Remembering Sacrifice. I was in the William Kelley High School library some years ago when I noticed a book on the shelves that memorialized the lives of some of the countless young men who had served and been killed in the Vietnam War of the 1960s and 70s.
Every team in northern Minnesota puts on the miles during the sports season and this past week the Silver Bay baseball team held up its end of the bargain. The Mariners opened Tuesday at Cloquet against Wrenshall with a 14-4 win over the Wrens and then headed down the highway for an open game against Mille Lacs and earned an exciting 11-8 win in Isle.
The Silver Bay Boys and Girls track and field team took part in last Wednesday’s Polar League Conference Meet in Esko with the boys taking eighth place and the girls tenth. Silver Bay’s Nate Bilben garnered all-conference honors with a win in the 800m run with a time of 2:01.3.
Lake Superior School District rivals Silver Bay and Two Harbors met at Odegaard Park in Two Harbors on Tuesday and the Mariners came away with a 15-2 win over the Agates. Dani Thompson pitched the complete five inning game for the Mariners.
Editor’s note: We left you last week during a very good party at the Silver Bay Municipal Airport as the reluctant editor, Hell Yes! And the old pilot were celebrating a successful landing of the old Curtiss two-seat trainer.
Spring Steelhead I have a love/hate relationship with steelhead fishing. Sure, there are those days when the sun is shining in a crystal blue sky, the fish are in the stream, and you might actually catch one or a few of them.
Two Harbors Public Library Seeking Board Members Would you like to make an impact in your community? The Two Harbors Public Library is accepting applications to join our governing Board of Trustees. T h e Library Board helps establish the mission and vision of the library, determines policies, and oversees the Library Director.
Cooperative Light & Power (CLP) was recently recognized for excellence in workplace safety and health during the 2022 Minnesota Safety and Health Conference, May 3-4. CLP was one of 191 employers to be honored through the awards program, coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council.
Silver Bay Sports Schedule Friday, May 20 Baseball: Silver Bay Varsity @ Ely Tourney TBD Softball: Silver Bay Varsity/JV vs Duluth Marshall @ Silver Bay 4:30pm/6pm Saturday, May 21 Baseball: Silver Bay Varsity @ Ely Tourney TBD Softball: Silver Bay Varsity/JR High doubleheader vs Cromwell-Wright @ Silver Bay noon/2pm Silver Bay JV doubleheader vs Cromwell-Wright @ Silver Bay 2pm/5:30pm Wednesday, May 25 Baseball: Silver Bay Varsity @ Wrenshall 4pm Thursday, May 26 Track and Field: Silver Bay Boys/Girls Varsity @ Mesabi East 10am Friday, May 27 Baseball: Silver Bay Varsity doubleheader vs Cook County @ Silver Bay Two Harbors Sports Schedule Friday, May 20 Golf: Boys Varsity vs Rock Ridge @ Virginia Municipal Baseball: Two Harbors Varsity/ JR High/ JV vs Mesabi East @ Mesabi East 4:30pm/6pm Monday, May 23 Baseball: Two Harbors JR High vs South Ridge @ Two Harbors 4pm Tuesday, May 24 Baseball: Two Harbors Varsity/JV vs Barnum @ THHS 4pm/6pm Wednesday, May 25 Track and Field: Two Harbors Varsity Sectional Meet vs Esko @ Esko 10am Baseball: Two Harbors Varsity/JV vs South Ridge @ South Baseball: Two Harbors Varsity/JV vs South Ridge @ South Ridge 2pm/4pm Thursday, May 26 Baseball: Two Harbors Varsity/JV vs Ely @ Ely 4:30pm/6:30pm .
Even though the Two Harbors Agates baseball squad gave up three runs in the fourth inning, they still defeated Cook County Vikings 12-3 in the first game of a doubleheader last Friday in Two Harbors. In the first inning, the Agates got their offense started when Viking Jacob Dorr’s wild pitch allowed one run to score for Two Harbors.