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NORTH, PUBLIC Survive and advance is the name of the game in the state tournament, and Randolph did exactly that on Tuesday in the North, Public semifinals at SportsCare Arena. The Rams rallied from an early two-goal deficit, and Daniel Sharkey scored the dramatic go-ahead goal with 44 seconds left to propel top-seeded Randolph toContinue reading “Feb. 27 NJSIAA roundup: Randolph rallies, Dickerson’s heroics advance Knolls-Hills”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 NORTH, PUBLIC CO-OP TOURNAMENTSemifinal round6-Morris Knolls-Hills at 2-KJS United, 3:30 p.m. (Skylands Ice World) NORTH, PUBLIC TOURNAMENTSemifinal round1-Randolph vs. 4-Ridgewood, 4:40 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)3-Chatham at 2-Northern Highlands, 4:20 p.m. (Sport-O-Rama, Monsey, N.Y.) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

NON-PUBLICSecond-seeded Delbarton defeated 10th-seeded Pingry, 3-0, in the NJSIAA Non-Public quarterfinals at SportsCare Arena. Delbarton will face third-seeded St. Augustine in the semifinals on Wednesday at Codey Arena at 4:30 p.m. It will be a rematch of last year’s Non-Public state final, which St. Augustine won in overtime. It will be the fourth meeting betweenContinue reading “Feb. 26 roundup: Delbarton returns to semifinals, Pope John upset bid falls short”

The New Jersey Devils announced its selections for February’s Players of the Month across the state of New Jersey, and there were three players from the Morris/Sussex area honored. Delbarton’s Max Pendy (Gordon Conference), Randolph’s Jase Zangara (MCSSIHL), and Morristown-Beard (Girls) Jessica Sperling were all named Players of the Month for their respective conferences. TheyContinue reading “Delbarton’s Pendy, Randolph’s Zangara, Morristown-Beard’s Sperling named Devils Players of Month”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 NON-PUBLIC TOURNAMENTQuarterfinal round8-Pope John at 1-Don Bosco Prep, 7:15 p.m. (Ice Vault)2-Delbarton vs. 10-Pingry, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) GIRLS TOURNAMENTQuarterfinal round1-Morristown-Beard vs. 8-Trinity Hall, 4:15 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 NORTH, PUBLICQuarterfinal round1-Randolph vs. 9-Livingston, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

NORTH, PUBLIC QUARTERFINALSConnor Gilleece scored twice with an assist to lead third-seeded Chatham to a 4-1 win over Montclair in the quarterfinals of the North, Public state tournament at Mennen Arena. Matt Nacinovich recorded a goal and two assists for Chatham, which advanced to next week’s sectional semifinals, where it will travel to face second-seededContinue reading “Feb. 22 NJSIAA Tournament recap”

CONETTA SENDS POPE JOHN TO QUARTERFINALS Thanks to a 45-save shutout from Anthony Conetta, eighth-seeded Pope John took down ninth-seeded St. Joseph of Montvale, 3-0, in the first round of the Non Public state tournament at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm. It marked Pope John’s first state tournament win since the 2019-20 season, when itContinue reading “Feb. 21 NJSIAA Tournament recap: Conetta powers Pope John”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 NORTH, PUBLICQuarterfinal round3-Chatham vs. 11-Montclair, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) NORTH, PUBLIC CO-OPQuarterfinal round2-KJS United vs. 7-West Essex Caldwell, 3:30 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)6-Morris Knolls-Hills at 3-Pascack Valley-Hills, 8:15 p.m. (Sport-O-Rama) NON-PUBLICFirst round11-Morristown-Beard at 6-Princeton Day, 4:30 p.m. (Lisa McGraw Rink)2-Delbarton vs. 15-Paul VI-Camden Catholic, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis atContinue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA Tournament schedule for Thursday, Feb. 22”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 NON-PUBLIC FIRST ROUND8-Pope John vs. 9-St. Joseph (Mont.), 6:50 p.m. at Skylands Ice World GIRLS FIRST ROUND10-Madison at 7-Kent Place, 4 p.m. at Barnabas Health Hockey House11-Randolph at 6-Summit, 4:45 p.m. at Warinanco Skating Center9-Chatham at 8-Trinity Hall, 8:30 p.m. at Jersey Shore Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com