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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 Madison vs. Oratory, 2 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)West Morris vs. West Essex-Caldwell, 4 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Roxbury at High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 4 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Montville vs. Fair Lawn-Bergenfield-Dumont, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Park Regional vs. Watchung Hills, 6 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Vernon vs. Newton-Lenape Valley, 6Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Saturday, Dec. 23”

TRAMONTANO KEEPS GILL ST. BERNARD’S UNBEATEN IN HAAS Gill St. Bernard’s improved to 3-0 in the Haas division with a 3-1 win over Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Mennen Arena. Julian Tramontano was involved in all three goals for Gill St. Bernard’s, scoring twice with an assist to bring him up to 17 points in just fiveContinue reading “Dec. 21 notebook: Gill St. Bernard’s improves to 3-0 in Haas”

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Madison vs. Verona-Glen Ridge, 4 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta, 4:40 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Randolph vs Pascack Valley-Hills, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Chatham vs. West Essex-Caldwell, 6 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Morristown vs. Livingston, 7:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Park Regional vs. West Orange, 8 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, CodeyContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Friday, Dec. 22”

ANOTHER HAT TRICK FOR PASTUKH LIFTS NEWTON-LENAPE VALLEY Through six games, Newton-Lenape Valley junior Maksym Pastukh already has four hat tricks. The latest came on Wednesday, when he had three goals and an assist in an impressive 6-1 win over Parsippany Regional at Mennen Arena. Pastukh has an impressive 13 goals and two assists throughContinue reading “Dec. 20 notebook: Pastukh, Newton-Lenape Valley’s hot start continues”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 Morristown-Beard vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)West Morris vs. Oratory, 4:15 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Mendham vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 6 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Chatham vs. Frisch, 6:30 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS GETS BACK ON TRACK WITH MENNEN WIN Jake McCloud tallied two goals and two assists to lift Morris Knolls-Hills to a bounce-back, 5-2 win over Morristown at Mennen Arena. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for Morris Knolls-Hills, and improved its divisional record to 2-1. It built a 3-0 lead in theContinue reading “Dec. 19 notebook: Morris Knolls-Hills bounces back”

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 Montville vs. Roxbury, 4 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Madison vs. Bridgewater-Raritan, 4:15 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley at Parsippany Regional, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Park Regional vs. Nutley-Bloomfield-Columbia, 6:15 p.m. (Essex Holiday Tournament, Codey Arena)Pope John vs. St. John Vianney, 6:50 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Morris Knolls-Hills vs. St. Joseph (Met.), 7:30 p.m. (IceContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 20”

By Mike Gurnis There was one penalty called in the entirety of Tuesday’s Delbarton-Princeton Day game. When Dante Rodriguez was sent to the box for a tripping call in the final minute of the first period with Delbarton leading by a goal, it was a big opportunity for momentum to shift against the Green Wave.Continue reading “Gerne’s shorthanded goals lift Delbarton over Princeton Day”

BRUCKER’S BIG PERFORMANCE KEYS MORRISTOWN-BEARD Thanks to a 33-save effort from senior goalie Pierce Brucker, Morristown-Beard took down KJS United, 5-2 at Mennen Arena in a Mennen/Halvorsen crossover game. After the teams traded goals in the first period, Morristown-Beard took control in the second as Nick Squashic and Peter Cross scored 1:07 apart to giveContinue reading “Dec. 18 notebook: Brucker leads Morristown-Beard to win”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 Chatham vs. Oratory Prep, 4 p.m. (Codey Arena)Delbarton vs. Princeton Day, 4:40 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth at Newark East Side, 5:15 p.m. (Ironbound Recreation Center)Morris Knolls-Hills vs. Morristown, 8 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Tenafly, 8:10 p.m. (Mackay Ice Arena)West Morris vs. Frisch, 8:30 p.m. (Codey Arena) GIRLSChatham vs. Pingry, 4Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 19”