Henry DeArruda- Weaver and Will Surbaugh are no strangers to mountain bike races. Now joined by teammate Leif Anderson, these three mountain bike enthusiasts are new to the Minnesota High School Mountain Bike League…and so is Cook County! The Minnesota High School Cycling League was founded in 2012 and is a statewide independent activity provider for student athletes in grades... READ MORE >
I’ve been around this sport a long time, and what your Cook County Alpine Vikings demonstrated at the Moose Mountain Invitational on Friday, January 10 was “one for the ages.” Here’s the short summary . Alpine varsity girls won first place as a team . Alpine varsity boys won first place as a team . Cook County had three 1st... READ MORE >
Led by new Alpine Head Coach Charles Lamb, the Cook County/Silver Bay Alpine Vikings had an excellent showing at the first downhill ski race of the season held at Lutsen Mountains on Friday, December 13. The weather was cold to say the least with sunny skies, a daytime high of -5 degrees and a steady north wind, which lasted until... READ MORE >
Over 60 bike enthusiasts gathered at Mike and Jana Larson’s home in Lutsen on a beautiful fall day recently to celebrate a great season of biking in Cook County. And there was much success to look back on this past season and much more as we look forward. Attending the fall event were riders from Thunder Bay, Duluth, Minneapolis and... READ MORE >
The perspective is interesting. Alpine skiing is made up of four statewide sections. Each section averages 15-20 participating schools with an average of 10-15 participants per team (individual boys and girls). With that being said, at the beginning of the season, there are 60+ schools and likely over 1,000 individual participants all gunning for the same goal—make it to the... READ MORE >
I wrote the opening article about the Cook County Alpine ski team back in early December. I thought it would be interesting to look back and compare how they did. Below are snippets from the early December article. “And with the advent of the first race, there are self-imposed high expectations for a successful season…” “Led by Senior Captain Anders... READ MORE >
Your boys’ Alpine team took first place in the largest Alpine event of the season while your girls’ team was second. It was a solid performance for our North Shore skiers. The Centennial Race at Giants Ridge is a showcase of all schools in Section 7. Typically, the Vikings ski against up to eight teams in our region. The Centennial... READ MORE >
How sweep it is! The day was so perfect and the results even better, it’s difficult to report the day in article form. So let’s try a summary format. Individual Boys Varsity… ▶ 1st Place Anders Zimmer – yup, he’s our captain ▶ 2nd Place Will lamb – and he’s only in 8th grade ▶ 3rd Place Luke Fenwick – he’s... READ MORE >
The Cook County/Silver Bay Boys Alpine Vikings took second place among nine total teams in a full conference meet at Giants Ridge on January 3. Will Lamb, Anders Zimmer, Logan Backstrom and Luke Fenwick placed 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th respectively for the Vikings’ four scorers. And once again, the boys showed their depth. Collin Berglund, Kyle Martinson, Dexter Yoki... READ MORE >
Erik Lawler, Ezra Lunde and Jack Viren took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively in the junior varsity race at Giants Ridge just before Christmas break. Having three on the podium at the same time was a nice look and the results propelled the JV Vikings to a first place finish. And the JV girls were not going to sit... READ MORE >
