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By Mike Gurnis Over the past few seasons, with Randolph’s talented offensive core, one thing has been apparent: when the Rams score, it usually comes in bunches. After a scoreless, low-event first period, the Rams suddenly found themselves trailing Morris Knolls-Hills after a goal early in the second. But once Shane Melly broke the iceContinue reading “Randolph uses big second period to pull away from Morris Knolls-Hills”

By Mike Gurnis Here are my picks for this week’s Morris/Sussex area Three Stars of the Week, as well as the Top 10 team rankings. Braydon Sisco, KJS United, F, Jr.Sisco had a big week this week for KJS, scoring two goals and two assists in a 6-3 win over Ramapo. Then, he had hisContinue reading “Morris/Sussex 3 Stars of the Week and Top 10 rankings, Jan. 5”

By Mike Gurnis Here are my picks for this week’s Morris/Sussex area Three Stars of the Week, as well as the Top 10 team rankings. Cole Riley, Montville, Sr., F. Riley had a 24 hours to remember this weekend as he scored 12 goals across two games, both of which were wins over Roxbury andContinue reading “Morris/Sussex 3 Stars of the Week and Top 10 rankings, Dec. 29”

This was an action packed week, with many great performances across Morris and Sussex County. It was difficult to narrow it down to just three, but here are my picks for this week’s Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Three Stars. Evan Redman, Morristown-Beard, F, Jr. The junior had an incredible performance in his team’s 10-2 victory overContinue reading “Morris/Sussex 3 Stars of the Week and Top 10 rankings, Dec. 22”

By Mike Gurnis One of the craziest games in recent memory in the Mennen Division unfolded on Monday night, when Morristown knocked off Randolph, 6-5 in overtime. This game was an absolute roller-coaster of emotions for both sides. Early on, Morristown looked to be in control, as it held the dynamic Rams to just twoContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Weekly Notebook for Dec. 17”

By Mike Gurnis Here are my picks for this week’s Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Three Stars, which are for games played through Sunday, Dec. 14. Robert Hemenway, Parsippany Regional, Sr., FHemenway reached 100 career points last Monday as he scored a game-sealing goal late in the third period of a 4-2 win over Bayonne. He alsoContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Three Stars of the Week for Dec. 15”

By Mike Gurnis We’re just about a full week into the season, and with that, let’s talk about some of the noteworthy things that have popped up in the first week. — I talked up KJS United quite a bit in my preseason notebook, including that my pick for a preseason Player of the YearContinue reading “Weekly Morris/Sussex notebook for Dec. 10”

By Mike Gurnis Here are my picks for this week’s Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Three Stars, which are for games played through Sunday, Dec. 7. Cormac Gibbons, KJS United, Sr., FWith the team’s star player in Braydon Sisco being unavailable due to being called up to the USHL’s Tri-City Storm, it was unclear who would stepContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Three Stars of the Week for Dec. 8”

By Mike Gurnis After a dominant win in its Mennen Division opener on Wednesday, a young Morristown-Beard team learned quickly that wins like that in this division are the exception, not the rule. A mere 48 hours after an 8-1 triumph over Morris Knolls-Hills, Morristown-Beard was right back at it on Friday. This time around,Continue reading “Redman, Cassidy push Morristown-Beard past Chatham”