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Mountain Lakes-Boonton stuns Parsippany in OT to win 1st Haas Cup since ’21
By Mike Gurnis All season long, everything came up Parsippany. The program appeared poised to complete its worst-to-first story with a Haas Cup title after going 11-1 in the division and earning the top seed in the tournament. But all it took was a hungry Mountain Lakes-Boonton team and one shot in OT to derail…
Morris/Sussex NJSIAA Tournament pairings, 2026
By Mike Gurnis The NJSIAA Tournament was seeded on Tuesday morning, and several Morris/Sussex area teams will see their season continue with hopes of making it to the state championships at Prudential Center. Here is a look at the first round pairings for each section, with Morris/Sussex area teams noted in bold. Seventeen teams from…
Mennen Cup semifinal recap for Feb. 9: KJS rallies past Randolph, Morristown-Beard rolls
By Mike Gurnis 3-KJS United 5, 2-Randolph 4Behind a four-goal performance, including the game-winner late, KJS United overcame a two-goal deficit and moved on to the Mennen Cup final. Randolph led, 4-2 after the first period on two goals from Shane Melly, and one each from Keegan Melly and Bryson Findling. But KJS United struck…
Full MCSSIHL Cup semifinal schedule, 2026
By Mike Gurnis Here is a look at the full schedule for all three cup tournament semifinals for the MCSSIHL, which will take place this week. Additionally, I’ve listed the results of previous meetings between the teams as well as their last cup final appearances. MENNEN CUP SEMIFINALSMonday, Feb. 91-Morristown-Beard vs. 5-Mendham, 4:30 p.m.Previous meetings:…
Haas Cup first round recap for Feb. 7: Newton-LV completes sweep of rival
By Mike Gurnis 4-Newton-Lenape Valley 7, 5-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny 2Arsenni Pastukh had a hat trick along with an assist to lead Newton-Lenape Valley to the Haas Cup semifinals for the first time since 2018. Newton-Lenape Valley, which is chasing its second Cup title in three years after winning the Charette Cup in 2024, got out…
Halvorsen Cup notebook for Feb. 7: Montville holds off Mo-Ho-Ha, Madison’s Gero ties school record
By Mike Gurnis 4-Montville 2, 5-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown 1It’s often said that it’s hard to beat a good team three times in a season. But don’t tell that to Montville, which managed to hold off Mo-Ho-Ha for the third time this year in a hard-fought 2-1 victory on Saturday. “It’s always tough to play a team…