Liar, liar, pants on fire
OK, I lied! I said I would only do one week of rhubarb recipes since I had such a long column last week, but I had a few more in the chamber to fire off, so I wanted to go back to the tarty vegetable (yes, rhubarb is a vegetable and not a fruit, despite it’s sweet uses.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
Olson leading the way for Chisago Lakes
The Chisago Lakes tennis team fell to Becker this last week, but then rebounded for a double header win over tough section teams Grand Rapids and Forest Lake. They’ve been led this year by Abe Olson at first singles, as he takes on the top player from the other team every night and has done well.
NB and CL continue to battle with Monticello for top spots in M8C
Chisago Lakes’ Andrew Swanson and North Branch’ Nichloas Melvin battled it out for the top individual spot on a cold and windy day at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker on Tuesday, May 2, but it was Monticello who still came out with the team win in the Mississippi 8 Conference meet.
Bernier gives up one run in four game stretch
Junior pitcher Hannah Bernier had a great start to the season, giving up just one run in two games against tough Mississippi 8 Conference opponents Chisago Lakes and Princeton.
Wildcat lax team still undefeated
Chisago Lakes’ season hit a high note offensively on Wednesday, May 3 at home when the Wildcats absolutely crushed the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers 23-1 in a lopsided affair.
Hanson wins at Monticello CC
Despite Becker retaining a stranglehold on the Mississippi 8 Conference team events, Chisago Lakes’ keeps getting individual champions out of the meets.
Good luck with fishing opener!
Here in Minnesota, it seems a foregone conclusion that people love to eat walleye.
Board accepts Spencer’s resignation; appoints Aadland ahead of special election
Plenty of coffee was on the menu for the Chisago Lakes School Board Monday, May 1, as they met for a special meeting at 7 a.m. to accept board member Cory Spencer’s resignation, and discuss plans going forward to fill the now-vacant seat.
Chisago Lakes moves to 3-0 with wins over Monti and St. Cloud
Chisago Lakes sports a perfect 3-0 record on the year, and they’ve had a good mix of competitive games and and blowouts that have gotten a lot of players on the score sheet.
Vikes’ lineup smashes St. Francis closer for seventh inning comeback
In what had already been a wild, back-and-forth affair between North Branch and St. Francis on Thursday, April 27, the Vikings added a bit of extra flair to the 11-6 win.
True test at Bluejacket Invite
The North Branch girls track and field team battled it out at the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejacket True Team event last week in the cold, wet temps to finish in third place behind Cambrid-Isanti and Sartell. From left to right; Asaysha Olson won the triple jump event for NB and finished fourth in the long jump. Avery Smith anchored the 4x100 relay team that finished in second, just a second and a half behind Cambridge-Isanti’s foursome. Shaenya Andreotti won both the 100 meter hurdle event and the 300 meter hurdling event to continue her great season. The boys finished in fifth of sixth teams at the event.
North Branch bests Brooklyn Center
North Branch will have a tough time winning many matches in the very competitive Mississippi 8 Conference this year, but they got a commanding 7-0 win over the Brooklyn Center Centaurs last week.
AREA GOLF ROUND UP
Despite some great scores and individual meet winners, the Chisago Lakes girls golf team hasn’t earned a top spot quite yet, with Becker continuing to be a proverbial thorn in their side.
No time for small talk this week!
These past two weeks have been insanely busy here at the Press for me. Spring sports have started up, we’re in the final stages of our 106 page Community Guide, and we just launched our brand new web site last week! So let’s just say I don’t have time for the small talk today, and we’re just going to jump into the recipes!
Anderson tabbed to replace Weiss as next Wildcat football coach
Long time assistant football coach and current head baseball coach Ryan Anderson was recently named the next head football coach at Chisago Lakes High School.
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