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So is there a reason they are combining with Greenway instead of Grand Rapids? Raider could verify and I could be wrong but I think the day you see Greenway combine with GR for boys is the same day you'll see snow in Hades. You are so right Dog. In the words of Barbara Lewis: Greenway will combine ...

Agree there are a lot of good athletes in Deer River. N-K has been a big disappointment as far as contributing players. Can’t really think of any in the last 6 years. Logan Wright is from N-K but originally grew up in the Greenway district. I’m optimistic about Deer River.

The parents from Deer River that pushed this have a kid in the Greenway youth program. A couple of other kids are in the youth program too. The reason is pretty basic. Better chance to play high school hockey at Greenway than Rapids. My guess is that Greenway youth program was much more welcoming too.

Virginia 3, Hibbing O
Greenway 1, Eveleth-Gilbert 1

Deer River will be joining the Greenway/NK cooperative. They are currently a non hockey school so it may be awhile before any real benefit is realized. Greenway desperately needs more bodies as they are having difficulty in putting a JV team on the ice this year.

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Hill-Murray 7, Greenway 0. SOG 44-16. H-M also beat Rapids first. Not sure of the score but I think it was 6-2. Greenway looks like they will really struggle to score.

kniven wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:18 pm [quote=greenwayraider post_id=738305 time=<a href="tel:1573852650">1573852650</a> user_id=23970]
Hill-Murray at Greenway tomorrow night. I assume Rapids earlier in the day.

Greenway is in Cloquet tomorrow
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You’re right. It’s tonight (Friday).

Hill-Murray at Greenway tomorrow night. I assume Rapids earlier in the day.

Stang5280 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:09 pm

kniven wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:54 pm A one win regular season squad that made it to the state championship game?

Which made it even more of a farce (sorry for derailing your thread, Karl).

They got smoked by Greenway in the finals. The Section 7 tournament was a lot tougher than the State Tier 2 tournament.

Rapids finally got it right in hiring a coach. They will be a tough out in Sections. I’d guess that the hockey aspect in the LSC will be tweeked for them. I can see where they would be allowed to remove North Shore and/or Proctor from the schedule. It is a great fit for all other sports.

If they want a shot at winning the section they’ll pick Chiodo rather than another former Rapids player. Chiodo is a proven winner.

pioneers wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 11:25 pm Heard from a very reliable source that Grant turned down the Rapids job.

Heard the same. Wise move on his part. His style of coaching would not work in Rapids. Bit of a payback?

Hearing that it’s a done deal with Clafton as the new coach. We will know for sure soon.

northwoods oldtimer wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:43 pm Where do you's private investigators pick up your intel? Late night bars?
Never rule out anything this day in age.

Where else would you get it when you’re on the Range?

Most Greenway people expect Clafton to leave at some point but if he were to get the Rapids job the timing really is bad. I hope he understands the bad spot he’ll put Greenway in. I assume Sertich would take over. His style of coaching is very different. Nothing like adding fuel to a rivalry.

kniven wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:51 pm

greenwayraider wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:24 pm Hearing that Clafton has been contacted and is definitely in the mix.

Which Clafton?

Grant

Hearing that Clafton has been contacted and is definitely in the mix.

Greenway added Ely to its schedule for November 29 at Hodgins-Berardo Arena.

Thursday Nov 21 Anoka at Rogers Friday Nov 22 Maple Grove at Edina Alexander at Delano Pine City at Monticello East Grand Forks at Orono Saturday Nov 23 Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes Wadena at North Shore Benilde at Grand Rapids Cloquet at Chaska Blake at Andover Give everyone some time to think ab...

Another option is Larson (can’t remember his first name) the former coach at Virginia. He could be for the long term.

Btw, what is a more risky place to coach, CEC or Rapids? More coaching changes in the last few years than any program.

I don’t know if his coaching style fits Rapids but if he ends up at Rapids they will win 7AA this year. He better grab it if offered because who knows when that opportunity will come around again.

GoldenBear wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:03 am Great story! thanks for sharing OT. I may be a Hill Murray fan for awhile. GB

Even if the Lord Himself was play for Hill-Murray I wouldn’t be a Hill-Murray fan.

—A former North St. Paul resident.

If they go DI, that will make the U the sixth best DI team in the state.