SPORTS
Thomsen earns first career win
Chisago Lakes 124.225, Princeton 120.5After a few tough matches to open the season, first-year Head Coach Alex Thomsen got her first career win when the Wildcats toppled the Princeton Tigers in a battle of conference feline foes on Monday, December 21.
Young 'Cats struggling in 2015
Cambridge-Isanti 7, Chisago Lakes 1The Wildcat girls’ hockey team played just once in the past week and lost 7-1 to the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets at Isanti Ice Arena on Friday, December 11. Claire DeVries scored the lone goal for the Wildcats, with seven minutes to go in the game, to avoid …
Wildcats' split first four aided by game-winner by Wood
North St. Paul 76, Chisago Lakes 60When working out early season kinks and getting in a rhythm, it’s tough to face a team as talented as North St. Paul.The Chisago Lakes boys basketball team found that out when they opened the season against the Polars on Saturday, November 21 at North …
Nelson and Olson represent Chisago Lakes at state
Both Kalli Jo Olson and Payton Nelson improved considerably in their second showing at the state tournament.
Vikings victorious in consolation championship at state
Courtney Selbitschka saved some of her best North Branch volleyball for her last couple of matches, and that’s saying a lot after all the gaudy stats she’s accumulated over her long and illustrious career.
Nelson and Olson returning to state
The Chisago Lakes swimming and diving team found themselves surrounded by private schools in their Section 4A meet last week, and it made state tournament berths hard to come by.
Vikings vault past Grand Rapids to the state tourney
In 1994, Bill Clinton was President, a gallon of gas was $1.11, ‘The Sign’ by Ace of Base was the top song in the world, and the North Branch volleyball team was going to state.
North Branch moves on to section finals in commanding fashion
Even though North Branch only played and won one game on Friday, October 30, they earned moral victories all across Section 7AAA.
Multiple area runners earn All-M8C honors
Both Chisago Lakes and North Branch were shooting high at the Mississippi 8 Conference cross country meet at the Isanti Middle School on Tuesday, October 20.
Divers sweep top spots at True Team section, girls priming for state
The Chisago Lakes Girls Swimming and Diving team is two thirds of the way through its season and has been seeing great improvement over the past nine weeks.
Wildcats fall short in breathtaking section semis
When quarterback Ethan Hickcox scored from 22 yards out with just over a minute to go in the section semifinal game to put the fourth-seeded Wildcats up 28-24 against top-seeded St. Francis, it looked like the Wildcats, who had trailed 24-7 midway through the third quarter, would be heading to …
Lady Vikes cruise past C-I, wrap up M8C championship
North Branch needed some measure of revenge against Cambridge-Isanti after last year’s section final game.The ultimate measure of that revenge may come later on in Section 7AAA play, but for now, this one will do.
North Branch earns at least a share of Mississippi 8 crown
The Lady Vikings swept Cambridge-Isanti in dominating fashion on Tuesday, October 13 to lock up at least a share of the Mississippi 8 championship. North Branch is 7-1 on the year in the M8C. Full details in next week’s Chisago County Press.
Wildcats can't overcome Rogers, but win first round of sections
Six inches – that was all that potentially kept the Wildcat football team from upsetting the Rogers Royals and ending up with a number two seed and bye in the first round of the Section 7AAAAA playoffs. Instead, the Wildcats lost 31-14 to the Royals, dropped to the fourth seed …
