Basketball season underway for Vikings

Both the boys' and girls' Vikings basketball teams made a trip to Silver Bay to begin the season on Friday, Nov.30.

Both teams found success in the season opener, the boys won 74-56 lead by Will Ramberg and Pete Sutton who scored 25 and 13 points respectively.  For the girls, Abbie Crawford scored 23 points and Paisley Smith added 13 on the way to a 45-23 win.

The home opener for the girl's team is Thursday, Dec. 13 against Northeast Range.  The home opener for the boys is Friday, Dec. 14, which will be a doubleheader with the girls against Moose Lake/Willow River.

In two audio segments below, WTIP's Sterling Anderson speaks with girls coach Kelly Hawsen and boys coach Colin Everson just prior to this season.