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WRESTLING WRAP UP: Area teams do well at SCL
St. Croix Lutheran Crusader InvitationalThe Wildcat wrestling team had six wrestlers with 3-1 records at the St. Croix Lutheran Crusader Invitational last Saturday, January 14, propelling them to a fifth-place finish in the 15-team tournament. Brycen Morley (152) and Chuck Gilman (285) finished second. Four wrestlers came in third: Braxton …
HOOPS ROUND UP: Kuhlman breaks school record in comeback win
NORTH BRANCH BOYSNorth Branch 82, Monticello 40The Vikings absolutely clobbered the Monticello Magic on Friday, January 6 when they stepped back into Mississippi 8 Conference play.
Hornet Classic features stiff competition for 'Cats and Vikes
Hornet ClassicThe Tropical Twist is no more.
Narrow losses tough for Wildcats
Delano/Rockford 3, Chisago Lakes 1The Wildcats dominated their game with Delano/Rockford, outshooting them 38-22. But Delano goalie Kayla Simonson stopped 37 of those 38 shots, and Delano beat the Wildcats 3-1. The game took place at the Delano Area Sports Arena on Thursday, January 5.
Back-to-back shutouts by Hanson lead CL to first wins
The Wildcat boys’ hockey team is playing a tough schedule this season and were winless in the early going. Last week, they got their first two wins of the season – both by shutout.
Wildcats put the hurt on North Branch in county dual
Chisago Lakes 66, North Branch 18Not too many years ago, the annual dual meet between the Chisago Lakes Wildcats and the North Branch Vikings was a must-see event. But both programs declined, for a variety of reasons. And both programs are now on the rebound, but the Wildcats are farther …
Wildcats nipped by Hudson and Coon Rapids
One team isn’t in the same class as Chisago Lakes and the other isn’t even in the same state but the Wildcats suffered two tough losses last week in separate road games against Hudson (WI) and Coon Rapids.
CL wrestlers go 1-2 at triangular
Minneapolis North TriangularThe Wildcats participated in a triangular at Minneapolis North Hight School on Tuesday, December 27. They beat the Polars 32-21 and lost to the South St. Paul Packers 64-15. Three Wildcats won both of their matches. Bryce Morley (152), Logan Bender (195), and Connor Frederixon (220). Individual results …
CL girls wallop Eastview and New Prague at holiday classic
Schmitz Holiday ClassicLast week, the Wildcat girls’ hockey team played in the Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic tournament at Schmitz-Maki Arena in Farmington, winning their first two games and losing the third game.
Vikings split two at Granite City Classic
North Branch 79, Hutchinson 57Hutchinson might be among the class of football teams in Minnesota, but North Branch proved their hoops’ squad isn’t quite at that level when they beat them handily 79-57 in the opening round of the Granite City Classic on Thursday, December 29 in St. Cloud.
Vikings move to 4-1 after crushing Pine City by 42
North Branch’s balanced offense played nearly flawless basketball as the boys squad lit up Pine City like a Christmas tree on Tuesday, December 20 at home.
Como Park cruises past Wildcats despite double-double from Erickson
The Chisago Lakes girls basketball team got a big game from senior Emily Erickson, but it wasn’t enough as St. Paul Como Park made quick work of the Wildcats in their lone game last week on Tuesday, December 20.
