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raidergrad72 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:12 pm Hibbing leading Greenway 3-1 end of 2nd. period.

Hibbing holds on 4-1 (en), faces Denfeld in semis on Tuesday.

rainier2 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:05 am

Wise Old Man wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:09 pm Heard an hour or so ago that Hibbing boys and girls may have COVID challenges.

Ugh, COVID sucks.

I guess the varsity girls and bantam A's seasons are over due to COVID, but the varsity boys are still going.

Wise Old Man wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:09 pm Heard an hour or so ago that Hibbing boys and girls may have COVID challenges.

Ugh, COVID sucks.

Hibbing beats Virginia 4-3 last night, sweeping the Devils for the season, so I gotta think that gets the Bluejackets the #3 seed. Even though it's a coaches' vote, the UpNorth Hockey guys were saying the 7A seeding almost always ends up following the QRF, apparently. In that case (QRF): 1. Herm (2)...

Usthockey13 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:03 am East and Denfeld pushed back to tomorrow 4:30pm

I see Karl just tweeted that East's season is over due to a positive COVID test. That sucks.

elliott70 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:57 am Of course, it is still coaches vote so anything could happen.

Very true, hard to predict with so much parity at 3-6.

Well, Greenway's win over Eveleth last night makes seeding beyond the top two that much more difficult, and could potentially push Eveleth, who seemed to have the inside track to #3 not that long ago, all the way to #6. The easiest path to #3 belongs to Virginia, who, if they beat Hibbing Thursday n...

That was true prior to the closure of Duluth Central, but has not been the case for about a decade now. Did not know this. Very interesting. How many years was East eligible to play Class A? Not entirely sure, but it was definitely true in my high school days in the late 00s. Enrollment was about 1...

karl(east) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:08 pm

grindiangrad-80 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:33 pm Thank you Stang. I thought I saw on here a few years back that they were opting up.

That was true prior to the closure of Duluth Central, but has not been the case for about a decade now.

Did not know this. Very interesting. How many years was East eligible to play Class A?

Tough break for Virginia that two top upperclassmen forwards transferred to Eveleth, otherwise the Devils would be right on Denfeld's heels. I guess those two players just couldn't wait for the merger... :D And those two scored both of Eveleth's goals tonight in their 2-2 tie against Virginia. Virg...

Redemption is sweet. The Sandbaggers couldn't even muster half of their average goals per game. Must be nice playing the Eveleths and Virginia's of the world all the time (no offense Eveleth and Virginia). Thanks a lot, GR. This loss just bought Hermantown another decade of "Class A is where w...

something made plain by Gentry having an incredible team with an enrollment of only 54 kids !!! Umm...Good example of how bad data that starts somewhere just carries through as fact. Probably doesn’t change the impression of those who see Gentry as an evil-doer, but enrollment is closer to 300. But...

Rainer2. Your comment was “they are a collector not a developer.” You are plain wrong. Your hate is apparent as even the most anti Hermantown people will grant the fact they have done plenty of developing in their own. I am not comparing Hibbing. They have developed some very nice players. That’s a...

Those who read my posts may feel I am a Hermantown apologist. I am really not. They should move to AA. I hate kids moving there as they near or are in high school. But talent collectors and not developers? How unfair, off base, and close minded is that? I agree they have warts. But your hate is get...

Was told yesterday that Hermantown is recruiting players on the Hibbing pee wee team. I guess they like to tell them "We can develop you." Hopefully these Hermantown recruiters were told to look up the names Scott Perunovich and Adam Johnson, so they can see Hibbing's development is perfec...

So if Hermantown opts up do you feel like they should stay in A? I am not sure that the other city teams that I think you are referencing (Cathedral and Mahtomedi, or really any city team left in A) will be good enough to convince them that they can't win it all. Is there another team in A that is ...

7TC: You are difficult to have a discussion with because you make a statement and then when called out on inconsistencies in your logic you just say "I didn't say that! You put words in my mouth! and then insert some kind of intelligence insult. Here is what you said " Of course no one is ...

As of next year, this scenario will only be one team short of being a possibility.

Your replies are hard to pick out of the last post, so I pasted them into this one with responses. 7TC: Did I say I was quoting you? What I was saying is that it seems like they are happy with the class A experience. I have never met anyone that is ashamed of their state championships because they c...

Funny thing is I never hear Warroad or EGF people telling me they wish they were AA or had been. And if everyone agreeed with you I don’t know why they would be A still. Is somebody getting in the way? It's obvious now that what I say and what your hear are two very different things. I said I've ne...

I am just telling you how it is. People don’t see it the way you do. They don’t see it as an A and B tournament like you are trying to make it. And as far as EGF I am aware, but the road to the section final is far different, so is the state tournament itself and they know that. I'm not sure I unde...

The other one that comes to mind is Hermantown can’t even beat teams like Alexandria and Greenway. Do we really think they could win 7AA or a AA championship? Remember just cherry pick a result from the playoffs and ignore everything else. So the point you're trying to make is that Warroad could ha...

I have considered that they may win. But it is a much tougher road and I guarantee if you ask them if they want to be a shoe in for the semi finals at the class A tournament and potentially win it all or risk being beat in sections by a couple of other teams that will be top 10 AA they will chose t...

I am not referencing Hermantown as I think they should want to move up. But you are always quick to draw the line, on several programs, not just Hermantown. Which I think is easy to say when it isn't you, your kid, your program. If they were to move up and get beat in sections there will be a lot o...

I am just not convinced that the class A tournament will ever get to a point where there aren't blowouts. How do you do that? There is just so much variablilty in class A. Rain what are your thoughts on what Warroad should do? They are going to be absolutely stacked in a couple of years. Their bant...