With 16 games played, the Vikings girls’ team is in high gear with 14 wins and two losses. They are on a record pace to set all-time wins, and because of their excellent play, several Vikings are in the top 20 players in a variety of statistics kept by the Polar League. Ashley Deschampe leads all players with 42.7 percent... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School boys’ basketball team rebounded from a tough loss to Ely by beating Babbitt-Embarrass 69-36 on Thursday, January 27 in front of appreciative Viking fans. Dylan Quaife and Colin Everson led the Vikings in scoring with 19 each. Ryan Martinson followed with 17 while Justin Goldstein chipped in 7. Jordan Lack, Will Petty, and David Bergstrom... READ MORE >
Lonnie Dupre’s quest to become the first person to solo climb Mount Denali in January ended on January 27. Dupre was at 10,000 feet and headed down the mountain to his base camp as of press time. After making record time early in the climb, Dupre ran into harsh weather conditions three-quarters of the way up the mountain. Dupre didn’t... READ MORE >
Lloyd Speck of Grand Marais was headed up the Gunflint Trail to his cabin on Greenwood Lake on Wednesday morning, January 19, when he got a call from his mother, Anna Speck, age 84, that a black animal was lying on her doorstep. “She didn’t know what it was. Only that it was big and she thought it might be... READ MORE >
Wade Cole of ORB management came before the school board on January 19, 2011 with a proposal to provide the school district with a cost estimate for two plans that would reduce space used in the school. Because of declining enrollment, School District 166 needs less classroom and office space to meet the needs of the students. Under terms of... READ MORE >
If you added up the inches of all five starters from the Floodwood girls’ team and all of the inches (in height) from the Viking girls’ team, you would find that Floodwood had a one-inch height advantage. One inch! And you know the old saying, “Give ’em an inch and they’ll take a mile!” That’s what Floodwood did on January... READ MORE >
Both the Vikings and the Floodwood Polar Bears came out flat in the game played Friday, January 21 in Grand Marais. Neither team seemed to have much zip in the first half, but both teams came out much better in the second half and the crowd saw an entertaining game. Points were hard to come by. With more than 10... READ MORE >
Lonnie Dupre’s quest to become the first person to solo climb Mount Denali in January is going well but is not without some peril. On January 14, Dupre’s base camp manager Tom Surprenant reported that Lonnie had had a good day of climbing the day before, “despite getting blown off his feet a couple times early in the day. The... READ MORE >
The Viking girls’ basketball team faced two more opponents this past week and came away with two more wins. To date, their record is 11-1 on the year. On Thursday, Jan. 13, the Vikings traveled to Mesabi East and played a sluggish first half of basketball, taking a 27-16 lead into the locker room. Coming out of the halftime, with... READ MORE >
Viking fans have witnessed some great girls’ and boys’ basketball games this winter, but none that topped the boys’ game played at home against Lakeview Christian Academy Lions on Friday, Jan. 14. The Lions have perhaps the best boys’ player in the area in Sophomore Anders Borman. He and his brother, eighthgrader Bjorn Borman, along with Luke Borchardt, have led... READ MORE >
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