This ranks as one of the metro area’s best rivalries, checking off all the boxes. Conference opponents? Check. Section foes? Check. Geographical proximity? Check. There’s a healthy respect between these programs, who nonetheless delight in beating each other up.
Delano (3-2-0, 0-0-0) owns the bragging rights for now, having defeated Orono 2-0 in last spring’s Class 1A, Section 2 title game.
The Tigers have righted themselves after sputtering to an 0-2 start, winning three straight, the most recent a 5-4 triumph over Class 2A Buffalo on Dec. 7. Michael Weber leads Delano in points with nine, while Adam Brown leads the team in goals with four.
Orono (4-0-1, 0-0-0) is coming off a 4-0 win over Breck on Dec. 5. Zack Simon and Nick Mohs-Messerli each have four goals to lead the No. 4-1A Spartans.