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By Mike Gurnis Going into Wednesday’s Public B semifinal, Chatham was up against a Northern Highlands team that not only is the reigning state champions, but has lost only one game all year- and none to a Public school. Chatham was determined to change that. That determination shined through behind a big second period rally,Continue reading “Nacinovich leads Chatham past Northern Highlands, into Public B final”

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Public B semifinals at Codey Arena4-Chatham vs. 1- Northern Highlands, 4:30 p.m. E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report via GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/7478f834

Just three teams remain from Morris County on the Road to the Rock. Chatham, Delbarton, and the Morristown-Beard girls are the last three remaining teams from Morris County that are still alive in their respective brackets heading into Wednesday and Thursday’s semifinals. A win for any of these teams mean they’ll get to play inContinue reading “Previewing Morris County NJSIAA Semifinals”

MONDAY, FEB. 27 Public B: 4-Chatham 3, 5-Summit 2Isaac Suh, who missed most of the season due to an injury, came through with the game-winning goal from a sharp angle with 12 seconds left to lead fourth-seeded Chatham to a 3-2 win over fifth-seeded Summit in the Public B quarterfinals at Mennen Arena. It wasContinue reading “Feb. 27 quarterfinal recap: Chatham wins on Suh’s dramatic late goal”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 NJSIAA STATE QUARTERFINALS Public B3-Randolph vs. 6-Ramapo, 7:15 p.m. at SportsCare Arena4-Chatham vs. 5-Summit, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena Non-Public1-Delbarton vs. 9-St. John Vianney, 5 p.m. at SportsCare Arena Girls1-Morristown-Beard vs. 8-Trinity Hall, 3:30 p.m. at Twin Oaks Ice Rink E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report via GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/7478f834

Five teams from Morris County are still alive in the state tournament as we head into the quarterfinals, which are slated to be played on Sunday and Monday. These teams all find themselves just two wins away from reaching Prudential Center for the state finals. Here’s a quick look at all five games. Public C:Continue reading “Previewing Morris County NJSIAA quarterfinals”

NJSIAA STATE QUARTERFINALS Public B3-Randolph vs. 6-Ramapo, Monday, 7:15 p.m. at SportsCare Arena4-Chatham vs. 5-Summit, Monday, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena Public C4-Morris Knolls-Hills vs. 5-Verona-Glen Ridge, Sunday, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Non-Public1-Delbarton vs. 9-St. John Vianney, Monday, 5 p.m. at SportsCare Arena Girls1-Morristown-Beard vs. 8-Trinity Hall, Monday, 4:30 p.m. at Twin Oaks IceContinue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA quarterfinal schedule”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Chatham 7, West Morris 0Nikita Konevych scored two goals to lift fourth-seeded Chatham to a 7-0 win over 13th-seeded West Morris in the first round of the NJSIAA Public B Tournament at Mennen Arena. Ryan Burke and Doyle Curry each had a goal and two assists for Chatham (14-3-5), which will faceContinue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA 1st round recap for Feb. 23”

THURSDAY, FEB. 23 Public B first round13-West Morris at 4-Chatham, 5:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena11-Mendham at 6-Ramapo, 7 p.m. at Ice Vault Girls first round9-Chatham at 8-Trinity Hall, 6:30 p.m. at Jersey Shore Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report via GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/7478f834

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Morris Knolls-Hills 5, Ocean Township-Shore-Monmouth 3Ryan Manz scored the go-ahead goal with 7:52 remaining to propel fourth-seeded Morris Knolls-Hills to a 5-3 win over 13th-seeded Ocean Township-Shore-Monmouth in the Public C first round at Mennen Arena. After falling behind in the opening seconds, Knolls-Hills scored three straight goals in the first period,Continue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA 1st round recap for Feb. 22”