The weather bureau predicted sunny and 70 for the Section 7A track finals Thursday, May 28. They were wrong. It was foggy, windy and 45. We predicted great runs for our two Section final runners, sophomore Molly Thomas and junior Matea Acero. We were right. Strong off the lake winds caught us by surprise. Everyone was huddling for warmth and... READ MORE >
A spring break depleted Viking Track and Field team went to the season opener Polar League indoor meet at University of Wisconsin- Superior Saturday, March 28, joining seven other Polar League teams including track powers Esko, Two Harbors and Moose Lake. Although a number of the other schools were also starting spring break that weekend, there were still plenty of... READ MORE >
The Milaca MegaMeet, billed as the world’s largest cross country meet, is always one of the highlights of the Cook County- Two Harbors cross country team’s season. From the team dinner hosted by our Two Harbors teammates, to the overnight at Hinckley, the all-day meet at Milaca, the pizza dinner at Mora, and the long drive home, a lot of... READ MORE >
The Eveleth Invitational is always a good early season measure of where our cross country teams are. Sixteen of the 22 teams in Section 7A are there. All the teams have had smaller early season meets to get used to the hard pace of high school racing. We felt pretty ready, guessing top half, but not a contender for the... READ MORE >
The Viking cross country team opened the season Thursday, August 29 on the Pincushion Trails in Grand Marais. A total of 225 runners from Duluth East, Proctor, Carlton, Wrenshall and Lakeview Christian Academy joined the Vikings. Although we have lost team leaders Ben Seaton and Sarissa Falk to graduation, most of the team was back, and we were expecting an... READ MORE >
We headed down to the Minnesota High School League State Track and Field Championships on Friday, June 7 at Hamline University in St. Paul. As reported last week, senior sprinter Peter Warren had qualified for the 100-meter and 400-meter dashes at the Section 7A finals. It has been two years since Viking stars Ailee Larson, Kieran Scannell and Molly Zafft... READ MORE >
On a beautiful day for track, six Viking athletes headed down to UMD for the Section 7A Track and Field finals. For most of the athletes, just getting to the finals was a major accomplishment. There are 32 teams in Section 7A track, represented by approximately 1,500 athletes. Fourteen had qualified for each of 14 individual events. Now, only two... READ MORE >
The Vikings headed over to Virginia again for the Golden Bear Invite, sponsored by Eveleth. Exactly the opposite of last week, the wind was out of the south, and it was sunny and 70 degrees. We joined 15 other teams in a big meet, as everyone is trying to squeeze something in before next weeks’ conference meets and Sub- Section... READ MORE >
In a record-setting spring for snow and cold in northern Minnesota, all the high school spring sports have been confined indoors in 2013. So we were excited to head over to Virginia for our first outdoor meet. About halfway through the 4½-hour meet, we were wishing we were back indoors. With temperatures in the high 30s and a 10-15 mph... READ MORE >
Three major story lines were in play at the Section 7A cross country meet in Cloquet last Thursday, October 25. First, senior team leaders and captains Ben Seaton and Sarissa Falk were in contention to qualify for the state meet in early November, but both would have to pull upsets to make it. Second, the weather was awful—windy, snowy and... READ MORE >
