BOWLING
Silver Bay’s varsity bowling team packed in six matches over the weekend and came home with five wins, taking 21 of the 30 games they bowled. Coach Logan Fischer said the group’s 70 percent game-win rate was one of their strongest showings of the season.
Emsley Fischer led the roster with an 80 percent fill rate across every frame she bowled. The coach said three other bowlers were above the 60 percent mark, giving the lineup a solid core of consistent scorers. Fill rate is the league’s key metric for all-conference selection, and Silver Bay currently has two bowlers in the top 12.
“Emsley is sitting at seventh place in the conference and Gabriel Russell is sitting at eighth,” Fischer said, adding that Emsley is at 71.6 percent and Gabriel is at 71.4.
Silver Bay opened Saturday by winning its first five matches before dropping the final one to what Fischer called the strongest team in the conference. Even so, Silver Bay still holds the league’s high game of the season with the 246 they posted two weeks ago.
“We have the capability; the kids just have to make the marks,” he said.
The roster continues to grow. Silver Bay added another JV bowler this week, bringing the program to nine athletes. Fischer said they need one more to officially field a JV team and qualify a group for state.
The varsity averaged 165 over the weekend, giving Silver Bay the second-highest team average in the conference. Fischer said four bowlers are filling more than 60 percent of their frames, and the remaining athletes have been rotating based on weekly practice performance.
Silver Bay bowls three more matches this Sunday at 10 a.m. in Hibbing. The team will take MEA weekend off before closing the regular season at home on October 24. Fischer said the group is capable of making a postseason run.
“It’s not out of the question,” he said. “This is definitely one of the better teams I’ve coached.”
CROSS COUNTRY
North Shore turned in a sharp set of efforts at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sep 18–19, 2026, with coach April Wahlstrom calling the results “amazing” for a mid-September checkpoint. In the Lefty Wright Boys Maroon race, Atley Beckstrand ran 16:51.5 and held his line through the middle mile as the pack thinned. Sam Swartz followed in 17:01.7, finishing strong over the final rise. Aiden Schlangen closed out the boys in 17:40.8, picking off runners late.
In the Jack Johnson Girls Maroon race, Sierra Geatz led the way in 19:28.2, settling in after the first climb and keeping her rhythm through the long middle stretch. Sophia Schut followed in 19:47.6, moving well over the final rollers.
North Shore’s boys C team put together one of its strongest collective efforts of the fall at the Swain Invitational on October 3 at Enger. Eighth-grader Kysen Jacobsen ran 11:04.2 up front, settling quickly after the crowded start and staying composed over the long downhill.
Esa Huggins Watson followed in 11:50.9, moving steadily through traffic. Gabriel Bartel and Owen Nix stayed close at 12:03.6 and 12:04.3, giving the group a tight middle pack. Liam Gillespie closed out the scoring in 12:25.8. Andrew Thewis, Dylan Belanger, Noah Nolander, Giovanni Morafederer and Parker Lindgren rounded out the roster, each handling the back half of the course.
Eloise Swanson represented the girls’ C team and ran 13:36.5, keeping her pace even through the rolling middle mile and finishing strong into the chute.
North Shore also recently competed in the Pequot Lakes Cross Country Invite on October 6 and the Ely Cross Country Invite on October 8, with results to be reported. On Oct. 13, they will take part in the Polar League Conference Meet as the season begins to wind down.
FOOTBALL
Silver Bay
The Mariners picked up their first win of the season with a 44–6 home victory over Littlefork-Big Falls on October 2. Last fall the Vikings won that matchup 46–0, so the turnaround felt sharp for the Mariners, now 1–4. They head to Northome on October 9 to face Northome/Kelliher, a 3–2 Mustangs squad coming off a 50–6 loss to Cook County.
Silver Bay returns home October 16 to play Bigfork.
Cook County
The Vikings stayed hot with a 50–6 win over Northome/Kelliher on October 2, pushing the Vikings to 4–0. They beat the Mustangs 27–0 last season.
Cook County travels to Bigfork on October 9. The Huskies just lost 60–8 to Blackduck.
Two Harbors
The Agates controlled their game against Hibbing on October 2 from the opening quarter. Cameron Poe-Johnson broke free for an 82-yard touchdown run early, then added scores from 17 yards and 2 yards as the Agates built a 26–0 halftime lead. Isaac Imholte connected with Junior Lucero for a 35-yard touchdown, and Axel Morsette added a two-point pass to Lucero late in the half.
In the fourth quarter, Morsette found Ryan Stone for a one-yard touchdown, and Deegan Ekroot added a five-yard run to make it 40–0 before Hibbing scored late. Beau Lampela hit both extra points in the fourth.
Two Harbors heads to Proctor on October 9 at Terry Egerdahl Field, then returns home October 14 to play Pequot Lakes.
VOLLEYBALL
Two Harbors
The Agates swept Duluth Denfeld on September 29 with a 3–0 win at home, taking sets 25–10, 25–18 and 25–13. Olivia Hagglund led with 13 kills, 11 digs and four aces. Cate Watt added eight kills, and Cora Emeott finished with five. Olivia Smith set the offense with 23 assists and added five digs and two solo blocks. Alicia Hurd anchored the back row with 16 digs, while Winter Byrns and Chloe Larson combined for 13 digs. Isabel Benson added three blocks as the Agates controlled the match from start to finish.
Two Harbors followed with a 3–1 win over Carlton-Wrenshall on October 1 at Silver Creek Secondary, taking sets 25–15, 25–22, 21–25 and 25–23. Hagglund paced the attack again with 14 kills. Watt added six, Benson three, and Elaina Anderson two. Smith handed out 25 assists, and Hurd turned in a standout defensive night with 28 digs. Winter Byrns added 10 digs, and Hagglund, Benson and Anderson combined for 12 solo blocks as the Agates closed out a tight fourth set to seal the match.
The team’s October 6 game against Floodwood and October 8 game at Cromwell-Wright will be reported in our next edition.
Silver Bay
Silver Bay dropped its October 1 home match to Cook County in straight sets, falling 3–0 at William Kelley. The Mariners couldn’t quite settle into a rhythm against the Vikings’ pace and never found the swings they needed to extend the match.
Two days later at the Moose Lake tournament, Silver Bay fell 2–0 to Chisholm, 25–18 and 25–16. The Bluestreaks controlled both sets early, and the Mariners spent most of the match trying to chase down points in transition.
Their October 6 game against Carlton-Wrenshall and October 8 match at Greenway High School will be reported in our next issue. Mountain Iron-Buhl is next on the schedule in an away game for the Mariners on October 12.
Cook County
After their win against the Mariners, the Vikings took on Fond du Lac Ojibwe school on October 5. Results were not yet reported at press time.
We will report on that match along with their October 8 game against New Life Academy. The team will next host Two Harbors on Oct. 20.
SOCCER
Girls
Two Harbors entered its October 6 home match against Duluth Marshall at 5–5–3, looking to build momentum in the final stretch before playoffs. The Agates were back on the field the next day at Cheever Field to face Hibbing/Chisholm, with results to be reported in our next issue.
Earlier in the season, Two Harbors edged Hibbing/Chisholm 3–2 in a tight match, and their previous meeting with Duluth Marshall ended in a draw. These two contests close out the regular season slate before the postseason begins.
Boys
Two Harbors picked up a strong road win on October 1, beating Ashland 4–1 in a non-conference match. The Agates led 1–0 at halftime and pulled away with three second-half goals to close out the night. Ashland’s lone score came late, but the Agates kept control throughout and continued to build momentum heading into the final stretch of the regular season.
