The Spartan girls hockey team is headed to the state tournament for the first time in 17 years.
Members of the Superior girls hockey team listen to Superior Mayor Jim Paine as he gives them a pep talk in their team bus just before leaving to head to the state tournament Wednesday, March 1, as students, teachers and some parents cheer outside of the high school.
SUPERIOR — A group of enthusiastic students, staff, parents and community members braved heavy snow and strong winds Wednesday, March 1, as they cheered on the Spartan girls hockey team before they left for the state tournament in Middleton.
The team loaded the bus at the Superior Ice Arena then followed a motorcade from the Superior police and fire departments over to Superior High School as fans cheered for them outside.
Students and staff from Superior High School cheer outside in the snow and wind as they wait for the bus carrying the girls hockey team to drive past the school before leaving to head to the state tournament on Wednesday, March 1.
Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
Fans cheer for the girls hockey team as it pulls up to Superior High School before leaving to head to the state tournament on Wednesday, March 1.
Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
Dave Johnson, left, gets some footage of the girls hockey bus for iFan.tv outside of Superior High School before it leaves to head to the state tournament on Wednesday, March 1.
Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
Superior Mayor Jim Paine, left, talks to the Spartan girls hockey team in their bus just before leaving to head to the state tournament on Wednesday, March 1.
Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram
Superior High School students brave the snow and wind as they cheer for the girls hockey team before it leaves for the state tournament on Wednesday, March 1.
Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.
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