SPORTS
Despite season high score, St. Michael sneaks by with win
Last Tuesday, the Chisago Lakes gymnastics team posted their highest score of the season, scoring a 135.05.
Wildcats win game, lose Pieper
It could have been a disaster....could have.Last Friday night versus St. Michael-Albertville, the Chisago Lakes boys hockey team was thrown one curveball after another, still, when the ‘Cats left the arena, they walked out with a 4-0 win.
Close counts- Vikings win two more
Last Tuesday’s game with Forest Lake was about one thing and one thing only for the North Branch boys basketball team, momentum.
Wildcats put it all together in second half, roll past Mora
In the second half of last Friday’s boys basketball game, Herb Jangor finally saw what he had been waiting for.
After first loss, ‘Cats take out their frustration on Princeton
The Chisago Lakes boys swimming team dove back into the pool last Tuesday versus Hudson, fresh off a 19 day lay-off. Actually, fresh isn’t the best term to use when it comes to summing up the 96-90 loss.
Fire on snow-Wildcats ski to two more wins
Rodger Petryk had never seen it before. He had never seen two teams, both with full rosters, face another and have one team totally dominate the other, scoring a 55-0 win.
Vikings pick up first two wins
No team in the area had a busier week than the North Branch wrestling team, squaring off with four teams in two days before hosting the North Branch Invite last Saturday.
Advantage Wildcats
Last week was the most important week of the season to date for the Chisago Lakes girls hockey team period.
Wildcats third at Big Lake Invite
The Chisago Lakes gymnastics team closed out the month of December in Big Lake at the Big Lake Invite.
Section rout-Wildcats destroy Edison
At first glance, one might think that a non-conference match-up with Minneapolis Edison on New Year’s Eve wouldn’t be that big of a game for Ken Orwoll and his Chisago Lakes boys hockey team.
Vikings schedule heats up
Even before the season started, the North Branch Vikings knew their stiffest test to date would come December 29 at the Lakeville Holiday Tournament against Red Wing.
Still baby steps, but getting bigger
Against even an average team, a slow start can be a killer. Against a good team, it could lead to disaster.
Wildcats pin first two wins
You might notice Chisago Lakes Wildcats head wrestling coach Shawn Frederixon walking a little straighter this week, with a little more confidence.
Merry Christmas-‘Cats win Holiday tournament
Everything around them was new. New tournament, new arena, new opponents.
