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Dec. 7 recap: Newton-LV prevails late, plus more

Newton-Lenape Valley 4, Parsippany Regional 3 Matthew Murphy’s go-ahead goal with 1:06 left was the difference as Newton-Lenape Valley improved to 3-1 on the season with a 4-3 win over Parsippany at Skylands Ice World. Ryan Lynch scored twice for Newton-LV, while Anthony Piccirillo also scored in the win. David Zilinskis struck twice for Parsippany,Continue reading “Dec. 7 recap: Newton-LV prevails late, plus more”

Hefferle records hat-trick, Benbow hits milestone in Roxbury win

Photos and Story by Mike Gurnis STOCKHOLM — Through two Halvorsen Division games, Roxbury has had no problem finding the back of the net. After a dominant 7-1 win over Sparta-Jefferson in its season-opener- keyed by a hat-trick from Nick Hefferle- Roxbury’s offense came up big yet again on Saturday, as Hefferle put away threeContinue reading “Hefferle records hat-trick, Benbow hits milestone in Roxbury win”

Morris/Sussex hockey schedule for Dec. 7

Mennen Arena West Morris vs. Morris Catholic-DePaul, 4:15 Mendham vs. Randolph, 6:15 Skylands Ice World Mountain Lakes-Boonton at High Point-Wallkill Valley, 2 Madison at Sparta-Jefferson, 4 Parsippany Regional at Newton-Lenape Valley, 6 Roxbury at Vernon, 8 — Follow @MikeGurnis on Twitter for updates, check back post-game for story Codey Arena, West Orange Montville at Millburn,Continue reading “Morris/Sussex hockey schedule for Dec. 7”

Dec. 6 recap: Morris Knolls, Montville notch 1st wins

Morris Knolls-Hills 6, Morristown-Beard 1 Morris Knolls (1-1) bounced back from a tough season-opening loss as well as it could, as it used a four-goal second period to take control in its Mennen Division opener against Morristown-Beard at Mennen Arena. Jason Kwestal recorded a hat trick for the Golden Eagles, including the go-ahead goal 3:42Continue reading “Dec. 6 recap: Morris Knolls, Montville notch 1st wins”

Dec. 5 recap: Roxbury and Mount Olive triumph, Chatham ties Morristown

Roxbury 7, Sparta-Jefferson 1 Nick Hefferle recorded a hat trick an an assist and was one of three players to tally four points in Roxbury’s 7-1 win over Sparta-Jefferson. Brian Westergaard had two goals and two assists, while Nick Thomas had four helpers in the win. Joe Carey also scored twice and Ryan Callahan stoppedContinue reading “Dec. 5 recap: Roxbury and Mount Olive triumph, Chatham ties Morristown”

Dec. 4 recap: Morris Knolls falls in season opener; Park Regional and Mountain Lakes win big

Ramapo 2, Morris Knolls-Hills 1 Morris Knolls fired 47 shots on goal, but Ramapo goalie Dallas Phillips was lights out as he stopped 46 of those shots to hand the reigning Public A champions a season-opening loss. Ramapo scored goals in each of the first two periods, before Knolls’ Jason Kwestel scored early on inContinue reading “Dec. 4 recap: Morris Knolls falls in season opener; Park Regional and Mountain Lakes win big”