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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 Mendham 5, Randolph 2Tristan Aikenhead scored twice to lift Mendham to its first win over Randolph in nearly 13 years, a 5-2 win over the Rams at Mennen Arena. According to NJHockey.org, Mendham’s last win against Randolph came on January 30, 2009, a 1-0 triumph. Michael Gionco had a goal and twoContinue reading “Dec. 11 roundup: Mendham beats Randolph for 1st time since ’09”

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny vs. Northern Valley-Old Tappan at Skylands Ice World, 4 p.m.Randolph vs. Mendham at Mennen Arena, 4:15 p.m.Vernon vs. Montville at Skylands Ice World, 6 p.m.Madison vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Mennen Arena, 6:15 p.m.Park Regional vs. Newton-Lenape Valley at Skylands Ice World, 8 p.m.Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth vs. West Morris atContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Saturday, Dec. 11”

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 Pope John 4, St. Joseph (Metuchen) 0Soren Torlucci had a 23-save shutout to lift Pope John past St. Joseph of Metuchen, 4-0 at Woodbridge Community Center. Emporio Iencio scored two goals and had an assist for the Lions, which improved to 2-1-1. Owen Lapinski and Nathan Meola each had a goal andContinue reading “Dec. 10 roundup: Pope John, Morris Knolls-Hills earn shutout wins”

MORRIS TWP. — Morristown had waited a long time for Friday night. The Colonials, who have mostly struggled since winning its last state title in 2015-16, finally got its elusive win over its cross-town rival in Morristown-Beard. Behind a two-goal performance from senior Nick Romano, the Colonials defeated the Crimson, 3-2 for the first timeContinue reading “Romano leads Morristown to 1st win over Morristown-Beard since 2016”

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 Morristown-Beard vs. Morristown at Mennen Arena, 5:45 p.m.Pope John vs. St. Joseph (Metuchen) at Woodbridge Community Center, 6:45 p.m.Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex vs. Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth at Mennen Arena, 7:45 p.m.Morris Knolls-Hills vs. Indian Hills at Ice Vault, 8 p.m. GIRLSChatham vs. Kent Place at RWJ Barnabas Health Hockey House, 4 p.m.Randolph vs. Summit atContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Friday, Dec. 10”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 Delbarton 6, Pingry 1Kayetan Berezniak had two goals and an assist and Nick Faccone had four helpers to lift Delbarton past Pingry at SportsCare Arena in Randolph. Jack Gerne also netted two goals for Delbarton, which improved its record to 4-0-1. Hayden Bright added a goal, and Trip Pendy chipped in withContinue reading “Dec. 9 roundup: Delbarton stays unbeaten, Cioce brothers lead Mt. Olive”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 Delbarton vs. Pingry at SportsCare Arena, 4 p.m.Vernon vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Mennen Arena, 4:15 p.m.Montville vs. West Morris at Mennen Arena, 6:15 p.m.Chatham vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Mennen Arena, 8:15 p.m. GIRLSRandolph vs. Pingry at Bridgewater Sports Arena, 4 p.m.Morristown-Beard vs. Oak Knoll at Rock Ice, 4 p.m. Please e-mail MikeContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Thursday, Dec. 9”

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 Morris Knolls-Hills 8, Madison 1Kyle Thornton scored four times as Morris Knolls-Hills remained undefeated to start the year with a commanding 8-1 win over Madison at Mennen Arena. Luke Dickerson dished out four assists for Morris Knolls-Hills, which is now 3-0 with all three wins coming against Mennen Division opponents. Matt KuglinContinue reading “Dec. 8 roundup: Morris Knolls-Hills remains undefeated, Randolph rolls”

By Mike Gurnis STOCKHOLM — Learning how to win games is always the biggest challenge for a young team. For Pope John, the Lions have gone through two-straight difficult seasons, including a 2-5-2 campaign during a COVID-19 abbreviated season last winter. But in that shortened season, it went in with perhaps the youngest team inContinue reading “Growing Pope John team looks to learn from 2-2 tie with St. Joseph (Mont.)”

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 Madison vs. Morris Knolls-Hills at Mennen Arena, 4 p.m.Randolph vs. Roxbury at Mennen Arena, 5:45 p.m.Pope John vs. St. Joseph (Montvale) at Skylands Ice World, 6:50 p.m.Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny at Mennen Arena, 7:45 p.m.Park Regional vs. Dayton at Warinanco Skating Center, 8:35 p.m. GIRLSRandolph vs. Immaculate Heart atContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 8”