SPORTS
Wildcats remain unbeaten with three more victories
The Wildcats improved their record to 5-0 on the season, with a series of big wins over the last week.
Wildcats tumble with tough match ups early on
Chisago Lakes’ early season schedule has been brutal with tilts against New Life Academy, Anoka, St. Michael Albertville and Benilde-St. Margaret’s.
Chisago Lakes learning Mississippi 8 is tough group
Although the Chisago Lakes girls swimming and diving team routinely swims at the Princeton Relays, this year was a bit different in that some of the competitors this year are conference opponents.
Chisago Lakes stings Big Lake, crushes Hornets 40-7
Junior Joe Virga returned two interceptions for more than 80 yards each for touchdowns to spark the Wildcats to a 40-7 thrashing of Big Lake in the season opener last Friday, August 30 at Chisago Lakes High School.
Mother Nature brings a halt to North Branch's misery
When the first schedule came out for the Mississippi 8 Conference football season, North Branch Head Coach Nick Nitti figured he’d be seeing a lot of black and blue. The Vikings opened the season against the Rogers Royals, who are not only clad in the bruising colors, but have been at the …
NB team wins summer season
Congratulations to the North Branch Tropics Baseball majors team. Although the team was young, with half the players being seventh graders, the team won the regular season and the tournament playoffs.
The family that runs together, stays together
Gary Hudoba huffed and puffed through the finish line at the annual Ki-Chi-Saga Days 5K last weekend, and eight of his biggest fans were there cheering him on. Sweat was dripping down his brow as he was quickly searching for some water to drink on the cool morning August morning.
2013 Ki-Chi-Saga Days 5K Results
The 2013 Ki-Chi-Saga Days 5K results from last weekend.
Girls' road to state championship not an easy one
For a group of talented softball playing girls, Father’s Day became the turning point in what would eventually be a state championship season. The 14U B team that won the state title late last month knew they had something special after playing in the St. Francis Father’s Day tournament in …
Chisago Lakes 14U team crowned state champs
The Chisago Lakes Gold 14U B team recently wrapped up an incredible season with a state championship at Shannon Park in Rosemount. The team finished with a 43-3 record and also won the Rosemount Irish Bash and the St. Francis Father’s Day Tournaments.
CL Legion ball season ends with playoff losses
The Chisago Lakes American Legion baseball team lost their first two playoff games in the double-elimination Substate 8 tournament to end their season. They were no-hit in a 10-0 loss to Lino Lakes last Tuesday, July 23. The next night, they lost 4-3 to Tri-City Blue. Both games were played …
Highlights from the 2013 Chisago Lakes Triathlon
David Thompson has raced all over the nation. He’s won events nearly everywhere he goes. But, every year for the last half decade, he comes back to the Lakes area for the Chisago Lakes Triathlon and promptly wins it. This year, Thompson topped the field by nearly 12 minutes.
Well, we did it...slowly
It wasn’t easy. Nor was it fast. But we accomplished what we set out to do: finish the 2013 Chisago Lakes Half Triathlon.
It's going to be a long, sore Monday
What in the world did I get myself into? Once again, my big mouth has written a check that my body, most notably my backside, will have trouble cashing.
