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MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025 All Morris/Sussex area teams are listed in bold. All games are at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Public finalRidgewood vs. Westfield, 1 p.m. Non-Public finalDelbarton vs. Christian Brothers, 3:15 p.m. Public Co-Op finalKJS United vs. Marlboro-Holmdel, 5:30 p.m. Girls finalPrinceton Day vs. Immaculate Heart, 7:45 p.m. Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.socialContinue reading “NJSIAA State Championships schedule for Monday, March 10”

A journey which began in early December for teams across the state comes to an end on Monday. The NJSIAA State Championships will be played on Monday, with state champions set to be crowned in the Public, Non-Public, Public Co-Op, and Girls groupings. All four games will be played at the Prudential Center in Newark,Continue reading “Two Morris/Sussex area teams to play in State Championships Monday; Preview”

By Mike Gurnis Adversity has been a theme all season long for KJS United. Whether it was overcoming injuries, illnesses, or even something as an unexpected power outage before practice at its home rink the day before the sectional final, the program has been through it all this season. It suffered another blow when itContinue reading “KJS United rolls past West Milford tri-op to win North, Co-Op sectional title”

Dave Hansen, the head coach at West Morris and previously a long-time head coach at Madison, tragically passed away on Tuesday. According to his obituary, he was just 52 years old. Hansen, who also made one-year stops at Princeton (2021-22) and Hillsborough (2022-23), just completed his first year at West Morris. He led the teamContinue reading “West Morris coach Dave Hansen passes away”

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025 Morris/Sussex area teams are listed in bold South, Public final at Codey Arena2-Westfield vs. 8-Monroe, 4:30 p.m. North, Public final at Codey Arena3-Randolph vs. 4-Ridgewood, 7 p.m. South, Public Co-Op final at Mennen Arena3-Marlboro-Holmdel vs. 4-Gov. Livingston-New Providence, 4:30 p.m. North, Public Co-Op final at Mennen Arena8-KJS United vs. 11-West Milford-Pequannock-PomptonContinue reading “NJSIAA Sectional Finals schedule for Thursday, March 6”

A valiant effort came up short for the Morristown-Beard girls on Wednesday. Despite taking the lead on two separate occasions, and being out-shot by a 44-20 margin, fourth-seeded Morristown-Beard saw its season come to an end in overtime in a 4-3 loss to top-ranked Princeton Day in the state semifinals at Codey Arena. It markedContinue reading “Morristown-Beard girls drop heartbreaker to Princeton Day in state semifinal”

By Mike Gurnis With just four goals to his name this season, defenseman Sean O’Gwen’s name is not one that comes to mind when discussing the top threats to play the offensive hero for Delbarton in a big game. It originally appeared he’d have that role when he broke a 3-3 tie with 38 secondsContinue reading “O’Gwen plays the hero as Delbarton wins in OT to advance to Non-Public final”

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025 Morris/Sussex area teams are listed in bold Non-Public Tournament semifinals at Mennen Arena2-Christian Brothers vs. 3-Don Bosco, 4:30 p.m.1-Delbarton vs. 5-St. Joseph (Mont.), 7 p.m. Girls semifinals at Codey Arena2-Immaculate Heart vs. 3-Trinity Hall, 4:30 p.m.1-Princeton Day vs. 4-Morristown-Beard, 7 p.m. Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis We’re down to just four Morris/Sussex area teams as we head into Wednesday and Thursday’s state semifinals/sectional finals. With that in mind, let’s take a look at all four matchups involving those teams. Girls semifinal: 4-Morristown-Beard (10-4-2) vs. 1-Princeton Day (12-2-1), Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Codey ArenaThis is the first time inContinue reading “Previewing Morris County teams in the 2024-25 state semifinals/sectional finals”

By Mike Gurnis Randolph coach Rich McLaughlin has seen quite a few things in his over three decades of coaching. But nothing like Monday night’s North, Public sectional semifinal, he said. In a battle of two perennially strong programs in Randolph and Livingston that are usually known for defense, the teams combined for 17 totalContinue reading “Randolph rallies past Livingston as teams combine for 17 goals in North, Public semifinal”