There were no surprises at the Section Seven State qualifying meet held at Giants Ridge on February 7. The top team honors for boys went to Ely, and for girls to Duluth East. Both teams will be heading back to the same course at Giants Ridge for the Minnesota State Championship meet February 14 where it is likely that either... READ MORE >
The Cook County Nordic Ski Team traveled to the Korkki Nordic Ski Center in Duluth on January 3 to compete in the Two Harbors Invite. It is not just the racing that makes this trip special for our team. The place itself is very special. Ski center just does not describe it well. It’s really a cozy, rustic cabin in... READ MORE >
To date the Cook County Nordic Vikings have competed in two races. On December 15, the team traveled to Snowflake Nordic in Duluth for the Ely Nordic Wolves Invite. The race course in Ely did not have adequate snow coverage so the race was moved to Duluth. The weather created a challenge there as well, with rain falling and the... READ MORE >
The Cook County Nordic Vikings’ season came to an end last Thursday at the Section 7 State Qualifier Meet held at Giants Ridge. Seven varsity skiers worked hard in the two-part pursuit race and were disappointed that no Vikings advanced to the state meet. The pursuit race was a combination of a 5k skate and a 5k classic for both... READ MORE >
Despite low snow conditions, it is business as usual for the Cook County Nordic ski team. So far this year all but one of our meets have been relocated to facilities with snowmaking capabilities. On January 3, the team made the long trip to Coleraine, Minnesota to ski in the Two Harbors Invitational held at Mount Itasca, on the National... READ MORE >
The Cook County Nordic Vikings hit the road twice this past week traveling to Duluth on Monday for the Marshall Sprints, and again on Friday to the Duluth East Invite. Each race had a very different format. The Marshall Sprints were held at the Hill Topper stadium with a 1.2-kilometer sprint course. All varsity racers skied a qualifying heat with... READ MORE >
The young Cook County High School Nordic Vikings had their best performance in several years last Friday at the Proctor Invite held at Spirit Mountain. The Vikings varsity is comprised mainly of freshmen and sophomores who are transitioning from very successful junior high racing to highly competitive varsity races. Friday’s race proves that these dedicated athletes are making this transition... READ MORE >
The Cook County Nordic ski team is off to a busy start this season. After only one week of dry land training, the Pincushion trails received enough snow to allow the team to start practicing on snow and enjoy some fantastic early season ski conditions. Some of the team members, coaches and parents traveled to Ironwood, Michigan to take part... READ MORE >
Last Thursday, February 4, a small group of dedicated Nordic skiers headed off to Giants Ridge in Biwabik to compete in the Section 7 Nordic Ski Meet. This was the second trip to sections for varsity skiers Kieran Scannell and Shelby Ahrendt. Newcomers included Ben Seaton, Alex Ditmanson and Audrey Summers. You could sense that all of these kids were... READ MORE >
On Friday, January 22, the Cook County High School ski team traveled to the Duluth East Invite which was held at the Snowflake Ski Center in Duluth. Ninth grader, Kieran Scannell set the tone for the day with an impressive 6th place finish in the skate race which had 79 varsity participants. This was the first of two races for... READ MORE >
