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By Mike Gurnis STOCKHOLM — The road to the Halvorsen Cup will go through Vernon. Vernon- which just four years ago was in the middle of the pack in the bottom-tier Charette Division- has risen through the ranks of the MCSSIHL for the past few seasons, as its rise in success saw it jump toContinue reading “Vernon downs Kinnelon to claim 1st Halvorsen Division title”

Every Sunday throughout the 2018-19 season, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report will rank the top ten teams in the area. Below are our rankings for Sunday, Jan. 20. 1- Delbarton (10-2-2) The Green Wave battled to a 2-2 tie with rival CBA on Tuesday, before earning a resounding 10-1 win over Bishop Eustace. 2- Pope JohnContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Jan. 20”

Pope John senior goalie Matt Schoer (Gordon Conference) and Vernon senior defenseman Jack Bokun (MCSSIHL) were picked as New Jersey Devils Players of the Month for December. These two players from the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report area are two of eight total players that were honored by the Devils for December. This marks the 27th seasonContinue reading “Pope John’s Schoer, Vernon’s Bokun named NJ Devils Players of the Month for December”

Every Sunday throughout the 2018-19 season, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report will rank the top ten teams in the area. Below are our rankings for Sunday, Jan. 6. 1- Delbarton (9-2-1) Delbarton’s first game in nearly three weeks ended in a disappointing 3-0 loss to rival Don Bosco, which means the Ironmen have swept the regular-seasonContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Jan. 13”

MORRIS TWP. — In the always-competitive Mennen Division, there are no nights off, no matter what your record is. Friday night’s clash between Randolph and Chatham turned out to be a perfect example of how anything can happen in any game in this division. Randolph went into the game with a perfect divisional record, andContinue reading “Randolph rallies in 3rd for 3-1 win over Chatham”

Every Sunday throughout the 2018-19 season, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report will rank the top ten teams in the area. Below are our rankings for Sunday, Jan. 6. 1- Delbarton (8-1-1) The Green Wave are in the midst of a very long layoff, as their last game came back on Dec. 19, which was a 2-2Continue reading “Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Jan. 6”

By Mike Gurnis STOCKHOLM — Just three years ago, Vernon was looking to end a 10-year Sussex Cup title drought. Now, the trophy that had eluded the program for so many years has taken up a permanent residence in Vernon’s trophy case. The Vikings capped off a Sussex Cup three-peat for the first time inContinue reading “Vernon continues Sussex Cup reign, tops High Point-WV for 3rd-straight title”

By Mike Gurnis SOMERSET — The early portion of the season has been full of success, but also full of learning experiences for a young Pope John roster that has just five seniors. On Saturday night, yet another opportunity to grow came about in the Protec Ponds Holiday Tournament championship game against Middletown North. PopeContinue reading “Quatrella’s OT goal lifts Pope John to Protec Holiday Tournament title”

A Sussex County ice hockey tradition which dates back to 2006 will continue on Wednesday night on Skylands Ice World, with the semifinals of the 13th annual Sussex Cup set to take place. The tournament includes all four Sussex County-based public school teams, which are Vernon, Sparta-Jefferson, High Point-Wallkill Valley, and Newton-Lenape Valley. On WednesdayContinue reading “The 13th Annual Sussex Cup set to get underway Wednesday”

By Mike Gurnis STOCKHOLM — Wednesday’s game between Delbarton, No. 1 in the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Top 10, and No. 2 Pope John, was exactly the type of battle that many have come to expect from the two top teams in the area. The Gordon Conference counterparts traded punches throughout, and in the end, theContinue reading “Delbarton and Pope John battle to 2-2 tie”