SPORTS
Wildcats finish season sweep of North Branch with 7-1 win
With both teams in the middle of a busy schedule, the Wildcats had the benefit of trotting out Alex Smith, while North Branch’s ace, Kaylee Lofboom took a seat for Kelsey Laffin. Lofboom had pitched the three nights before and was scheduled to pitch the next day.
Golfers hitting their strides with sections approaching
As the weather has improved, so has the Chisago Lakes boys golf team. They’ve been saving some of their best golf for their late-season matches, including a second place finish at The Refuge Golf Course and a second place finish in the large Monticello Invitational at the Monticello Country Club.
Spartans win two matches in a row
The Chisago Lakes Spartans Rugby Club got a shutout win over Minneapolis South last week, winning 24-0. They got two tries from Amanda Shoquist, one from Gabby Randall and one from Anne Goosen. Katelyn Sargeant kicked two conversions for the Spartans’ points. “Our defense was much improved over our last …
North Branch girls win True Team sectional
For the second year in a row, the North Branch girls track and field team is heading to the True Team state meet, the unofficial team state tournament in Minnesota. Since the end-of-the-year state tournament only features individuals and then accumulates their points to come up with a team championship, …
Lee signs with Rutgers, rejoins forces with her sister
It has been a big couple of weeks for the Lee family and the Rutgers swimming program, as younger sister Thomi Lee committed to the Scarlet Knights and older sister Brogan Lee was named captain of the team. This incoming freshman class will have a little extra significance for Brogan. …
Local golfers still dealing with nasty weather factors on the course
The 2014 golf season has been particularly brutal when it comes to weather conditions. It’s been rain and snow shuffling and cancelling meets, and when the meets actually have been able to take place, the local golfers are greeted with a mix of showers, wind and cold temperatures.
North Branch track and field tops CL at their home meet
Last Friday, May 2, the Wildcats hosted the Chisago Lakes Invitational. The other teams that participated were North Branch, St. Francis, Columbia Heights, North Lakes Academy and Somerset (Wisc.). The Vikings won the meet on both the girls and boys side. North Branch scored 203.5 points on the guys side, …
Wildcats dominating all over the field
Mark Sontag hit his first home run of the season, Will Gillach drove in four runs and Kellen Reed drove in three as the Wildcats pounded Monticello 15-6 last Thursday, May 1 at Monticello. Monticello scored three runs in the second inning and three runs in the third inning. Each …
Four Vikings invited to Hamline Elite showcase
Mother Nature put the North Branch track and field team in a very unique position on Friday, April 25. They had to split their team three ways for three different meets because of weather delays and make ups. The most prestigious of the meets, though, only featured four of the best …
Buffalo scores six late, stuns Vikes after being no-hit through four
No lead is ever safe in baseball. There isn’t a time limit, and that can sometimes become a nightmare for a team that is leading. It was North Branch’s nightmare on Monday, April 22 when they jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and looked to be cruising until the …
Lady Vikes fall to H'Town
Weather couldn’t prevent the game between the Hawks and Vikings from happening. After one delay already, the teams squared off on Monday, April 22 when the sun was shining and the wind was swirling. North Branch opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when they did some …
Used baseball equipment goes a long way to Leon
Extraordinary things happen all the time. Sometimes, they go unnoticed, but sometimes the deed benefits so many people that it is better to be shared. A simple phone call in 2013 started a chain reaction from Taylors Falls to Nicaragua that ended with a large group of impoverished children being …
Parenteau playing on the big stage this weekend
Jake Parenteau, a 2007 graduate of Chisago Lakes High School, and four other seniors will lead the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher men’s hockey team against archrival North Dakota tonight in the semifinals of the Frozen Four. The game takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Center in …
Wildcats one-and-done at state tourney
Although Chisago Lakes didn’t get seeded again this year, they were hoping this was their best chance to shine in their three straight trips to the state tournament. They drew the third-seeded team after getting the top-seeded and second-seeded squads the past two years, they had experience at the tournament, …
