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By Mike Gurnis Vernon’s mental fortitude was tested throughout all of Tuesday’s Sussex Cup final. Whether it was a two-goal deficit in the first period, seeing Sparta-Jefferson score the tying goal with 1:30 left in the game, or the superb play of Sparta-Jefferson netminder Logan Hanek, Vernon faced one challenge after another. But for everyContinue reading “Four-peat: Vernon continues Sussex Cup reign on Steinbach’s OT goal”

Randolph 6, Madison 0 Randolph bounced back from its first Mennen Division loss of the year with a dominant 6-0 win over Madison at Mennen Arena. Ben Yurchuk and J.T. Zangara each scored twice for Randolph (8-2-1), which led 2-0 after two periods. Evan Xhumba and Zach Gallo each had a goal and an assist,Continue reading “Dec. 30 recap: Randolph, Morristown-Beard victorious”

Ice Vault, Wayne Ice Vault Holiday Classic Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Fair Lawn, 4 Morris Knolls-Hills vs. St. Joseph (Met.), 6 Mennen Arena Morristown-Beard vs. Montville, 12:30 Madison vs. Randolph, 5:45

Morris Knolls-Hills 4, Ridgewood 3 Jason Kwestel’s goal with 2:36 left helped Morris Knolls-Hills escape with a 4-3 win over Ridgewood in the Ice Vault Holiday Classic. Morris Knolls-Hills trailed by two-goal deficits twice, as it fell behind 2-0 in the first period, before facing a 3-1 deficit early in the second. But it scoredContinue reading “Dec. 27 recap: Morris Knolls-Hills battles back, Madison rolls”

It was as good of a performance as could be expected from Chatham during its three games in the Essex Holiday Tournament this week. The Cougars, backboned by senior goalie Jennifer Olnowich, did not surrender a single goal in its three games in this tournament, and capped it off with a 3-0 win over OratoryContinue reading “Chatham, behind another Olnowich shutout, claims Essex Holiday Tournament title”

By Mike Gurnis The difference between Morristown-Beard’s play between last year- and even the first two games of this season- and now, is night-and-day. The 2018-19 season was a down year for the Crimson, as a young team finished below .500 and lost in the first round of the Mennen Cup as well as theContinue reading “Another statement: Morristown-Beard keeps rolling with win over Randolph”

Ice Vault, Wayne Ice Vault Holiday Classic Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. West Milford-Pequannock, 4:45 Skylands Ice World West Morris at High Point-Wallkill Valley, 2

Codey Arena, West Orange Essex Holiday Tournament Mendham vs. Nutley, 9:30 a.m. Vernon vs. Northern Valley (Old Tappan-Demarest), 1:30 Madison vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 3 West Morris vs. Watchung Hills, 3:30 Chatham vs. Oratory, 5 Parsippany vs. West Orange, 7 Floyd Hall Arena, Little Falls Montville vs. Livingston, 7 Ice Vault, Wayne Ice Vault Holiday ClassicContinue reading “Morris-Sussex hockey schedule for Friday, Dec. 27”

Ice Vault, Wayne Ice Vault Holiday Classic Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. River Dell-Westwood, 4:15 Morristown vs. West Essex-Caldwell, 6:45 Roxbury vs. Ramapo, 8:30 Protec Ponds, Somerset Protec Ponds Holiday Tournament Pope John vs. Ridge, 8 Skylands Ice World, Stockholm Sussex Cup First Round Sparta-Jefferson vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley, 6 Vernon vs. Newton-Lenape Valley, 8

Madison 6, Vernon 4 Cormac McNamara scored twice and had an assist to lead Madison to a 6-4 win over Vernon in the Essex Holiday Tournament at Codey Arena in West Orange. Aidan Niceberg and Jacoby Erickson scored back-to-back goals late in the third period to break a 4-4 deadlock. Niceberg’s goal came with 4:50Continue reading “Dec. 23 recap: Madison rallies late against Vernon; Chatham’s Olnowich gets another shutout”