Vikings' boys, girls lose games; Storm loses one

The Cook County Vikings had a rough weekend, dropping boys' and girls' games to Ely and Moose Lake-Willow River.

The North Shore Storm boys' hockey team also lost Saturday night in Two Harbors.

The  Vikings travelled to Ely for a pair of games on Saturday afternoon after hosting Moose Lake-Willow River on Friday night.

The girls dropped to 5-11 for the season as the Ely Timberwolves took a 47-38 win. That followed a 59-42 loss at home Friday night against the Rebels.

The boys lost to Ely 47-31 Saturday afternoon. On Friday night, Moose Lake-Willow  River took a 57-47 win from Cook County. The Vikings are now 7-4 for the season.

The Vikings host Northeast Range on Thursday night for both boys' and girls' games. On Friday night, both crews travel to Carlton where they face the Bulldogs. The Friday night games will be broadcast on WTIP starting at 4:45.

In boys' hockey, the North Shore Storm fell to 10-7 for the season as Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin won 5-3 on the Storm's ice in Two Harbors.

The Storm, made up of players from Cook and Lake counties, travel to Eveleth-Gilbert on Tuesday night.