Sports Cook County girls basketball program pauses varsity play againFor the second time in three years, Cook County High School is without a Girls Varsity Basketball team. Jed Smith, the current junior high girls basketball coach is trying to change that. As his daughter has gotten older, he has shifted his focus to the girls program. According to Anderson, Cook County is not alone in struggling to field girls basketball teams, with participation declining across parts of the Northland. It takes work and practice, and it takes pushing yourself every day.”WTIP spoke with Steven Anderson and Jed Smith about the girls basketball program.