SPORTS
Both boys teams battling to trim strokes off their games
Chisago Lakes and North Branch duked it out with Becker for the second through fourth spots in the Mississippi 8 Conference meet at The Ponds Golf Course in St. Francis on Wednesday, April 24.
‘Cats still going strong in conference play
Anna Zaruba went five for five and drove in six runs to lead the Wildcats to a 13-5 rout over the Zimmerman Thunder Tuesday, April 23 at Chisago Lakes High School. The Wildcats pounded out 21 hits against the Thunder pitcher. Other hitting stars for the Wildcats included Jesa Leritz, …
Boys lacrosse team sits at an even 2-2
Chisago Lakes split two games last week, but luckily the loss came out of conference, so the Wildcats’ perfect record still stands in the Mississippi 8 Conference.
Killer ‘B’s: CL Girls Lax topples Blaine & Becker
The Wildcats kept their perfect season going in girls lacrosse with a 16-4 shellacking of the winless Becker Bulldogs on Thursday, April 25.
Vikings fall to Monticello
The Vikings only had one game last week, and it was a tough loss to a really good Monticello team on Thursday, April 25.
‘Cats getting back on track
The Wildcats pounded out 12 hits and took advantage of six walks as they silenced the Zimmerman Thunder 13-3 Tuesday, April 23 at Pat Collins Field at Chisago Lakes High School, in a game shortened to five innings because of the ten-run rule.
Area athletes perform at Hamline
Junior distance runner Biruk Killeen won two races at the 12-team Pine City Chengwatana Invite. He came in first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:07.76 and led the way in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:42.93.
North Branch beats ‘Cats 1-0 on walk off
With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Viking Tanner Helin hit a grounder back Wildcat pitcher Ian Larsen, and the throw was too late to get Noah Thorsen at home, giving the Vikings a 1-0 win over the Wildcats at North Branch High …
CL claws back from four run deficit to beat NB
There is never a dull moment when the Chisago Lakes Wildcats and North Branch Vikings clash in softball, and this past Monday’s game was no exception. Anna Zaruba’s two-run double in the top of the seventh inning gave the Wildcats a 5-4 lead, and they went on to beat the …
Wildcats nearly capture win from Magic at Monticello CC
Chisago Lakes had three of the top four individual finishers in the Boys Mississippi 8 Conference golf meet at Monticello Country Club on Monday, April 22, but that still wasn’t enough to win the meet outright.
CL softball hitting on all cylinders early
Last Saturday, April 20, the Wildcats headed down to Caswell Park in North Mankato, site of their second-place finish at the state tournament last year, to play in the Mankato West Scarlet Invitational. Mankato West won two games in the tournament, giving head coach Don Krusemark his 500th career victory.
