We don’t believe there is such thing as a perfect race, and certainly not a perfect team race, but the Viking cross country team came about as close to perfect as they could at last week’s Section 7A meet in Cloquet. Thiswas the third time we went to the section meet with a legitimate chance of advancing an entire team... READ MORE >
We thought the weather had been about as bad as it could get at Hibbing, but it was worse at Proctor. High 30s, windy, overcast and raining. The team just wanted to get in, race and get out. And that is what we did. On the way out, the bus was loaded down with a lot of soggy clothing and... READ MORE >
Of course we were bummed. If you have been following Viking cross country, you know that our girls’ team has been battling Esko the last couple of years for Polar League and Section 7A honors – with the ultimate goal of qualifying the girls’ team for the state meet. Last year, we surprised them to win the Polar League meet,... READ MORE >
I could get used to this. The girls’ cross country team “three-peated” by easily winning the 13-team Hibbing Invitational for the third year in a row, while Kieran Scannell earned his first varsity win at the same meet. But I know better. Outright wins are rare in cross-country, as every meet involves at least seven teams, and as many as... READ MORE >
The Swain Invitational Cross Country meet is the classic cross-country event in the Northland. It was started by John Swain, dean of Duluth high school running, and is celebrating its 59th anniversary. I remember watching it when I had barely heard of Grand Marais and Viking Cross Country was years in the future. Now the team was headed to the... READ MORE >
When you go to the largest cross-country meet in the US, you rarely come home with any awards. This year wasn’t any different. Only Signe Larson and Sonja Peterson brought home top 25 awards (although Ailee Larson and Kieran Scannell were close). Our varsity girls had our best team place – eighth. Competition included five of the top 10 schools... READ MORE >
The 41-athlete Viking cross-country team took off Thursday, September 17 for the Golden Bear Invitational in Eveleth. With 11 other Section 7A teams (a little more than half of the Section) it was a great chance to see where we stood early in the season. It didn’t take long to find out, as our highly rated girls’ varsity team was... READ MORE >
The Viking cross country team opened its season at home, hosting Duluth East, Hibbing, Proctor, Carlton and Albrook at the Pincushion Trail system on Thursday, September 3. Although East and Hibbing compete in the big school, AA class, we ran a combined class at this meet, giving the “Davids” a chance to slay the “Goliaths.” We entered this meet excited... READ MORE >
Nope, we didn’t make it. Going into Friday’s section track finals, we had hopes of getting the first state meet qualifier in track at CCHS in the last 20 years. Senior Losha Senty had qualified for the finals as the number five runner in both the 200 meter dash and the 400 meter run. Eighth grader Kieran Scannell was the... READ MORE >
The South Subsection Track Meet, like the playoffs of most CCHS sports, represents the end of the season for most athletes. Only about 20% of the athletes move on to the Section 7A finals. Of that select group, only about 15% move on to the state meet. Only the top 3% advance to state. With a large group of young... READ MORE >
