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Menominee didn't change the game to Rice Lake by their own accord, they were basically forced to do so in order to not lose the game completely. Robbinsdale had threatened to not play Menominee at all if they had to play in Menominee (which is what the contract had been planned for). Robbinsdale claimed that is just couldn't afford to drive all the way to Menominee. Therefore, Menominee agreed to play in Rice Lake, which was as far as Robbinsdale had agreed to travel to play the game. Robbinsdale basically held Menominee "hostage" for that. Menominee had exausted all other attempts to find opponents in Wisconsin and Michigan to play that year.

The same thing happened to Menominee with Madison West a few years ago. The contract had been signed that West was to play at Menominee. Then, when the Madison publich schools told West officials that they could not afford to send West all the way to Menominee, that the game would have to be canceled. There again, the Maroons bent over backwards, and agreed to play the game in Madison, in order to save a 9 game schedule that year.

Menominee has been stung by this many times. Too bad these schools are not forced to pay $$ when they pull this kind of B.S.

Escanaba got the same kind of shaft in 2008 when Remus-Chippewa Hills refused to honor it's contract with the Eskymos. Esky played at Remus in 2007. Then Chip Hills turns around and blatantly tells Esky that they were not going to play at Escanaba in 2008 (even after a legal signed contract). Later, Esky got MHSAA involved but Chip Hills basically got a slap on the wrist.