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North Branch Peewee A team caps unbelievable season with state trip
The 2015-2016 North Branch Peewee A team just finished a truly historic season.They are the first team ever from North Branch, at any level of hockey, to qualify for a Minnesota State Tournament appearance. This group of players, born in the years 2000-2003 have been over-achieving ever since they first …
Wildcats go one-and-done at state tourney
After a wildly successful regular season and a few upsets in section finals, the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team found themselves seeded fourth in the state tournament this year and “hosting” a team they had already beaten.
Boys making first trip to state in nearly 20 years
After cruising for the first 23 minutes of a 32 minute game, Chisago Lakes had to battle off a resilient Hermantown team late.
Jacob Carlson podiums as seven CL swimmers compete at state tournament
The Chisago Lakes boys swimming and diving team represented themselves well at the state tournament last week, with the highlight being Jacob Carlson’s eighth place finish in diving, despite battling pneumonia.
Pierce battles back to win third at state, Klick wins with dramatic pin
Wildcat junior Teddy Pierce (138) decisioned fellow junior Isaac Haman of Kasson-Mantorville 7-6 to take third place at last weekend’s state high school wrestling tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Pierce won his opening round match, lost in the quarterfinals and then won four straight matches in …
'Cats beat Princeton again, headed to section finals
A lot of coaches and players think beating somebody more than once is harder on the winning team, and beating them three times in a season is even harder.
Chisago Lakes wins first ever section championship by just three points
There’s close margins, and there’s razor thin margins. And then there’s the amount Chisago Lakes won their first ever section title by last week.The boys needed every second and every point in their competitions, as they edged second place Grand Rapids by only three points in a meet where 2,193 points …
Four Chisago Lakes wrestlers punch their ticket to the state meet
Four Chisago Lakes Wildcat wrestlers qualified for the state tournament this weekend at the Xcel Energy Center. Teddy Pierce (138) and Kyle Schoenecker (195) repeated as section champions. And Aaron Sistrunk (132) and Adam Klick (220) each finished second in their weight classes. And for the second year in a …
Keeley Ertl places ninth in vault, 18th in all around at state meet
For the first time in three years, North Branch only had an individual representative at the state tournament, but she did the small town proud.
Swimmers heading into sections looking strong after great season
The 2015-15 season has treated the Chisago Lakes swimming and diving team well, and they have high hopes heading into sections this weekend.
Ertl lone state qualifier in new, tough section gauntlet
After two straight team berths to the state tournament, the North Branch gymnastics team missed out on the three-peat after being placed in a new, ultra-tough section.
County hoops rivalry split again; CL boys romp, NB girls bust slump
The area boys basketball teams kicked off the doubleheader early last week between North Branch and Chisago Lakes, and the game was very similar to the first go-around.
North Branch gets first ever win over Chisago Lakes in boys hockey
Nick Fairbanks scored the game’s only goal at 8:20 of the third period to lead the North Branch Vikings to a 1-0 win over the Chisago Lakes Wildcats. It was the first time the Vikings beat the Wildcats in the history of the rivalry between the two schools. Brandon Waldo …
Teams miss out on state, but Brown and Frischmon both going
With high hopes of multiple individual state tournament berths and maybe even both teams participating in the state meet, the Chisago Lakes boys and girls alpine ski teams were a little disappointed after their Section 7 championships on Tuesday, February 2 at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
