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By Mike Gurnis MARTINEZ’S HEROICS HELP MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS SURVIVE IN OTMorris Knolls-Hills threw everything they could at Chatham goalie Michael Park. Park, a senior, did everything in his power to propel his team to an upset victory, turning aside 46 of 49 shots. But in the end, it was Morris Knolls-Hills sophomore Jack Martinez whoContinue reading “Cup semifinal recap, Feb. 9: Knolls-Hills survives in OT; Morristown-Beard, Mount Olive prevail”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Mennen Cup semifinals2-Randolph vs. 3-Morristown-Beard at Mennen Arena, 4 p.m.1-Morris Knolls-Hills vs. 4-Chatham at Mennen Arena, 7:45 p.m. Haas Cup semifinals1-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. 4-Park Regional at Mennen Arena, 5:45 p.m.

All four MCSSIHL Cup tournaments are slated to get underway this week, beginning with some semifinal games on Wednesday. Here’s a look at each tournament, with my predictions on how things will unfold. MENNEN CUPLast year’s champion: Morristown-Beard (back-to-back titles in 2019-20 and 2020-21)Seeds and schedule: Can be found here. Semifinals1-Morris Knolls-Hills over 4-Chatham3-Morristown-Beard overContinue reading “Predictions for all four MCSSIHL Cup tournaments”

The 23rd annual Haas Cup is set to get underway this week. The top four teams in the division standings qualify for the tournament, which will begin this week with semifinal match-ups on Wednesday and Thursday. Mountain Lakes-Boonton won the Haas Cup for the second year in a row last winter, but has since movedContinue reading “Haas Cup seeds and schedule, 2021-22”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Haas-Charette crossoverMontville vs. High Point-Wallkill-Valley-Kittatinny at Mennen Arena, 8 p.m. IndependentKinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta vs. Montclair at Clary Anderson Arena, 4:15 p.m. GirlsChatham vs. Pingry at Bridgewater Sports Arena, 4 p.m. Please e-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any missing games or postponements. Coaches are also asked to please e-mail box scores after the game forContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 8”

The 15th annual Halvorsen Cup is set to get underway this week. The top four teams in the division standings qualify for the tournament, which will begin this week with semifinal match-ups on Thursday and Friday. Madison won the Halvorsen Cup last season, before moving up to the Mennen Division, so it will not beContinue reading “Halvorsen Cup seeds and schedule, 2021-22”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 For a full breakdown of what’s at stake in these divisional games: click here. Halvorsen DivisionMendham vs. KJS United at Skylands Ice World, 4 p.m. Haas DivisionMount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Gill St. Bernard’s at Mennen Arena, 6:30 p.m.Vernon vs. West Morris at Skylands Ice World, 8:30 p.m. Charette DivisionParsippany Regional vs. Morris Catholic-St.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Feb. 7”

The second annual Charette Cup is slated to get underway this week. The top four teams in the division standings qualify for the tournament, which will begin this week with semifinal match-ups on Thursday and Friday. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex won last year’s inaugural cup, and is the top seed for this year’s tournament. Below are the seedsContinue reading “Charette Cup seeds and schedule, 2021-22”

The 47th Mennen Cup is set to get underway this week. The top four teams in the division qualify for the tournament, which will hold its semifinals on Wednesday, with the final set for Monday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at Mennen Arena. Morristown-Beard is the two-time defending Mennen Cup champion after defeating Morris Knolls-HillsContinue reading “Mennen Cup seeds and schedule, 2021-22”

By Mike Gurnis Three teams fighting for two playoff spots. That’s the scenario that we’re looking at going into Monday’s final two Haas Division games of the season, with Gill St. Bernard’s taking on Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Mennen Arena at 6:30 p.m., and Vernon facing West Morris at Skylands Ice World at 8:30 p.m. Vernon,Continue reading “Feb. 6 notebook: Haas Cup playoff race comes down to Monday, Halvorsen seeds still TBD”