The CCHS track team competed in the Matt Kero Memorial Track Meet on Friday, May 12. The weather was beautiful, 60s and sunny. The competition was tough, 17 teams, including five large AA schools. In this type of meet, our goal is to improve on our performances this year and for our top runners, get into the top eight scoring... 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 >
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 >
We saw it coming. The kids asked if we really had to practice outside early last week, when our balmy fall suddenly turned to 40 degrees, windy and overcast. We answered, “Do they cancel races in this, or worse weather?” Never, of course! But that didn’t make the Swain any nicer, especially for the coaches, parents and fans who were... READ MORE >
Our eight vehicles, 30 high school racers and 15 coaches and parents looked like a pretty good-sized caravan going down I-35. But we were just a fly on the back of a buffalo when we arrived at the 5,600-racer, 300- team Milaca MegaMeet. With a stop on the way down in Two Harbors for a dinner put together by our... READ MORE >
The Vikings headed to Eveleth for the big Eveleth Invitational on Thursday, September 13. All of the Section 7A teams, except Esko and Crosby-Ironton were there, plus Section 8 power Pequot Lakes. With a total of 18 teams present, we would get a very good early season picture of where we stood, both boys and girls. Our girls were especially... READ MORE >
Fans of Cook County High School track know that we went to the Section 7A finals with hopes of moving one or both of our talented sprinters, Molly Zafft and Peter Warren, through to the State Meet. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it. It wasn’t for lack of training, effort or skill – they showed plenty of those attributes. I’m probably... READ MORE >
Senior Molly Zafft led the Cook County High School track team at the South Sub-section track meet at UMD, winning the 100-meter dash in a PB (personal best) of 13.21, and finishing 2nd in the 200 in 27.37. Junior Peter Warren led the boys’ team, finishing 2nd in the 100 with an 11.69 PB and placing 6th in the 200... READ MORE >
The Polar League conference track meet is always tough, especially since Esko is always tough, as any Cook County High School sports team that has to compete against them knows. Add strong teams from Moose Lake, Two Harbors, and the other eight of us are fighting for individual honors and to score team points. Coming into the meet, held in... READ MORE >
The Cook County Vikings track team headed over to Virginia for our fourth meet of the season, the first time we had raced there in almost 10 years, back in the days of three, rather than two subsection races. We were looking forward to competing against Iron Range teams that we don’t normally see until the Section finals. We knew... READ MORE >
