The Cook County girls’ softball team ended their game early against the Ely Timberwolves last Saturday after they outscored their opponents 11-1 through five innings. It was the first time the Vikings have 10-runned an opponent this season. The win sent the Vikings into the play-offs with a 5-10 record. Once again Kristina Rude pitched a masterful game for the […]
Issues in Education
Data-driven instruction helping all studentsStandardized testing is not new to public schools. Many of us remember Iowa Basics and the days spent with No. 2 pencils, filling in ovals. In Minnesota, the Iowa Basics have been replaced in most schools with the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). Every three years the MCA tests are updated, so a Roman numeral is included in the name; MCA […]
Vik ings lose to Ely in extra innings
Not even a dramatic “Ruthian” home run by Colin Everson could propel the Vikings to their second win of the season on Saturday, May 21, but Ely had to play a couple of extra innings to get the best of our Vikings. Daniel Lunde and Dylan Quaife shared the mound duties, with Lunde trying to close out the Timberwolves in […]
Three earn All-Conference honors at Polar League track meet
Fresh from our girls’ team victory at the Barnum Sap Run Invitational, we headed back to Barnum for the Polar League Championships. With the addition of state track power Esko and the very good Two Harbors team to the roster, there was no chance to contend for team titles. But we do have some very good individual competitors and relay […]
Tails from the Trail
Opening week on Little TroutThe Trail has truly “greened up” in the past couple of days. It rained through last weekend, causing the grass and leaves to explode into an ocean of green. Every winter our yard looks a little barren since the leaves are gone and you can see so far into the woods. Once the leaves are back, the little voids between […]
Where are the fish biting?
The fish reports from local anglers have been pretty good since opener, on just about every lure and bait imaginable. Tyson at the Beaver House said walleye are biting on Lichen, Crescent and Brule lakes, while Jon at Buck’s Hardware heard good walleye reports on Elbow, Two Island, Devil Track and Caribou lakes. Jon added that they are hitting fairly […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Lake trout season on Lake Superior extended
Anglers plying the waters for Lake Superior lake trout got some good news on March 17 when the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced the season had been extended by at least one weekend. The season has been extended to include the first full weekend of October, and ends at midnight Sunday, Oct. 2. Previously the season closed Sept. 30. […]
Viking tennis team loses section tournament match
The sixth seed Cook County High School boys’ varsity tennis team traveled to third seed Marshall High School, Thursday, May 19, to play their first section team tournament match. The Marshall Hilltoppers proved to be too strong for the Vikings and came away with a 6-1 victory. The Viking players continued to show improvement, but it wasn’t enough against a […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, May 16 10:50 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller reported she lost a camera and bag containing two […]