This winter’s snowfall was less than stellar, but that didn’t stop Woodbury, MN skiers from shining on the national stage. Elizabeth Wallace and Trevor Edlund, both from Woodbury, competed at the U.S. Junior National Championships for ski jumping. The championships were held in Park City, Utah during the first week of March. Elizabeth is the daughter of Kathy and Brian […]

The Cook County Curling Club wrapped up its season on Wednesday, March 28 with a very exciting game between the Steve Hudler rink and the Brian Smith rink. The Hudler rink tied the score in the 7th end, but was not able to steal for the win. The Smith rink was able to take the win with the hammer. So, […]

Last year at this time the Cook County High School girls’ fast pitch softball team had a total of one practice outdoors. And, as Head Coach Jessie Anderson said, “It’s hard to learn to field ground balls when you’re practicing in the gym. The ball comes off grass and dirt a lot different than the floor of the gym. We […]

Baseball Head Coach Arleigh Jorgenson had his young baseball team going through their paces last week—fielding, hitting, throwing, catching—all the while exhorting them to concentrate on the fundamentals. “We’ll do well if we don’t make mistakes, don’t make errors,” Jorgenson said. Many of the starters are in Florida on the band trip this week, so Jorgenson, Assistant Coaches T.J. Super […]

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Representatives Keith Ellison, Erik Paulsen, and Tim Walz have introduced legislation to help fight the spread of Asian carp in Minnesota’s waterways. The legislation would kick-start the process to consider closing the Upper St. Anthony Falls Dam to help stop the spread of the invasive species, as well as require immediate closure […]