This past weekend on June 27, 80 of the best football players in the state competed in the 36th annual Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game. Cook County’s Miles Drake was selected to play in the game for the Outstate team as a strong side defensive back. Despite the Metro team winning 54-13, the game was exciting to watch for... READ MORE >
For the past month, the core members of the Cook County boys’ basketball team have been traveling to the University of Wisconsin-Superior to compete in a summer basketball league. Each Sunday, the Vikings go down and compete in two games against other Northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin schools. 22 schools in total are in the league. I have been asked... READ MORE >
Once a week Pat Eliasen, Mike Boomer, and I get together for our weekly Bible study and fellowship time. Of course, as good friends and football coaches, our meetings usually include dinner and beverages at one another’s house. At one such get-together, Boomer jokingly coined the term "critical mass." What exactly is critical mass? It is that point... READ MORE >
As a coach, I was filled with a whirlwind of emotions this past graduation weekend. I felt the obvious joy of seeing some great young men and women pass through one of life’s great ceremonies. Theywill now transition into a life out on their own, pursuing personal dreams while finding themselves. I also felt a slight sadness, as their... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team had its season come to an end in the Section 7A Championship game in Hibbing, Minnesota. The Chisholm Bluestreaks topped the Vikings 9-5 to advance to the state tournament. Earlier in the week the Vikings had beaten Northland 10-0 and then Deer River 14-5 before falling to the Bluestreaks in the Section 7A Championship game.... READ MORE >
The Cook County golf team finished its season after competing in the final day of the Polar League Conference Championship and then in the Section 7AA playoffs. Jake Sivertson had a strong performance for the Vikings in the conference meet and then advanced to the second day of the Section 7AA golf tournament. On Wednesday, May 20, the Vikings competed... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team advanced to the double elimination portion of the Section 7A playoffs with wins over Hill City and Cherry. The Vikings opened up the playoffs with a 13-3 home win over Hill City on Tuesday, May 26. Cook County then traveled to Hermantown on Friday where they beat Cherry, 6-1, in the early game. In the... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team earned the top seed in the North half of the Section 7A playoffs with its strong overall season record of 15-3. The Vikings finished their regular season last week with two road games in Two Harbors and Babbitt. Cook County lost 2-5 in Two Harbors and bounced back to destroy BEST (Babbitt- Embarrass-Soudan-Tower), 20-0. On... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team had a rare week off from Section 7A competition, so the Vikings scheduled a doubleheader with a club team from Thunder Bay on Tuesday May 12. TheThunder Bay club team is a collection of their area’s best baseball players who are 19 years of age or younger. In the first game, Sammy Warren took the... READ MORE >
Carly Puch makes a grab in centerfield at a recent home games. The Cook County softball season came to an end in Floodwood on Tuesday, May 19. In the first round of the Section 7A playoffs, the Vikings lost a closely contested game to the Polar Bears, 3-5. Cook County was up against Floodwood’s ace sophomore pitcher, Molly Johnsen. In... READ MORE >
