April Wahlstrom
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Coach gives 2019 cross country team summary & tribute to seniors
April Wahlstrom | November 15, 2019
What an amazing season. The girls won the North Shore Challenge, they won the Eveleth-Gilbert meet, they were runner up for the Polar League Conference, and they finished 3rd at Sections, just missing making it to the state meet. We get all of our Section runners back for the 2020 season. We will be looking to them to set the... READ MORE >
Cook County Vikings warmed up to the track and field season
April Wahlstrom | March 31, 2018
On Saturday, March 24 our Vikings track and field team traveled down to the University of Wisconsin-Superior for our Polar League Conference indoor meet. Although the name of the competition sounds intense for a first meet, we coaches work to keep it as a low-key introduction to track events. No team scores were kept, but the kids got an opportunity... READ MORE >
North Shore Storm finishes 5th and 13th at the state meet
April Wahlstrom | November 11, 2017
North Shore Storm ran strong on November 4 at St. Olaf College. Perham won the girls’ race with 86 points followed by Cotter with 87 points. Tierney Wolfgram from Math and Science Academy won with a time of 17:31. She had a comfortable lead from the beginning. Second and third place were the Ping sisters from Cotter with times of... READ MORE >
North Shore Storm qualifies for the State Meet
April Wahlstrom | November 04, 2017
Section 7A cross country meet was on Thursday, October 26 at the Cloquet Golf Course. The course was dry, the weather cool – it was a perfect day for a race. The day started off with an exciting girls’ 5k race that left me sprouting more gray hair as I was consistently trying to score the meet in my brain... READ MORE >
North Shore Storm competes well at Proctor Invitational
April Wahlstrom | October 28, 2017
The North Shore Storm junior varsity (JV) boys finished in fourth place, and the junior varsity girls finished in second place behind Duluth East. JRon has been cross-training hard to come back from an injury, and he came back strong to earn the seventh spot on the varsity team for sections. Tamanaha finished fifth overall with a time of 19:35.... READ MORE >
North Shore Storm cleans house at the Swain Invitational meet
April Wahlstrom | October 14, 2017
On Saturday, October 7 our North Shore runners competed at the Swain Invitational at Enger Golf Course. It was a cool day with a muddy course and our kids rose to the top. To start the day our junior high girls finished in first place ahead of 12 other teams. Autumn Smith won the 3k event in 12:01 to lead... READ MORE >
North Shore Storm runs the Mud Run in Hibbing
April Wahlstrom | October 07, 2017
Well, we finally got a rest from the heat this past week on Thursday, September 28. However, with all of the rain that we have had, the poor golf course looked more like an adventure mud run course. This week was an off week for racing for the majority of our varsity squad, so this will give me an opportunity... READ MORE >
North Shore Storm finishes 1st and 2nd at the Eveleth Lions Invitational Cross Country Meet
April Wahlstrom | September 23, 2017
It was a hot day on the range this past Thursday, September 14. Our North Shore runners are not accustomed to this type of weather. However, they powered through gaining a second place finish behind Proctor in the girls’ race and the boys took home the championship trophy. Competition began with the girls “A” 5k varsity and JV race. The... READ MORE >
McHugh wins conference 800-meter title
April Wahlstrom | May 27, 2017
On Wednesday, May 17 the Viking track and field team competed at the Polar League Conference meet in Two Harbors. The weather was miserable; cold, windy and a soaking rain that just wouldn’t let up. However, we had some great performances in spite of the weather. Maya McHugh was the conference champion in the 800-meter dash with a time of... READ MORE >
Hitting the ground running, finally: a track and field update
April Wahlstrom | May 06, 2017
Well, after the regression back to winter we finally got in a track and field meet on Tuesday, May 2 in Two Harbors. We had some stand-out performances on the track and in the field. Alicia Smith threw the shot put 28 feet, which was a big improvement and gave her a 2nd place finish. The highlights were really within... READ MORE >