Sports & Outdoors

There are lots of things going on out there across Lake County in terms of youth sports. Please let us know about scores and team photos and any other info you might have. As well, there are miles of ski and snowshoe and hiking trails and for Lake County athletes of all stripes to enjoy so please let us know what shape the trails are in so we can share that with readers.

On Thursday night, March 3 in their final game of the season, the Two Harbors High School girls basketball team lost to host Marshall Schoo 92-54 in the Section 7AA second round playoff . Karly Holm, one of the captains of the team, reported that they “kept within four points’’ in the first half, which was a high level of play for them.

After 51 years of scorekeeping for the Two Harbors High School varsity basketball team home games Fred Kallio was honored for his dedication to Agate sports. In a gathering at THHS that included many former and current coaches, Athletic Director Scott Ross thanked Kallio for his years of service.

Storm forward Doug Choulet tries to deflect a shot past Ely goaltender Chase Sandberg Saturday during the 7-1 North Shore victory in the first round of the section 7A tournament. The Storm lost to Hermantown in quarterfinal action last Tuesday. Watch next week’s Press for a season recap. Photo courtesy of Brian Rauvola

The conditions were nearly perfect in Hayward, Wisconsin this year with temperatures in the teens and 20s and crystal blue skies for the American Birkebeiner Marathon where Two Harbors resident Steve Hagedorn completed his 24th race at age 63. The race course is no picnic, with four major hills that include sharp turns where a pile-up at the bottom is not unusual. The uphills can be dicey too; unless everyone stays in lock-step with everyone else, having your pole stepped on is a definite possibility. “We look like ants, climbing up,” Hagedorn commented. Most of the logjams are in the first half, but he said it’s not all bad, saying, “In a weird way it helps, because you’re focusing so much on not crashing that you don’t worry so much about how far you have to go.” No collisions this year, though “I came close,” said Hagedorn

There are lots of things going on out there across Lake County in terms of youth sports. Please let us know about scores and team photos and any other info you might have. As well, there are miles of ski and snowshoe and hiking trails and for Lake County athletes of all stripes to enjoy so please let us know what shape the trails are in so we can share that with readers.