Hill-Murray vs. White Bear Lake
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:33 am
Everybody has a rival. But none is better in the last 20 years than Hill-Murray vs. White Bear Lake!<br><br>Some of you youngsters forget how good Hill was in the 80's. Hill won something like 12 section final games in a row and many of those were against WBL or had ended WBL's season a game before. Not to mention WBL's state tourney struggles, they just haven't been able to get the edge on Hill. But they try like heck.<br><br>In the mid 80's a HM vs. WBL game at the Met Center was the largest crowd that arena saw all season other than the North Stars vs. Blackhawks newyears night match up. When 2 high school teams can nearly sell out a pro arena in a non post season, game thats a rivalry.<br><br>I think that some new rivalrys in the making will surpass this match up someday. But not anytime soon.<br><br>WBL has never been shy about facing Hill like some public schools are when it comes to playing a top private school in their area. I give WBL alot of credit. They are always up for a great challenge and a rivalry. One or the other seems to go to state every year. These are great programs.<br><br>No disrespect to other rivalrys, I think minnesota high school hockey has probably the best rivalrys of all. I love hearing about Grand Rapids, Greenway.....Jefferson, Kennedy.....Blake, Breck.......East, Cloquet.... and many others. Still, their is none better than Hill-Murray vs. White Bear Lake.<br> <p></p><i></i>