SPORTS
Wildcats, led by Ashley Mandell, charging through sections
CL 13,Princeton 0 (5 innings)The eighth-seeded Princeton Tigers that the top-seeded Wildcats met in the Section 7AAA playoff opener at home Wednesday, June 2 hardly resembled the team the Wildcats had played less than a week earlier in the regular season finale. In the earlier game, the Tigers pitched well …
Erickson heads to state, first in nearly 20 years for CL
Chisago Lakes’ senior Jill Erickson will be heading to the state tournament after putting together two strong rounds in the Section 7AAA meet at Hinckley Grand National course.
North Branch golfer Bistodeau headed to state golf
Hailey Bistodeau became the first North Branch competitor to qualify for the girls state golf tournament in over a decade, when she finished third in the Section 5AA meet at Highland National Golf Course in St. Paul June 1 and 3.
Monticello deals Chisago Lakes first loss of the year
Monticello 8, Chisago Lakes 7The Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team suffered their first loss of the season, a narrow 8-7 defeat at the hands of Monticello on Tuesday, May 11.
Vikes clobber Jackets
The North Branch baseball team kicked off their season with an 11-1 mercy rule drubbing of the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets on Thursday, April 15.
Stars shine in opening round comeback for CL
Senior Jenna Lawry scored a power play goal at 11:28 of the third period to give the Chisago Lakes Wildcats a 4-3 over the Mound Westonka White Hawks in the quarterfinals of the state high school girls hockey tournament Friday, March 26 at the Xcel Energy Center. Junior Dani Burgen …
Opdahl looking to defend state title; Nord and Stiles joining again
The Chisago Lakes boys diving team continued their ridiculous stretch of success by qualifying three divers for the state tournament for the second year in a row. And one of them just happens to be the defending state champion in Storm Opdahl, and the other two both secured top seven …
Lawry supplants Lushanko as top point scorer in CL history
Chisago Lakes 4, River Lakes 3The Wildcats led 3-0 after two periods against the seventh-ranked River Lakes Stars, but gave up three power play goals in the third period and escaped with a 4-3 win Tuesday, March 2 at Paynesville Arena. The Wildcats spent most of the third period killing …
Vikings exact revenge in 9-3 shellacking of Chisago Lakes
North Branch 9, Chisago Lakes 3The North Branch Vikings scored twice in the last minute of the second period to break a 3-3 tie and scored four more times in the third period to crush the Chisago Lakes Wildcats 9-3 last Friday, February 26 at Chisago Lakes Arena. Alex Langevin …
Second half frenzy leads to CL comeback win
North Branch made a few too many of the same mistakes that they’ve made often this year, and it set the stage for a big second half comeback from Chisago Lakes in the team’s second match up of the year on Tuesday, February 23.
AREA GRAPPLING ROUND UP
The Vikings lost all four duals last week, but continued to dominate at the few spots they fill in the lineup. They went 17-4 in contested individual matches, with both Josh Logan (145) and Brandt Bombard (160) going 4-0.
Shootout goes Chisago Lakes' way in county battle
Chisago Lakes 6, North Branch 4Karston Edson’s unassisted goal for Chisago Lakes at 8:56 of the third period broke a 4-4 tie, and the Wildcats went on to beat the North Branch Vikings 6-4 this past Tuesday, February 16 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Vikings’ Tucker Sachs scored three of …
Girls hockey team continue blazing hot start
Chisago Lakes 10, Princeton 1The Wildcats got hat tricks and four assists apiece from Dani Burgen and Jenna Lawry as they steamrolled the Princeton Tigers 10-1 Monday, January 25 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Wildcats outshot the overmatched Tigers 58-6 for the game.
North Branch outplays Morris-Benson but still suffers first loss
Morris/Benson 7, North Branch 5If someone told you the Viking boys’ hockey team fired 27 shots on net in the third period against the Morris/Benson Storm – and outshot the Storm 60-27 for the game – you would probably think the Vikings won by a comfortable margin.
