With last week’s second- place finish at the state high school alpine ski championships, it’s time to reflect on how great this team’s accomplishments were. This is a significant achievement, as it’s the best performance since 1970 when the Vikings took first at State.
The Cook County Vikings girls’ team squared off at home against the Silver Bay Mariners on Monday, February 17. It was the second time the two squads had met in the last month. On January 30, the Vikings traveled to Silver Bay and lost 47-39 in a tough contest. This game would be no different, and the final results were much the same: The Vikings fell 60-47.
Tofte sled dog musher Rita Wehseler is putting together a great season of sled dog racing. Coming off of a first-place finish in the Gunflint Mail Run, Rita won the eight-dog Midnight Run, an 82-mile race held February 12-14. Wehseler and her welltrained dog team covered the distance in 9:43:32. Coming in third place was Joanna Oberg, Grand Marais, who was running a team of dogs from Wehseler’s 36-dog Stoney Creek Kenneks. Joanna finished in 10:25:08.
Brian Larsen The Cook County boys’ basketball team, showing remarkable resilience, has been a constant presence in gyms for the past week. On Friday, the… Login to continue reading Login…
Local mushers take the top three spots in the Gunflint Mail Run
It was a busy and exciting week for the Cook County Nordic Ski team staring with ski waxing prep, creating team signs, and getting the final few kilometers of skiing in prior to the Section 7 championships on February 5th. The team made a strong showing with 12 skiers participating between the pursuit races and sprint races. Arlo Littrest and Eli Wharton represented the team for the boy’s sprint races and MaryJune Wharton and Lindy Dix for the girl’s sprint races. Both girls and boys sprint teams made it past the semi-final races placing third in their respective waves and finished 6th overall. The pursuit races consist of a 5 kilometer classic ski race in which the finishing time determined the start sequence for the second race, a 5 kilometer skate race. Overall times between the two races determined the overall place.
The Cook County boys' varsity basketball team played their hearts out but came up short in their Friday, February 7th, away game at Cromwell High School, falling 69-62 in double overtime.
The yearly Lutsen Trailbreakers antique snowmobile Fun Run, a one-of-akind event, was held at Cascade Lodge on Saturday, February 10, 2025. About thirty sleds, each with its own unique story, were displayed. The daylong event, filled with excitement and camaraderie, featured a short snowmobile ride from the lodge to a T in the Lutsen trail, and then riders turned around and headed back to the lodge. There were a couple of breakdowns and one tow back to the start for one rider, adding a touch of adventure to the day. When it came time to pick the best antique snowmobile, Mike Kimball's 1974 Artic Panther with a CAT-O-Matic transmission, a true gem among the rest, won first place.
