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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Vernon, 4 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Chatham vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. Montclair, 4 p.m. (Clary Anderson Arena)Delbarton vs. Don Bosco Prep, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)KJS United vs. Mendham, 4:40 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Roxbury at Lawrenceville, 5:30 p.m. (Mercer County Park)Randolph vs. Chatham, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)West Morris vs. Park Regional, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Madison at West Milford-Pequannock, 6 p.m. (IceContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Friday, Feb. 2”

MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS DOWNS MORRISTOWN FOR FINAL MENNEN CUP SPOT Behind an impressive five-point performance- including three goals- from Jake McCloud, Morris Knolls-Hills defeated Morristown, 6-4 to clinch the fourth and final Mennen Cup spot at Mennen Arena. Knolls-Hills went into the game leading Morristown by one point in the standings, and would have clinched aContinue reading “Feb. 1 notebook: Knolls-Hills earns last Mennen Cup spot, KJS locks up Halvorsen top spot”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. Montville, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Morristown vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Morristown-Beard vs. Seton Hall Prep, 6:30 p.m. (Matire Family Arena, Fairfield, Conn.)Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta vs. Mendham, 8:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis Rich McLaughlin has been through a lot in his time as head coach for Randolph. So much, that it’s hard for him to remember every memory since taking the job in the 1993-94 season. But he does remember how difficult his first season at Randolph was after coaching for his alma mater,Continue reading “500 wins and counting: Randolph’s McLaughlin becomes 4th to join exclusive club”

NEWTON-LENAPE VALLEY CLAIMS CHARETTE TITLE, KJS CLOSES IN ON HALVORSEN Last night saw two programs earn regular season divisional titles as well as the top seed in their respective Cup tournaments, as Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta (Halvorsen) and Newton-Lenape Valley (Charette) accomplished that with wins. Newton-Lenape Valley completed a season-sweep of High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny with a 7-2 winContinue reading “Jan. 30 notebook: NLV locks up division title, West Morris’ Togno gets 100th point”

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 Chatham at Woodbridge-Colonia-Iselin Kennedy, 3:15 p.m. (Woodbridge Community Center)Parsippany Regional vs. Gill St. Bernard’s, 4 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Morristown-Beard vs. Gov. Livingston-New Providence, 4:30 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink)Delbarton at Christian Brothers, 4:45 p.m. (Jersey Shore Arena)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Randolph vs. Ramapo, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)West Morris vs. Roxbury,Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 31”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 West Morris at Watchung Hills, 6 p.m. (Rock Ice)Morristown at Summit, 6:35 p.m. (Warinanco Park)Pope John vs. Seton Hall Prep, 7:10 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Madison vs. KJS United, 8 p.m. (Mennen Arena)High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny vs. Newton-Lenape Valley, 9:20 p.m. (Skylands Ice World) GIRLSChatham at Clarkstown North (N.Y.), 7:30 p.m. (Sport-O-Rama) E-mail MikeContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 30”

MCLAUGHLIN ONE AWAY FROM 500 WINS Randolph coach Rich McLaughlin is now just one win from the 500 mark, as he picked up his 499th career win in a 10-4 win over Morris Knolls-Hills at Mennen Arena. McLaughlin can become the fourth coach in state history to reach the 500-win mark on Wednesday, when theContinue reading “Jan. 29 notebook: Randolph’s McLaughlin closes in on 500 wins; Winner-take-all set for last Mennen Cup spot”

MONDAY, JANUARY 29 Delbarton vs. Bergen Catholic, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Randolph vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 4:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Parsippany Regional at Newark East Side, 5:15 p.m. (Ironbound Recreation Center)Park Regional vs. Gill St. Bernard’s, 6:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Pope John vs. St. John Vianney, 7:40 p.m. EGAN CUP (ProSkate)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Freehold Boro-Colts Neck-Raritan, 7:50 p.m. (HowellContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Jan. 29”