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‘Cats go toe-to-toe with Monti on Alumni Night
Although the Wildcat boys’ hockey team bombarded Cambridge-Isanti goalie Ty True with 57 shots, the game was decided in a 90 second stretch of the second period. The Wildcats scored three goals in that stretch and went on to beat the Bluejackets 5-1 on Tuesday, January 13 at Isanti Ice Arena. Wildcat goalie Jacob Schaeppi was sharp, stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced. The Wildcats once again spread the scoring around, with five different players scoring the goals. And the game was remarkably clean for having over 80 shots, with just three penalties called all night.
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Wrestlers doing well with a busy schedule
The boys’ wrestling team won both duals as the hosts at the Chisago Lakes Triangular on Thursday, January 15. The Wildcats triumphed over Big Lake 49-24 and beat Mora 44-27. Seven Wildcats won both of their matches on for the day: Grant Hansen (107), Conner Aspenson, Lucas Yang (133), Gus Strub (139), Brannick Malchow (152(, Luke Grabow (189) and Matt Raboin (285). Strub had the most exciting match of the day, going to overtime against Bentley Hill of Mora before claiming a 20-17 sudden victory.
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Vikes take on tough teams
The Viking wrestling team was crushed by Zimmerman 60-6 in a dual meet last Thursday, January 15 at Zimmerman High School. Logan Radiske (160) pinned Easton Hout of Zimmerman midway through the third period to pick up the only Viking points of the day.
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Neurer puts on offensive show in 2-0 week for CL
Zoe Neurer had her third hat trick of the season and added an assist to lead the Wildcat to a 6-0 shutout over the Northern Lakes Lightning. Lexi Smothers assisted on all three of Neurer’s goals. The game was played Tuesday, January 13 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
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CL cruises past Princeton and St. Paul by matching 8-3 scores
Seniors Colton Horak and Max Koch assisted on three goals each to lead the Wildcats boys’ hockey team to an 8-3 thrashing of the Princeton Tigers on Thursday, January 8 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Wildcats outshot the Tigers 45-19.
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CL girls hockey wins two more
The Wildcat girls’ hockey team provided some excitement for the home fans in their return from the holiday Christmas break. Brynn Secor scored at 3:56 of overtime to give the Wildcats a 3-2 win over the Hutchinson Tigers Tuesday, December 30 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Tigers outshot the Wildcats 30-24 for the game. Wildcat goalie Ava Aarnio stopped 28 of the 30 shots she faced to get the win.
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Wildcat boys bounce back after two hard fought games for win vs Pine City
The Wildcat boys’ hockey team has never beaten the Totino Grace Eagles in roughly two dozen meetings over the years. The teams clashed regularly when both were members of the North Suburban conference years ago and played a lot of close games. On Tuesday, December 30 the Wildcats put up a valiant effort against the Eagles at Brooklyn Park Community Center but fell 3-1.
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Wildcat wrestlers take two in Harding Duals
The Wildcats won two of three dual meets at the Harding Duals on Saturday, January 3 at Harding High School.
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Wildcat wrestlers go 1-2
The Wildcat wrestling team is still working its way toward fielding full lineup but is competitive in the actual matches wrestled. In the dual at St. Paul Johnson on Thursday, December 18, Johnson took advantage of five forfeits and beat the Wildcats 45-30. But if the five Wildcat forfeits are taken out, the Wildcats outscored Johnson 30-15 in live matches.
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