On Sunday, February 28, the Polar League Conference’s girls’ basketball coaches met to select the 2009-2010 All-Conference team. The conference selects the league’s Most Valuable Player, five first team selections, five second team selections, and then 10 players are selected for honorable mention honors. Player selected are then invited to play in the Polar League All- Star game. This season, […]
Austin and Groth make All- Conference
On Saturday, February 27, the Polar League Conference’s boys’ basketball coaches met to select the 2009-2010 All-Conference team. Each year the conference selects the league’s Most Valuable Player, five first team selections, five second team selections, and then 10 players are selected for honorable mention honors. All 21 players are then invited to play in the Polar League All-Star game […]
Jacobsen selected to State All-Star series
Senior Essa Jacobsen was one of 10 Class A girls’ basketball players to be selected to the Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series. Each year 10 girls from the 160 Class A schools are selected to participate in the Minnesota All-Star Basketball Series. Jacobsen is the second girl from Cook County ever selected for this award. The first was Malinda […]
Vikings bombed at home against Barnum
The Cook County girls’ basketball team took a dose of its own medicine on Friday night when the second-rated team in the state, the Barnum Bombers, outplayed them in every facet of the game. While the 21-4 Vikings are used to being on the other side of the scoreboard, the 24-2 Bombers showed they are one of the elite teams, […]
Lioness grant to educators supports school programs
The Grand Marais Lioness Club has awarded $1,000 in support for teacher-inspired programs during the current school year. This grant was initiated by President Sandra Hyne, after reviewing the major concerns of the Lioness group in determining their support. Lioness want to commit their major efforts to support youth and youth activities. Each year, the Lioness Club looks at its […]
Barnum Bombers outlast Vikings
The Cook County boys’ basketball team had a difficult challenge on Friday night against the 19-3 Barnum Bombers. TheBombers start five players who all stand six feet or taller. In addition, Barnum doesn’t have a player who averages over 12 points per game, so it is tough to key defense against any one player. After Barnum took an early 4-0 […]
Mites 2s win big at Silver Bay Jamboree
Cook County Hockey Mite 2 team finished its season last weekend at the Silver Bay Mite 2 Jamboree. TheMite 2s were, for the second time this season, 3-0 at a tournament. They competed against Two Harbors White, Two Harbors Gold and the local favorite, Silver Bay, r In stunning fashion the winning all three games in a commanding performance. The […]
Cook County Trail Conditions
Lutsen Area The 30+ degree sunny days just keep on coming up on the North Shore this winter…as does a lack of snow by the lake (keep in mind there is still plenty of snow back in the woods for XC skiing and snowmobiling). Around Cascade Resort, spring-like lakeside conditions have prematurely tricked grass into turning green, trees to bud […]
Where are the fish biting?
Lake Saganaga has been the place to go this week, offering both lake trout—in 55 feet of water using ciscoes—and walleye in 20- 25 feet of water using jig and chubs. Anglers stopping by Buck’s Hardware say that lake trout are also biting on Gunflint Lake in 30 – 40 feet of water using ciscoes; in Clearwater Lake in 35 […]
Eelpout Action
We could not have asked for a prettier day for a Trout Derby last weekend. The fishing was not as hot as the weather, but it was a lot of fun to see so many people on the lake. I ran down to the east end hoping to find a fish that had not seen so many baits dangling, but […]