 For the first time in almost 20 years, the Greenway Raiders are heading to the State Boys hockey tournament and tomorrow night they begin their quest for a state title against Delano. They haven't lost a game since hockey day in Minnesota and closed on a nine game winning streak ending with a dramatic double overtime victory over perennial powerhouse Herman Town in the section final. Despite their early season struggles, head coach Grant Clafton says that they've stayed focused playing for something bigger than themselves. If you play hockey for the right reasons and have fun you're gonna get rewarded and that group of players not only played for themselves, each other, the community, I think they played for the Iron Range, I think they played for an ideology of that hey you know what I know we're going up against the giant and no one probably believes in us but ourselves and you know what we we proved them wrong. Certainly should be a lot of green in the crowd there tomorrow night. Yeah carrying the torch for northern Minnesota this year right? Yeah just the the only team you know some Duluth teams East Grand Forks also but yeah that's true. Yep, yep Greenway hopefully they can make a big run. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.