SPORTS
Chisago Lakes wraps up M8C conference championship with 6-1 over Buffalo
Duluth East 5, Chisago Lakes 2Chisago Lakes has been a tough out all year. They had only lost two tennis matches in their 16 meets until they ran into Duluth East last week, who they could see in the Section 7AA crossover match up if seedings play out.
North Branch girls track wins fourth straight true team section title
Using remarkable consistency up and down their lineup, the North Branch girls track and field team captured their fourth straight True Team Section Championship on a cold, damp day in Cloquet.
Minnesota Twins dedicate brand new "Old Pumphouse Field"
Saturday was a special day in Lindstrom. Pumphouse Park where many of us grew up playing baseball was recently renovated. The Minnesota Twins Community Fund donated money towards a new fence, infield, and warning track.
Wildcats' baseball splits two lopsided, mercy-shortened games
The Wildcat baseball teams came out on opposite ends of identical 12-2 scores over the past week or so.
Skroch just misses a no-no at CHS
Jimmy Skroch knew he would be counted on to be the ace this year for the North Branch baseball team, and on the biggest stage of the year, he pitched his tail off to get the Vikings a non-conference win over St. Paul Como Park.
With sun finally shining, 'Cats and Vikings get out and play
North Branch 11, Princeton 0Katelyn Berg fired an absolute gem to open the season for the North Branch softball team, and if it’s any indication of what’s to come, this could be a good season for North Branch.
Chisago Lakes wins their first game of the season, a chilly contest again C-I
A cold spring couldn’t keep the Wildcat baseball team bottled up forever. In the season opener last Thursday, April 7, starter Tyler Stilp pitched four innings of shutout baseball and Gabe Taylor and Henry Trost had two hits apiece to lead the Wildcats to an 8-2 win over the Cambridge-Isanti …
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 …
