SPORTS
Wildcat boys roar back after tough conference loss
The Wildcat boys' basketball team led for most of the game, but a barrage of Benilde three balls midway through the second half put the Red Knights up for good.
Dan Brown, fishing private eye
It was a dark night and it was late.
Wildcat swimmers keep dual-meet streak alive
The Chisago Lakes swimming and diving team continued its winning ways leaving St. Louis Park in its wake 103-78 at the CL pool Thursday, January 25.
Chisago Lakes girls' hockey ties two, wins one
The Wildcat girls' hockey team trailed the Totino-Grace Eagles 2-0 near the end of the second period Tuesday, January 23 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
Cooper and North Branch fall victim to Wildcat boys hockey
Luke Angrimson's laser-like goal 17 seconds into the third period broke a 2-2 tie, then the Wildcats added two more goals for a 5-2 victory over the Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks Thursday, January 25 at New Hope Ice Arena.
Wildcat girls shrug off big loss to win next conference game
"We came out with a lot of defensive pressure in this game and it worked for the first 26 minutes," said Wildcat head coach Liz Mundahl.
Wildcats win two conference games
The Wildcat boys basketball team built a nine-point halftime lead on the way to a 64-53 win over St. Louis Park Tuesday, January 23.
Chisago Lakes alpine ski team finishes season 7-0 after defeating Champlin Park
The Chisago Lakes-St.Croix Falls alpine skiing team wrapped up another conference regular season championship by defeating Centennial and Champlin Park last week.
Wildcats outlast Vikings on the mat
The Viking and the Wildcat wrestlers battled each other at North Branch High School Thursday, January 25.
Viking boys bounce back after two tough losses
"We played two of our best halves of the year," said North Branch head boys basketball coach Bill Baumann.
Short-biting crappies getting the best of you? Sting 'em!
We've all experienced it from time to time and it's been a common refrain spoken by many crappie anglers plying our local waters during the past week -- short-biting crappies that steal our minnows with the cool precision and skill of a seasoned pickpocket.
Local snowboarder advances to national competition
Snowboarder Easton Gilman, of Chisago Lakes, climbed his way to the top as the top qualifying male snowboarder at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Sports Illustrated Kids Next Snow Search Super Qualifier held at Hyland Ski & Snowboard Area on Saturday, January 13.
Viking wrestlers fall to tough competition
The Cambridge tourney, Saturday, January 20 was stacked with tough teams, and the Vikings wrestled two of the top teams in the state -- sixth-ranked Simley and seventh-ranked Forest Lake.
Wildcats glide past Spring Lake Park and St. Francis before stumbling at Rogers
Junior Nick Bratrud scored his first varsity hat trick as the Wildcats pounded the Spring Lake Park Panthers 9-2 Tuesday, January 16 at Fogerty Arena in Blaine.
