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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 NJSIAA North, Public tournament first round3-Randolph vs. 14-Glen Rock, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) Boys regular seasonMorristown vs. Hunterdon Central, 6:15 p.m. (Flemington Ice Arena) Girls regular seasonMorristown-Beard vs. Summit, 4:30 p.m. (Warinanco Skating Center) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

The Road to the Rock is set to begin next Monday after the NJSIAA State Tournament was seeded on Tuesday. Below is a list of all of the match-ups involving Morris/Sussex area teams. In total, 13 area teams qualified for the boys state tournament, while all four area girls teams are in the girls stateContinue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA State Tournament seeds and match-ups, 2024-25”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025 Morristown vs. Summit, 4:10 p.m. (Union Sports Arena)Montville vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

The MCSSIHL officially announced its divisional All-Star selections on Thursday. Below, see who was named to the All-Star teams and who won individual awards for their play this season. Note: These All-Star selections were made by the league. These selections were not made by Mike Gurnis or The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report. MENNEN DIVISIONKen Mullen AwardContinue reading “MCSSIHL Divisional All-Star teams, 2024-25”

The Madison girls hockey team made history on Thursday. For the first time in program history, the Dodgers won a cup title, as top-seeded Madison skated to a 7-1 win over second-seeded Cranford in the NJIIHL Annis Cup final at Codey Arena. It was the culmination of a dominant two years for this program sinceContinue reading “Madison girls cap dominant season, wins its first-ever Annis Cup”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 Girls Annis Cup final at Codey Arena1-Madison vs. 2-Cranford, 4 p.m. Boys regular seasonMorristown-Beard vs. Bridgewater-Raritan, 4:30 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink)Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy vs. Hoboken-Weehawken-Secaucus, 5:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Parsippany Regional vs. Johnson-Dayton-Roselle Park, 7:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

By Mike Gurnis Championships rarely come without some adversity-filled moments along the way. For Delbarton, Wednesday’s Gordon Cup final could have gone sideways at multiple points throughout the game. After surrendering a two-goal lead, the Green Wave were hanging by thread as it could generate very little offense in the third period against Christian Brothers.Continue reading “Cote, Andreev star as Delbarton downs CBA in OT to reclaim Gordon Cup”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 Gordon Cup final at Codey Arena1-Delbarton vs. 3-Christian Brothers, 7:30 p.m. Regular seasonMorristown vs. Verona-Glen Ridge, 3:30 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Parsippany Regional at Old Tappan-Demarest, 4 p.m. (Palisades Center Ice Rink)Park Regional at Montclair, 4:15 p.m. (Clary Anderson Arena) Girls regular seasonMorristown-Beard vs. Pingry, 4 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink) Follow meContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 12”

By Mike Gurnis In order to find the last time Morristown-Beard went more than two seasons without a Mennen Cup title, you would need to go all the way back to 2005. Since the 2006 season, the Crimson had won the most amount of Mennen Cup titles, winning 11 of the 19 tournaments with twoContinue reading “Morristown-Beard holds off Chatham for 16th Mennen Cup title”

By Mike Gurnis When it comes to postseason games, you never know who is going to step up and play the role of the hero. For Roxbury, freshman defenseman Jesse Ambrosi- who had just one point and no goals to his name this season prior to the Haas Cup- is not a name that wouldContinue reading “Freshman Ambrosi the hero as Roxbury rallies to win Haas Cup”