SPORTS
Fernstrom and Greene take over SSP Holiday Classic
Sans their starting point guard, Bryanna Fernstrom took over for the Chisago Lakes Wildcats at the South St. Paul Holiday Classic, and carried them to a 2-0 record in the tournament.
Chisago Lakes corrals North Branch in their first M8C tilt
North Branch and Chisago Lakes have had a boatload of basketball games against each other in the Rum River Conference. They stamped their rivalry into the North Suburban Conference for the better part of a decade. And now, they bring their heated games to the Mississippi 8, where the Wildcats …
Wildcats top defending section champion Grand Rapids in OT
Heading into the season, the Alex Illikainen-led Grand Rapids Thunderhawks figured to be the favorites in Section 7AAA. Illikainen is a Division 1 prospect, the Hawks won the championship last year, and they were 4-1 on the year heading into their game against Chisago Lakes on Friday, Dec. 13.
Sontag second wrestler in five years to win Paul Bunyan Tourney
The eighth-ranked Class AA Wildcat wrestlers lost one of their toughest tests of the season so far, falling 39-23 to section foe Milaca at Milaca on Thursday, December 12. Milaca is ranked 12th in Class AA. In last year’s section championship, the Wildcats beat Milaca 40-23 to advance to the …
CL and NB reconvene hockey tilts
Trevor Lushanko and Brandon Gillespie each had hat tricks as the Wildcats beat the Vikings 10-0 at Chisago Lakes Arena on Saturday, December 7. The Wildcats scored three times in the first period and seven times in the second period. They outshot the Vikings 54-2 for the game, with busy …
Wildcats open season with demolition of Duluth Denfeld
The Chisago Lakes girls basketball team opened the season as the fifth-ranked team in the state in Class AAA, and against Duluth Denfeld, they sure played like it with an 80-52 drubbing. Although the Hunters weren’t a huge threat coming in, it was still the Wildcats’ first game of the …
Lee misses state title by five one-hundredths of a second
Five one-hundredths of a second. About one-fifth the time it takes the average human to blink an eye. Close to one-third the amount of time it takes a helicopter blade to spin. Five-one hundredths of a second is what stood between Chisago Lakes’ Thomi Lee and her second state title …
Schlegel qualifies for state tournament, finishes in 29th place in diving prelims
Courtney Schlegel was determined to return to the state tournament this year, and her hard work eventually paid off when she finished in fourth place in the Section 4A diving finals. She got the trip to the tourney with a score of 322.30, and that fourth place finish earned her …
Thomi Lee on the brink of becoming most decorated swimmer in Chisago Lakes history
With two medals at the Minnesota State High School League state tournament next week, Thomi Lee will pass her sister Brogan Lee as the most decorated swimmer in Chisago Lakes girls swimming and diving history. She already has the state championship under her belt that eluded Brogan, and now, she …
Brainerd dispatches Wildcats in section finals
The Wildcats didn’t have an answer for Brainerd running backs Conor Gessell and Logan Davis, who combined to rush 49 times for 373 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a 35-20 win over the Wildcats in last Friday night’s Section 7AAAAA championship game. The game was played …
Wildcat boys finish 14th at state tournament
Three really is a crowd, and it’s a crowd Chisago Lakes Head Coach Ken Orwoll would have liked to be a part of at the boys state cross country tournament last weekend. Orwoll’s team finished in 14th place, one point out of a three-way tie for 12th place with Red …
CL boys headed to state for second year in a row
Section 7AA Meet Boys Mother Nature never seems to cooperate with the Section 7AA cross country meet, but the chill hasn’t slowed down the Chisago Lakes boys cross country team that past two years.
Wildcats give Lumberjacks the axe, unbeaten Brainerd awaits with a trip to state on the line
Michael Dunne’s nine yard touchdown reception from Mitch Berg with 15.7 seconds remaining in the Section 7 semifinal game against third-seeded Bemidji broke a 28-28 tie and gave the second-seeded Wildcats a 35-28 lead. Josh Parks intercepted Bemidji’s Hail Mary pass with three seconds left to seal the victory and …
