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If opting up to AA goes against the principles of the school as you say, why does STA invest in excellent coaches, have a tier 1 hockey facility , and fill the roster with top end hockey talent ? Progress, i.e. new facilities, new books, new teachers, better coaches, etc. is not against the princip...

I quickly glanced over STA's "AA" schedule people keep addressing when suggesting that it is embarrassing that they play a "AA" schedule and then cake walk and trophy grab their way through sections and state. Of the team's 25 games, only 2 seemed to be "out of the ordinary&...

A 16 team tourney would be exciting, but I still don't think it would appease those who have a problem with private schools in class A. A team like New Ulm could still meet and lose 13-2 to an STA team. Or N.U. could meet and lose 20-2 to an EP team. Does it make them feel better because the EP team...

Question for MNmade: If STA or any private school, only competed against other private schools, would their hockey program (or soccer, or football) attract students? I suspect the answer is No. The hockey and football programs at STA are recruiting tools. If someone chooses to go to a private schoo...

^^Longest first post ever. Welcome. 8) :oops: Longest second post ever? I was trying to bring up some points though as to why not every private school should be "forced" into AA, and if they are, what could happen - recruit, recruit, recruit, for hockey, hockey, hockey. ----->For those wh...

Arguments such as this will never go away. Issues over A/AA/private schools/public schools/metro/outer-state be will never be perfectly solved. The current circumstances are NOT perfect, but they DO work (this year brought a remarkable tourney in both classes; I enjoyed every second of it). I am not...