The Silver Bay Mariner baseball squad will be looking for lots of new faces to step up this year. Last year, they relied on power, knocking out home runs and putting the ball deep. With five starters returning and numbers way down, coach Ward Wallin knows his young squad will have to earn their runs this season.
Spring has sprung, and Track and Field season with it. According to Agate Distance coach Dan Hebl, the Agates had one good week of outdoor training before the cold and wintry mix dominated their schedule and routes. The first meet of the season took place on Saturday, March 26 at the University of Wisconsin-Superior indoor track arena, and was attended by both the Agates and the Mariners. According to Rick Frericks, head Mariner coach, Saturday’s meet “is just getting our legs under us, having fun, staying healthy, figuring out how it all works.”
Editor’s note: Yes, the Great March for Community Newspapers still awaits the parachute jump signal from the very reluctant editor and Tony Xzcerlippy of Tony’s Underwater Limousine Service (Lake County Press--editions 2-5). And yes, in recalling an earlier skydiving incident in which the reluctant editor was stuck flying an old plane that he didn’t know how to fly, it gave him pause to think of a story in which God Takes a Vacation from humanity and its lack of humanity for each other (Lake County Press—editions 6-8).
“The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lullaby”-- John Denver. Dark Skies and Night Lights.
The Madness of March This column takes pride in bringing to light the truest truth. Saint Patrick was no saint.
We just saw the WILDEST hockey week of the year! EAST BEAVER BAY If I hadn’t seen it myself I’m not sure I would have believed it. Between the excitement of watching the Minnesota WILD and the NCAA D1 Men’s Ice Hockey Regional tournaments the weekend was as epic as it could be.
Although the Lake County Press knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The Lake County Press shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!
Mariner senior Kaleb Krech tries to block the scoring attempt by Two Harbors Lucas Pinnell during a recent game in Silver Bay. Photo courtesy of Brian Rauvola Silver Bay’s Nysjah Lillis eyes up the basket as Nighthawk defenders Else Bee (front) and Natalie Nelmark close in.
With the reluctant editor tucked in a plane he didn’t know how to fly it gave him pause to think of a story: “The Creator is a light sleeper and humanity is the reason. That’s when the Old Man takes a vacation.” Hell Yes! God’s sidekick Apparently the good book says that man was made in God’s image.
Impatience and the Long Melt. I love winter. The cold, crisp days with a deep blue sky over a frozen landscape can invigorate me and make me very happy, especially if I’m zipping down some ski trail, my fingers and toes intact—or sitting by my woodstove, strong coffee in hand, staring out the window at the birds teaming around the feeder. The steady whine from the snowmobile trail a half mile to the west of my house tells me that a lot of other folks enjoy winter too.