Jeff Norton
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Vikings and ‘Cats work to sharpen their games before golf sections
Princeton Golf Course Chisago Lakes was still stuck chasing Becker at the Princeton Golf Course on Monday, May 15, with another second place finish behind the Bulldogs.
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Wildcats move to 11-0 before finally falling to St. Michael-Albertville
Despite a slow start, the Chisago Lakes boys lacrosse team eventually turned their offense up a notch and ran away from the Sabres of Sartell on Thursday, May 18.
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Girls cruise by three more opponents, run winning streak to 11
It was easy pickings for the Chisago Lakes offense when they traveled to Sauk Rapids Rice High School on Tuesday, May 16 to take on the Storm’n Sabres co-op.
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Finances and potential levy at the forefront of regular CL board meeting
At the regular school board meeting on Thursday, May 18, the Chisago Lakes School Board got a levy update ahead of a beefy working meeting session that was held this week after the Chisago County Press went to print.
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I hope you’re hungry this week!
I typically have the same amount of space each week, but the way the paper laid out in this issue, I have a little extra space for recipes this week, which is a good thing, since it’s rhubarb time! I usually spread these over two weeks since it’s so popular and abundant, but I think with this space, I’ll get them all in this week!
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Chisago Lakes and North Branch girls battle for true team crown
With both girls’ teams on top of their games this year, the Section 7AA True Team championships turned into a dual meet between Chisago Lakes and North Branch, with the Wildcats edging the Viking with 571.5 points while North Branch had 548. Cloquet did try to get in on the action with 541.5 points, but it was a Chisago County battle from beginning to end
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ALL THEY DO IS WIN
Two more contests resulted in two more wins for the still undefeated Chisago Lakes girls lacrosse team. They took on Spring Lake Park and Anoka in two western suburb tilts, and didn’t have much issue taking care of both squads.
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Doubles highlight narrow loss
All three doubles teams earned wins for Chisago Lakes, but it just wasn’t enough to knock off Cambridge-Isanti on Monday, May 15.
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Turning up the heat on grilling season
I’ve been grilling and smoking plenty of foods outside so far this season, but it hasn’t always been pleasant to run out when it’s raining or windy and cold and check on the food. But, it sure seems like we are now full blown into the grilling season here where you can check your food in bare feet and spend some time over the open fire with your favorite beverage in hand and soak in the sunshine.
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