Erica Borson is the lone female golfer competing for Cook County High School. Erica, daughter of Peter and Nichole Borson, will graduate this spring from Cook County. Her father was a standout athlete for Cook County where he starred in basketball and football for the Vikings in the mid 1980s.
In class Erica is best known for her talkative nature and her ever-present smile. I sat down this week to ask Erica about golf, her future, and her memories of a childhood in Cook County: When did you first start
playing golf?
It started with Grandpa. He played golf a lot and when I was in sixth grade he asked me if I wanted to learn and that is how it all started. From there I started golfing in the junior golf program at Superior National.
How long
have you been
golfing for
Cook County
High School?
I started my junior year.
Erica Borson
What is it like going to golf
meets and being the only
female from Cook County at
the course?
Honestly, it was a little intimidating at first. In my first meet last season, I was trembling so bad I could hardly hold my club. I pulled off a good shot though; one of the best of the day. This year as a senior, I have learned not to care about how good everyone else is. This has allowed me to just have fun and enjoy the game. It is a plus in some ways because Mr. Steinbach has had more time to spend helping me on my game.
Growing up in the West End
can have its disadvantages
for an athlete. Has it been
hard living so far from the
school?
I have been making the trip into Grand Marais every day since I was three years old when I first started with Sterling dance. As I have gotten older, it has
become easier as I have been able to drive myself around.
What are your
plans for next
year?
I plan to attend
the University of Wisconsin- Superior in the
fall. I am going to major in English and want to pursue
career in writing.
So, maybe we will see a
novel about golf on the
North Shore?
Probably not. I plan on being the next William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare? That’s pretty
deep.
It will happen. Just wait and see.
What is one of your best
experiences on the golf
course?
When I birdied hole #2 on the River course of Superior National.
Can your mom or dad golf?
Absolutely not.
So, I should take on your
dad for money?
Go for it.
What will you remember
most about CCHS?
Probably that I was just always myself. Having fun and laughing with my friends.
Your dad was my childhood
next-door neighbor. Do you
want to hear some really
good stories?
Yes, please!
Maybe we’ll save that for
another article!
Mitch Dorr, a Cook County High
School Class of 1993 graduate,
is now a social studies teacher
and coach at his former alma
mater. Mitch coaches Vikings
football and boys’ basketball.
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