Sports

The North Shore Storm varsity boys team placed seventh out of 24 teams at the Thursday, September 28 cross country meet held in Hibbing. “We were second as far as 'A' schools go,” said Head Coach April Wahlstrom, who added, “All the rest of the schools were AAA or AA in front of us!” The varsity girls 'are slowly on the mend and still dealing with a multitude of injuries, but lots of positive performances came out of the meet for them, too,' added Coach Wahlstrom.

If you are a curler or want to learn about how to become a curling club member please attend the Cook County Curling Club season-kickoff barbeque on Tuesday, October 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the curling club located at 317 W 5th Street in Grand Marais.

Cook County Commissioners held a special meeting on Thursday, September 21 to take a tour of the Superior National Golf Course. The tour was a follow-up after a July 18 Committee of the Whole meeting where representatives of the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) and Superior National Board of Governors gave a status report about the golf course and discussed options for maintaining it into the future.

Recreational netting for cisco, also referred to as tullibee, and whitefish is open this fall on designated lakes. Whitefish and cisco sport netting is open to Minnesota residents only and about 700 Minnesotans participate each year. Netting schedules are based on expected water temperatures. As the water temperature cools, game fish head to deeper water while cisco and whitefish come to shallow water for fall spawning.

Can anybody challenge the course records of Proctor's Matt Welch or Carlton's Erika Fox at the Polar League cross country meet that will be held on the rugged Pincushion Mountain trails on October 12?