Chuck Fitzer
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Area grapplers win some section matches
At St. Paul Harding High School last Saturday, the fourth-seeded Wildcat wrestling team made it to the semifinals of the Section 4AA Team Tournament before losing to top-seeded South St. Paul 54-21. South St. Paul went on to beat Mahtomedi 43-22 in the section championship and will represent and will represent Section 4AA at the state tournament.
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Chisago Lakes reeling a bit before section play
The Pine City Dragons hockey team took a 5-2 lead midway through the third period, and a Wildcat comeback fell just short as the Dragons hung on for a 5-4 win Monday, February 9 at Chisago Lakes Arena.
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Chisago Lakes claims conference crown
Three eighth graders – Zoe Neurer, Aven Lyckholm, and Brynn Secor – led a Wildcat comeback from a two-goal deficit in the first period as the Wildcats beat the Pine City Dragons 4-3 in the Wildcats’ final home game of the season Thursday, January 29 at Chisago Lakes High School. The Wildcats outshot the Dragons 46-15 for the game.
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‘Cats break losing streak with 7-4 win over South St. Paul
Elijah Fitch scored with ten seconds left in overtime to give the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm a 3-2 win over the Wildcats Friday, January 30 at Sauk Rapids Sports Arena East, in a game that featured 96 shots between the two teams and some excellent goaltending by Wildcat goalie Jacob Schaeppi and Sauk Rapids goalie Chase Wheeler.
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Wildcat wrestlers pin opponent
The Wildcat wrestling team hosted a quadrangular last Thursday, January 29th and went 1-2 for the evening. They lost to Grand Rapids 51-21, fell to Princeton 48-22, and beat the North Branch Vikings 44-30. Conner Aspenson was the only Wildcats to win all three of his matches for the evening, wrestling twice at 114 pounds and once at 121 pounds.
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Viking wrestlers finish fourth
Chisago Lakes Quadrangular The Vikings wrestled in the Chisago Lakes Quadrangular Thursday, January 29 at Chisago Lakes High School. They lost to the Wildcats 44-30 and fell to Princeton 49-21. Matchup details from the Wildcat dual are in the Wildcat wrestling article. Three Vikings won both of their matches at the quadrangular: Joey Graupman (127/133), Aiden Schwartz (152), and Lucas Hunter (215).
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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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