SPORTS
Boys alpine ski team clinches state tournament berth
Just days after wrapping up their Northwest Suburban Conference championship, the Chisago Lakes boys alpine ski team checked one more box on their season checklist: making it to the state meet at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Josh Logan going well for Vikings' grapplers
Big Lake 42, North Branch 25Big Lake beat the Vikings 42-25 in a dual meet at home on Wednesday, January 29. But in the six contested matches, the Vikings beat Big Lake 19-6.
Both alpine ski teams wrap up NWSC championships
Chisago Lakes finished their alpine ski season in truly dominating fashion.
Bonus points abound in North Branch's win over Chisago Lakes
Chisago Lakes 48, North Branch 32The Wildcats and Vikings got together for their annual dual meet last Thursday at North Branch High School, with the Wildcats prevailing 48-32. The Vikings fielded just eight wrestlers and won six of the eight contested weights and had a 32-12 advantage in those matchups. …
Chisago Lakes pounds the paint in win over North Branch
Chisago Lakes 74, North Branch 69Chisago Lakes knew going into their county rivalry with North Branch that if they could use their size to their advantage, they were going to be in a great spot to beat the Vikings.
Chisago County gymnastics showdown goes Wildcats' way
North Branch dominated Chisago Lakes in gymnastics contests over the last half decade, but starting last year, the Wildcats turned the tide, and continued this on Thursday, January 16 with a CL win in the rivalry.
COUNTY BASKETBALL ROUND UP
WILDCAT BOYSPrinceton 78, Chisago Lakes 63Chisago Lakes 63, Big Lake 49The Wildcats ended their long stretch of road games by breaking a six-game losing streak that started the week before Christmas, beating Big Lake by 14 points Thursday, January 16.
SISTER ACT: The Devries sisters lead the charge for CL hockey
New fans attending the Wildcats girls hockey game against SFNB on Tuesday, January 7 at Chisago Lakes Arena may have thought they were hearing things when public address announcer Suzanne Gillespie announced the starting lineup and kept repeating the name “Devries”. But they weren’t hearing things – the four Devries …
North Branch skates past Chisago Lakes in rivalry game
North Branch 5, Chisago Lakes 2A standing-room only crowd of Viking and Wildcat fans was in attendance at the first matchup of the year between archrivals North Branch and Chisago Lakes. When the Vikings increased their lead to 4-0 midway through the second period, it looked like they might run …
Boys win home invite; Mower, Brown and Janzig shine
With the talent on their roster this year, the Chisago Lakes boys alpine ski team knows as long as they can keep their runs clean, they’ll have a shot to win any meet they are in.
Wildcats competitive with Princeton
Princeton 101, Chisago Lakes 85The Chisago Lakes boys swimming and diving team took on Princeton in their season opener on Thursday, December 12 and although they didn’t earn the win, things are looking up this season for the Wildcats.
Vikes dominate section foe Princeton
North Branch 6, Princeton 1The Vikings, currently ranked ninth in the state, did a lot of their damage on special teams against the Princeton Tigers, going three for five on the power play and scoring a shorthanded goal on their way to a 6-1 win Thursday, December 5 at Chisago …
Norwig breaks out at CR; Logan 9-0
Viking wrestler Josh Logan (132) has had a phenomenal start to the 2019-2020 season. He went 9-0 over the opening weekend, including an individual championship in the Big Lake Invitational. Viking assistant coach Kyle Kahl said, “Josh is lights out on his feet and lights out on top, and he …
Special teams leave much to be desired in an 8-3 loss to Lightning
Northern Lakes 8, Chisago Lakes 3The Northern Lakes Lightning broke open a close game with four straight goals in the second period on their way to an 8-3 win over the Wildcat boys’ hockey team. The lack of a penalty kill for the Wildcats was the difference in this game, …
