SPORTS
Wildcats going to state for second year in a row, but stymied by DeLaSalle in first round
When this season began, it was branded as a rebuilding effort for the Chisago Lakes girls basketball team. They lost a bulk of their scoring and rebounding last year in Whitney Tinjum, Zoe Hansen, Brittney Land and Annie Stenson. They were going to be too small. They were going to have a …
'Cats move on to section semifinals with win, nipped by Grand Rapids in overtime
Despite a sub-par 10-16 record on the season, the Chisago Lakes boys basketball team drew the third seed in Section 7AAA and dispatched their first round opponent last week.
Eight swimmers and divers take the plunge at state
Flying high from an impressive section meet, the Chisago Lakes boys swimming and diving state qualifiers ran into a bit of a plateau at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center last weekend.
Mixed bag of results at individual state tourney
All four Viking participants in last weekend’s state tournament, held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, lost their first round matches. Only Eric Bergerson, whose opponent won in the second round, got a match in the wrestlebacks, and Bergerson lost that match to end his first state tournament …
'Cats in section final again, Vikings KO'd in semis
After handily beating Duluth Denfeld in the opening round 67-50, the top-seeded Wildcats took on the fourth-seeded Hibbing Bluejackets Friday, March 1.
Wildcats crowned consolation champs at state
It’s an overused cliché, but it’s appropriate in this case: if you look up the word “tough” in the dictionary, you’ll see a picture of Chisago Lakes sophomore wrestler Joe Virga next to it. In the first round of the 170 pound match in the Class AA team consolation finals …
Trunk, Hovland and Thomsen perform at state
For Katy Trunk and Sam Thomsen, the state tournament is no longer intimidating.
11 county wrestlers heading to state tourney
Southern Chisago County will be well represented at the individual state high school wrestling tournament this Friday and Saturday at the Xcel Center in St. Paul. In all, eleven wrestlers – seven from Chisago Lakes and four from North Branch – became state tournament entrants for Class AA at last …
Chisago Lakes wrestlers headed to state
It’s a story line that would be considered too fanciful to be made into a Hollywood movie.
Two CL skiers finish in top 20
Three skiers from Chisago Lakes competed for the ultimate individual prize last week at Giants Ridge: a state championship.
National Signing Day for Vikings
North Branch had five athletes announce their intentions on playing athletics at the college level last wek on National Signing Day. From left to right is Molly Pignato, Emily Trunk, Bayley Ertl, Annamarie Zack and Zack Sundly.
Vitalis signs with Winona State University
Chisago Lakes senior Gwen Vitalis signed her Letter of Intent to play soccer at Winona State University. She is flanked by her parents Wade and Carol Vitalis in the photo.
A day for dance
Chisago Lakes and North Branch competed in the Section 2AA meet last week, with CL earning a trip to the state tournament.
Chisago Lakes earns redemption in county battle
In the first Chisago County rivalry match up this year, the North Branch boys basketball team came out like a house on fire. They were hitting threes and jumpers like the basket was the size of a hula hoop. They ended up riding their early shooting success in that game to …
