Vikings Weekly: Cook County football claims top seed, fall sports enter postseason

Welcome to Vikings Weekly, where we track the latest results from Cook County high school athletics.

Volleyball

The Cook County Vikings hosted the Two Harbors Agates on Tuesday, falling 3-0 to close out the regular season with a 9-5 record.

The Vikings now turn their attention to the Section 7A tournament. Seedings are expected to be announced by the end of the week, and Cook County could host its opening tournament match Monday.

Cross Country

The North Shore Storm cross-country teams wrapped up their regular season as they prepare for next week’s section meet.

The boys’ team finished in seventh place out of 18 teams. Sam Swartz finished 21st with a time of 17:50. Atley Beckstrand finished right behind him at 22nd with a time of 17:56.

The girls’ team finished 10th out of 15 teams. Elizabeth Swartz led North Shore, placing 35th in 21:55. Sparrow Schmidt was the Storm’s second finisher, recording a time of 22:31.

Head coach April Wahlstrom confirmed that Sierra Geatz will miss the remainder of the season. Geatz recorded four top-10 finishes this season and set a personal-best time of 19:28.

The Storm will compete in the Section 7AA meet at Whitefish Golf Course in Pequot Lakes.

Two Harbors Agates Swim Team

The Two Harbors Agates won the team title at the North vs. South Invitational on Oct. 20, scoring 656 points and helping the North Division teams finish with a combined 1,497 points.

The meet brought together six teams divided into two groups. The North Division included Two Harbors, Mesabi East and Rock Ridge, while the South Division consisted of Proctor-Hermantown, Cloquet-Esko and Duluth Denfeld.

Two Harbors’ 200-yard medley relay team of Harper Smith, Aria Oswald-Swenson, Natalia Smith and Claire Dreier placed fourth in the opening event with a time of 2:10.10.

The Agates also won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:51.35, with a team consisting of Brynn von Goertz, Rylee Schmitz, Elizabeth Larson and Lucy Lane.

The North Division has won the competition 16 consecutive years.

The Agates will travel to International Falls for the Iron Range Conference meet Oct. 29.

Football

The Cook County Vikings defeated Littlefork-Big Falls 69-12 on Wednesday, completing their second consecutive undefeated regular season.

Quarterback Graham Oberholtzer threw three touchdown passes, while Talon DeBoer rushed for 162 yards. DeBoer finished the regular season averaging more than 100 rushing yards per game.

McCoy Fairbanks caught two touchdown passes, bringing his season total to 15 touchdown receptions.

Cook County enters the Section 7 nine-player football playoffs as the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye.

The Vikings will face the winner of Tuesday’s quarterfinal between Bigfork and North Woods. Cook County will host the section semifinal at Lyle Anderson Field on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Josh Hinke October 23, 2026