final game of the 2023 regular season. The game was played at Chisago Lakes High School Thursday, …
