Coach April Wahlstrom


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Season winds down for some Vikings at the Proctor Lions Invite

With sections around the corner on Thursday, October 23 at the Cloquet Country Club some runners have their focus on that meet as a chance to make it to state and for others their last meet happened in Proctor on October 14. With some of our top varsity boys focusing on sections they rested, which gave some of our younger... READ MORE >

Paron and Hight take 1st and 2nd at the Polar League Conference Meet

Our Pincushion Mountain racecourse was in great shape for the Polar League Conference Meet on October 8, 2014. The teams in attendance were Esko, Cromwell, South Ridge, Moose Lake/Willow River/ Barnum, Wrenshall, and Carlton. As our season is winding down, some others are starting to realize that attendance at the State Meet in November is a viable option. Since this... READ MORE >

Junior High boys take 2nd place at Swain Meet

On October 4, 2014 at the Enger Golf Course in Duluth, the Cook County- Two Harbors runners were not intimidated by the hills and the cold weather. In fact, this day was met with much tenacity. Our first race of the day was our 7-8th grade girls. Kate Walsberg completed her 3k run with a time of 14:05 and led... READ MORE >

7th grade boys place 6th at the Milaca Mega Meet

September 20, 2014 marked the Milaca Mega Meet in Milaca, Minnesota. Over 6,000 runners participated and over 148 teams were there. The 7th grade boys from Cook County/ Two Harbors represented us well by finishing in 6th place beating out large school districts such as Maple Grove, Osseo, Hutchinson, White Bear Lake and many others. In front of our team... READ MORE >

Vikings getting up to speed at Eveleth meet

On September 11, 2014 the Viking runners headed over to Eveleth Municipal Golf Course for the second meet of the season. The conditions were perfect for a running race, nice and cool. Our runners have been working hard and some of our youngsters proved to the team that this was going to be an exciting season. Eveleth-Gilbert won the boys’... READ MORE >

Chmelik runs in the State cross country meet

We had a beautiful day for running at the lovely St. Olaf College campus on Saturday, November 2, 2013. The race started at 2 p.m. with 175 runners lined up at the start. The race goes out fast and some struggle to even cross the finish line as they have put everything they have out on the course. Viking runner,... READ MORE >

Wet, windy and cold run at Proctor Invitational

The Cook County/Two Harbors cross country team headed to Proctor for the final Forty degrees, Johnsonmeet of the regular season. Jacob a and a windy and rain are pretty common for this late-season meet, and this year was no exception. All the teams from Section 7A were at the meet, except the Iron Range Conference teams that were having their... READ MORE >

Gales of October can’t stop Viking Cross Country

As we drove down to Duluth on Saturday, October 5 we were met with cold, rain, trees in the road, and stinging gales off of the lake. At the Swain Invitational the spectators and adults complained of the weather but our kids were ready for it. In fact, some even made the comment, “The worse the weather, the better I... READ MORE >

60 degrees and sunny for first track meet of season

Think back for a moment to Saturday, April 6 with the fresh dump of rain, sleet, snow, and slush. These weather conditions might not make you think about track and field season, however thanks to the wonderful folks at University of Superior in Wisconsin, our athletes were able to run in conditions of 60 degrees and sunny! This was our... READ MORE >

Knowledge Bowl finishes well at State Meet

On Thursday, April 11 – 12, 2013, the Cook County Knowledge Bowl team headed through snow to Brainerd for the Minnesota Knowledge Bowl State tournament. Competing were Sarah Larsen, Ben Seaton, Will Seaton, Mara MacDonell and Sean MacDonell. Audrey Summers and Sterling Anderson earned the honor of being scorekeepers at the state meet. The event began Thursday evening with a... READ MORE >