SPORTS
Mehlhorn and Wilmer slam door on NB's season
Chisago Lakes 2, North Branch 1Chisago Lakes Wildcat Chase Mehlhorn scored twice in the third period and Wildcat goalie Max Wilmer played what was probably the best game of his career to lead the seventh-seeded Wildcats to a 2-1 upset over the second-seeded North Branch Vikings in the quarterfinals of …
A haul of Chisago County wrestlers go to state
Southern Chisago County will be well represent at this weekend’s state high school wrestling tournament, with four wrestlers from each school heading to the Xcel Center in St. Paul. In last weekend’s Section 4AA individual tournament, the Vikings dominated the middle weights as junior Josh Logan (132), sophomore Brandt Bombard …
Three area gymnasts heading to state with two section champions
The culmination of a year’s worth of work came to a head at the Section 7A gymnastics meet on Saturday, February 15 at Big Lake High School.
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.
