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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”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 Delbarton 2, Christian Brothers 2Delbarton climbed out of an early deficit to earn a 2-2 tie with Christian Brothers at SportsCare Arena in Randolph. Christian Brothers, ranked No. 2 in the state by NJ.com, received a pair of power play goals from Patrick Reilly with 1:15 left in the first and 11:15Continue reading “Dec. 7 roundup: Delbarton ties CBA, Morristown-Beard girls open with win”

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 Morristown-Beard 5, Mendham 3Hollis Humphries had a goal and four assists to lead Morristown-Beard, No. 3 in the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Top 5, to a 5-3 win over Mendham. It was a bounce-back win for Morristown-Beard after a 7-1 loss to Morris Knolls-Hills on Friday. Humphries had the primary assist on fourContinue reading “Dec. 6 roundup: Morristown-Beard bounces back, Pope John falls”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 Delbarton vs. Christian Brothers at SportsCare Arena, 4:40 p.m.Morristown vs. Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta at Mennen Arena, PPD GIRLSMorristown-Beard vs. Pingry at Twin Oaks Ice Rink, 5 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 for inclusion in ourContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 7”

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 Morristown 1, Princeton 1Despite a 54-14 advantage in shots, Morristown was unable to solve Princeton goalie Daniel Prokoshin in a 1-1 tie with Princeton at Mennen Arena. Gabe Silverstein’s goal in the first period gave Princeton the lead. Morristown capitalized in the second period, when Jackson Byrne buried a power play goalContinue reading “Dec. 5 roundup: Morristown ties Princeton, Vernon suffers first loss”

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 Pope John at Seton Hall Prep at Codey Arena, 4 p.m.Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth vs. Gill St. Bernard’s at Mennen Arena, PPD to 12/23Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Newton-Lenape Valley at Mennen Arena, 6:30 p.m.Morristown-Beard vs. Mendham at Mennen Arena, 8:30 p.m. Please e-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com for any missing games or postponements. Coaches areContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Dec. 6”

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 Vernon vs. Paramus Catholic at Ice House in Hackensack, 5 p.m.Morristown vs. Princeton at Mennen Arena, 6:15 p.m. GIRLSChatham vs. Clarkstown North (N.Y.) at Sport-O-Rama in Monsey, N.Y., 8 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 theContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Sunday, Dec. 5”