SPORTS
Local tracksters headed en masse to St. Michael for state tourney
There are loads of area athletes that earned a trip to the state track and field tournament this week! Congrats to the athletes!
Wildcats fall short in consolation bracket
In the opening game of the Section 7AAA baseball playoffs, the third-seeded Duluth Denfeld Hunters had just six hits. But Wildcat pitchers walked eight batters and hit one, and five of those nine batters scored as the Hunters beat the Wildcats 6-2 Tuesday, May 28 at Duluth. Caden Gibbs drove …
Five area golfers headed to state
The boys golf team got two qualifiers to the state tournament and the girls team moved one on after their section meets on Thursday, May 30.
Boys swept away by Tornadoes
Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse was used to being a high seed in postseason play and having either a bye into the quarterfinals, or at least a favorable match up early on.
Vikings claim individual M8C crowns, but fall short as a team
The North Branch girls track and field team duked it out with Chisago Lakes for the second spot in the Mississippi 8 Conference championships on Wednesday, May 22, but the Vikings fell just five points short of the ‘Cats, while both finished quite a bit behind M8C champions Monticello.
North Branch shows up when the lights are brighest
Two wild comebacks for the Vikings highlighted their first round win over the Bluejackets of Hibbing last week in Section 7AAA.
Helberg gets hot, first Vike to go to state in boys tennis
Wyatt Helberg has had a strong season relative to North Branch’s team success.
‘Cats fall short
On their way to a likely second appearance at the state softball tournament, a late-season injury to junior pitcher Anna Zaruba continued to affect her through the Section 7AAA playoffs, making the road to state much tougher. The Wildcats opened with a 2-0 win over Hermantown, but a 2-1 loss …
‘Dogs win ugly 12-10 against Metro Knights
Clint Eastwood starred in the movie “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” The Bulldogs’ game against the Metro Knights last Monday, May 20, contained all three of those elements.
Wildcats struggle late
The Coon Rapids Cardinals broke open a close game with four runs in the bottom of the sixth and shut out the Wildcats 5-0 Wednesday, May 22 at Coon Rapids High School. Coon Rapids pitching held the Wildcats to just three hits and six baserunners overall.
CL finishes second in M8C
The Wildcat girls featured two conference champions this year, and both are eighth graders. Annika Hall won the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:16.66, and Madison Eagle ascended to the top of the podium in the shot put, with a throw of 53’3.5”. Junior Blake Siefert was the only …
Girls lax finishes undefeated season, earn top seed
Chisago Lakes finished up their unblemished, unbeaten, and oftentimes, unchallenged perfect season with two big wins last week over Forest Lake and St. Michael-Albertville.
Showers goes yard for CL to walk off on Vikings
The Monticello Magic erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth inning and went on to beat the Wildcats 8-2 on Tuesday, May 14 at Pat Collins Field at Chisago Lakes High School. The Wildcats led 2-1 going into the fifth. But three singles, a hit batter, a …
