SPORTS
Vikings earn third place at prestigious gymnastics invite
North Branch held their own quite well at the 45th annual Clemensen Invitiational in Princeton Saturday, January 6. The Vikings finished in third place behind strong showings from Dakota Esget, Libby Nielson and Ella Dick. They were behind only Class AA #4 Hopkins and Class A #3 Perham with a …
Losses continue to pile up for Edge
Becker/Big Lake 4, Northern Edge 0 The Becker/Big Lake Eagles scored three goals in the third period to break open a close, intense game, shutting out the Northern Edge 4-0 on Thursday, January 4 at East Bethel Ice Arena. The game featured roughing minors and a few other penalties of …
CL girls hockey mauls Bears and dethrones Royals over holiday break
Brooke Klemz had two goals and three assists to lead the Wildcat girls’ hockey team to a 7-2 victory over the host Blake Bears in the opening round of the Crosstown Cup at Blake Ice Arena on Wednesday December 27. The Wildcats outshot the Bears 47-24 for the game, including …
Shafer Council tightens expense reports
Shafer City Council met December 19 for a regular Council meeting. All members were present.
Lindstrom Council adopts budget, mobile home park gets shelter
The Lindstrom City Council had two members out sick but they participated online from home, and last week it was a 5-0 vote on finalizing next year’s levy and budget.
HOLIDAY HOOPS HIGHLIGHTS
Crossing the border into Wisconsin did nothing to hamper the hoops game of the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team.
Wildcat grapplers finish fourth at Rock Ridge Invite
Three Wildcat wrestlers finished atop their weight classes at the Rock Ridge Wolverines Invitational last Friday, December 22. Michael Amos took first place at 145, Connor Frederixon won the championship at 215, and Logan Bender remained undefeated at 13-0 after capturing the crown at 285. Five other Wildcats placed in …
Rogers and Breck send CL losing streak to three
The Breck Mustangs outshot the Wildcats just 29-24 but scored five times to shut out the Wildcats 5-0 on Tuesday, December 19 at Chisago Lakes Arena. Mustang goalie Mackenzie Abbott stopped all 24 shots she faced to pick up her second shutout of the season. Breck scored twice in the …
‘Cats clobber Northern Edge and Becker
Ben Kerkow and Max Bobrowski each had two goals and an assist to lead the Wildcats to a 6-0 shutout win over the Northern Edge Tuesday, December 19 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Wildcats outshot the Edge 48-26 for the game, and Wildcat sophomore goalie Corbin Shandley stopped all 26 …
TWO IN A ROW FOR WILDCATS
The Wildcats led the Pine City Dragons 5-1 after two periods, and it looked like Chisago Lakes was on its way to a comfortable win. But the Dragons scored three goals in a three-minute span early in the period to cut the Wildcat lead 5-4. Ben Kerkow sealed the win …
NB gets quality win over Denfeld, but stung by Hornets for first loss
The Vikings played two solid halves in leading wire-to-wire over the Duluth Denfeld Hunters on Tuesday, December 12 to bump their record to 4-0 on the year.
