The Viking cross country caravan headed to Hinckley right after school on Friday, on the way down to the Milaca MegaMeet—the largest high school cross country meet in the United States, joining over 150 teams and 3,500 runners. For our varsity runners, the meet offered the opportunity to run against about half of the rated teams and individuals from throughout […]
Big fish in a small pond
The great thing about being a student-athlete in Cook County is that there are plenty of opportunities to participate in athletics. There are not any tryouts and no one has to worry about “making the cut.” Every athlete that comes out for a sport can make the team if he or she sticks with it. For a small town, Cook […]
Girls’ tennis team loses close match to Hermantown
The Cook County High School girls’ varsity tennis team traveled to Hermantown High School to compete against the Hawks on Sept. 20. It was a cold and windy day, but the Viking girls were excited to play their third match of the season. At #1 singles, Shelby Ahrendt (Cook County) lost a hard fought match to DJ Nelson (Hermantown), 6-3,7-5. […]
Vikings beat Timberwolves 38-20
Once again the Cook County High School Viking football team established an early lead and just when it looked like they were going to put their opponent away for good—they instead opened a sliver of daylight and the game got interesting. Leading 32-14 at halftime, the Vikings received the opening kick-off to start the third quarter. The field was wet, […]
Vikings lose to Vikings, bounce back to win tournament
The Cook County Vikings faced their toughest opponent of the year so far, when they could not overcome the assortment of mental mistakes made by themselves. The Vikes suffered their first loss of the season, beating themselves with missed serves and miscommunication. The Carlton Bulldogs came into Grand Marais with a respectable 4-3 record, but with no losses to Polar […]
Scoreboard
CARLTON def. COOK COUNTY 3-1 23-25 | 25-19 | 25-16 | 25-17 HIGHLIGHTS: Brea Boomer (9K, 24D, 8B) Kristina Rude (16D) Bekah Laky (12SA, 13D) Ashley Deschampe (8K, 21D) COOK COUNTY def. WRENSHALL 3-0 25-7 | 25-10 | 25-14 HIGHLIGHTS: Brea Boomer (6K, 10D) Kristina Rude (9SA) Bekah Laky (10SA).
Fall grouse
The combination of foggy mornings and cold afternoons has caused some pretty short days in the boat. Add in the walleyes’ reluctance to bite and you have an idea of a typical day on Saganaga this week. I think the fish are feeding too much at night with the last big moon phase. This is typically the time of year […]
Where are the fish biting?
The fishing report is getting smaller as the season winds down and folks are concentrating on grouse hunting and preparing for deer season. However, Jon at Buck’s Hardware reports that there is still action on Lake Saganaga and Seagull Lake, but fairly deep, between 25 to 35 feet. Anglers are having success by jigging minnows. Tyson from the Beaver […]
