Blink. About one blink of the eye was all it took for the unbeaten Carlton Bulldogs to go up 14-0 against the Cook County High School Vikings last Thursday night, September 20 at home. Forgive the girls’ volleyball team if they were suffering some fatigue. It was the Vikings’ third match in four days, and fourth match in seven days.... READ MORE >
Playing in front of a large, appreciative home crowd the Cook County High School Vikings girls’ volleyball team swept the Floodwood Polar Bears in three straight games on Thursday, September 13. The team is now 3-1 on the season and 2-1 in Polar League conference play. Floodwood falls to 1-3 and is 0-1 in conference play. Both teams traded points... READ MORE >
Barnum came to Grand Marais with its 0-2 record last Friday night and ground out a win against the 2-0 Cook County High School Viking team in what would have appeared on paper to be a mismatch. However, Barnum’s losses were close and came against Moose Lake and Cloquet, both much larger schools. The first play set the tenor for... READ MORE >
Three Grand Marais residents headed to the Brainerd International Raceway on Labor Day weekend for the 24th Annual Muscle Car Shoot Out. Hitting the quarter-mile straight track were Jessie Backstrom in a 1988 GT Mustang with a 347 stroke engine; Bev Wolke in a 1974 Barracuda with a 360 engine under the hood, and Rick Backstrom driving a Dodge Super... READ MORE >
It started with larger serving sizes and cheaper prices. Next came a revamping and refurbishing of the interior and exterior, with additional outside seating installed. But would it be enough to regenerate a business that had slumped? Proof would have to come from the public throughout the spring and summer. Would it be thumbs up? Or thumbs down? When the... READ MORE >
Mark your calendar for Monday, October 8, and come out and support Cook County volleyball players while they raise funds for the local branch of the American Cancer Society. From grade school to high school (and even some alumni) the kids will play exhibition games against each other in the spirit of fun and good-hearted competition. All in the name... READ MORE >
Senior running back Peter Warren rushed for 120 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Vikings to a 27-0 shutout of the Ogilvie Lions last Friday night, September 7 at Ogilvie. Warren rushed 24 times and averaged 5 yards per carry and was named Offensive Player of the Week for the Vikes. Colin Everson ran 90 yards, averaging 6.4... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School girls’ volleyball team faced the always-tough Esko Eskimos on Thursday, September 6 at Esko and came away with a loss. The Vikings are now 2-1 for the season and 1-1 in conference play. Christaia Houser, who had 12 kills, led Esko. Esko swept the Vikings in three straight games, 25-15, 25-16, and 25-19. But the... READ MORE >
When Chris Hegg toed the line last Sunday, September 9 in Duluth to race in the Minnesota Mile, he wasn’t sure how well he would do. Hegg, 60, wasn’t there to compete against the elite runners who came to race for pride and money. Instead, he was at the race to see how he would stack up against the guys... READ MORE >
Taking advantage of the cool weather and dry trail conditions, both the men’s and women’s winner of the Superior Trail 100-mile race set course records last weekend. Steven Moore, 45, of Austin, Texas finished the race in 21 hours and 2 seconds, taking 40 minutes off the 2006 course record set by Sean Anderson. Kristine Folcik, 34, of New Hampshire... READ MORE >
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