SPORTS
Vikings keep on trucking, Ertl and Olson break school records
Health has always been a concern for the North Branch gymnastics squad.
Wildcats get first dual win of the year over Princeton; sixth at River Falls
Chisago Lakes has been steadily building their score up this year and although they won’t be knocking off any top teams anytime soon, the improvement has been visible.
CL splits first two in conference play
Rogers 82, Chisago Lakes 59In their first foray into the Mississippi 8 this year, Chisago Lakes didn’t like what the found against Rogers. The up-and-coming Royals are 10-3 on the year, and they didn’t waste any time showing the ‘Cats what got them there.
Backes nearly breaks scoring record vs NB, tears ACL in next game
Chisago Lakes 84, North Branch 59Carmen Backes clearly has the talent to set records for the Chisago Lakes girls basketball team.
Gymnasts come out of break with nice performance at Tropical Twist
The Chisago Lakes gymnastics team is in the middle of a rebuilding project, and they’ve been steadily climbing up to what culminated in a season-high score at the Big Lake Tropical Twist Invitational on Saturday, January 7.
Lady 'Cats fall in Schwan Cup championship game
Cambridge-Isanti 2, Chisago Lakes 0In the championship game of the Open Division of the Schwan Cup, scoring opportunities were hard to come by for both teams. The Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets outshot the Wildcats girls’ hockey team 19-11. The Bluejackets, a fellow member of the Mississippi 8 Conference, were able to take …
Brown and Frischmon win the stacked pre-Christmas Wild Mountain Invite
Wild Mountain InvitationalAnders Brown and Ellie Frischmon have been at the elite level for so long, it was hard to believe they were taking part in their last Wild Mountain Invitational on Friday, December 23.
Vikings on pace for something special; finally host a 'home' meet
Cambridge 143.725, North Branch 142.475Although North Branch didn’t beat Class AA juggernaut Cambridge-Isanti, they put up a big enough score to really send shockwaves around the Class A landscape. They won’t be mistaken for Detroit Lakes, who are the best team in the state regardless of class (they put up an …
Ertl takes all around but NB narrowly loses to Cambridge-Isanti
Teammates watch intently as Keeley Ertl finishes off her uneven bar routine. Ertl won the all-around in a conference meet against Big Lake and Cambridge-Isanti. The Vikings beat Big Lake but fell in a hotly contested match against conference stalwart and Class AA powerhouse Cambridge-Isanti.
Backes hits 1,000 point mark, Wildcats off to fast start
Chisago Lakes 78, Mounds View 61With injuries and losses in their rear view mirror, the Chisago Lakes girls basketball team opened the season with a thundering win over a Class AAAA opponent in Mounds View.
Wildcats drop two while breaking in many new starters
It won’t be easy for the Wildcats’ boys basketball team to replace Dylan Wood, Carter Duncan and Ethan Hickcox, but they started the process against two tough teams to open their season.
Wildcat boys hockey team drops first two games in annual holiday tourney
Rosemount 8, Chisago Lakes 2The Rosemount Irish broke open a close game with a five goal outburst in the second period on their way to an 8-2 win over the Wildcats last Friday at the Wildcats’ holiday tournament at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Irish built a 7-0 lead before Brandon …
Nelson soars past expectations, earns third at state diving meet
Payton Nelson’s goal at the beginning of the year was to make the podium at the state meet.
Olson and Nelson returning to state meet for third time
The Chisago Lakes girls swimming and diving team will be sending two familiar faces as their state contingent this week.
