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The drama in the Section 7AAA girls championship game between Cloquet and Chisago Lakes was so intense that players and fans alike struggled to watch the game. The intensity reached epic proportions. The Lumberjacks and Wildcats took their fans on a ride that was so full of highs and lows that it is a wonder Cloquet was able to have the energy to celebrate their walk-off, extra-inning win and their third section championship in school history.
It was a storybook 3-2 win for Cloquet as its No. 9 hitter, Shelby Peil, worked a 2-2 count in the eighth inning, skipping a ball to the shortstop with...