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Simley keeps Wildcats winless with 42-23 win
After two long drives by the Wildcat football team ate up most of the first half, the Wildcats led 10-7 at the half against the Simley Spartans. But Simley’s pass-happy offense exploded for 34 points in the second half and the Spartans beat the Wildcats 42-23 Friday, September 18 at Simley High School. Carter Anderson led the way offensively and defensively for the Wildcats. He touched the ball just eight times on offense. He ran the ball five times for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Anderson also caught three passes for 27 yards. On defense, he had seven tackles and two assists. Quarterback Kaden Melquist completed six passes in 12 attempts for 56 yards, one touchdown and one interception. For the Spartans, quarterback Christian Urbina was 14 for 19 for 270 yards and five touchdowns. His favorite receiver was Vincent Yang, who caught six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.
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NORTH BRANCH & CHISAGO LAKES SOCCER ROUND UP
The Jordan Jaguars shut out the Viking girls’ soccer team 5-0 in the Vikings’ home opener Tuesday, September 1 at North Branch High School. The Vikings headed up to Cheever Field in Hibbing on Wednesday, September 2 and scored their first goal of the season, but lost 5-1 to the Hibbing/Chisholm Bluejackets. The Vikings returned home to host the Zimmerman Thunder on Tuesday, September 8 and lost 4-1. The Vikings have struggled at the start of the season, being outscored 20-2 so far.
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Bulldogs fall flat in district playoffs, season ends
The Bulldog baseball team, which appeared headed for their second state tournament ever this year, had their season abruptly ended when they lost their first two games of the District 1B tournament at beautiful Cold Spring Baseball Field last Saturday, knocking them out of the double-elimination tournament and leaving them with the question – what happened?
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Bulldogs get some fine tuning in before playoffs start
In a baseball game at Mora last Friday, intended as a tuneup for the upcoming playoffs, most of the Bulldog players decided to take the evening off. Eight Bulldog players made the trip to Mora to face the Blue Devils, and the Bulldogs’ elderly manager (who is on the roster) was drafted to be the ninth player, to avoid a forfeit. The Class C Blue Devils, looking to get some pre-playoff work for some of their pitchers, started one of the top pitchers in the Eastern Minny League, Derek Graves. Mora crushed the Bulldogs 20-1. The game was shortened to five innings due to the 15-run rule.
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Bulldogs rolling as they barrel towards playoffs
In their final league game of the season, the Bulldog baseball team took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second with the help of some shoddy defense by the Mora Blue Devils, and Bulldog pitchers struck out 17 batters as the Bulldogs beat the Blue Devils 6-4 on Wednesday, July 22 at Mora High School. The game had been moved from Chisago Lakes to Mora due to an American Legion tournament taking place at Chisago Lakes High School, so the game was still a home game for the Bulldogs.
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Bulldogs drink the Mug dry, slosh Nighthawks by 10 runs
The Bulldog town baseball team built a 10-1 lead after four innings and went on to beat White Bear Township 12-6 in seven innings on Tuesday, July 7 at Polar Lakes Park in White Bear Lake. The Bulldogs pounded out 12 hits and took advantage of ten walks and three hit batters. In a complete game win, Cole Hentges allowed six runs (five earned) on ten hits, walked two and struck out three. Brayden Anderson and Calvin Coppersmith drove in two runs apiece to lead the Bulldog offense.
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CL girls claim section crown, many state berths
At the Section 7AA track and field championship meet, six Wildcat girls and two Wildcat boys earned spots at the MSHSL State Track & Field Championships, which will be held June 4 through June 6 at St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael.
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Baseball makes a spirited run in section 7AAA
Lucas Weinzetl allowed one unearned run in six innings to lead the fifth-seeded Wildcat baseball team to a 6-1 win over the fourth-seeded Hibbing Bluejackets in the opening game of the Section 7AA playoffs Wednesday, May 27 at Hibbing High School. Trent Travis doubled in two runs to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the third. The Wildcats added to their lead with runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Weinzetl allowed five hits, walked five and struck out four in picking up the win.
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Wildcats make a spirited run at sections but fall short
In the opening game of the Section 7AAA softball tournament, Rylan Sheppeck singled with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning to drive in Jesa Leritz to give the fourth-seeded Wildcats a 7-6 win over the fifth-seeded Cloquet Lumberjacks on Tuesday, May 19 at Chisago Lakes High School. The win sent the Wildcats to a championship bracket game against the Rock Ridge Wolverines.
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