The paths taken by Orono and Edina to earn a spot in Sunday's Bantam A championship could not have been more different. 

The two-time defending champion Spartans had outscored its quarterfinal and semifinal opponents 14-3, while the Hornets scrapped for a 3-1 victory over Duluth East in the quarters, and pulled off a 4-3 overtime win over MAML the next night. 

Against the Spartans, the Hornets proved they didn't need an extra session, as Anderson Blum scored the game-winning-goal early in the third period en route to the 2-1 win. 

Alexander Illies scored the first goal for Edina in the first period, which was answered by Orono's Jack Anderson in the second frame.