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Monday marks the final day of the 2019-20 ice hockey season, as all four NJSIAA State Championships are scheduled to take place at Newark’s Prudential Center. Here is the schedule for all four finals, with Morris-Sussex teams highlighted in bold. Public C: Summit vs. Ramsey, 2 p.m. Public A: Morris Knolls-Hills vs. Montclair, 4:15 Non-Public:Continue reading “Monday’s schedule for NJSIAA State Finals”

In the first ever New Jersey girls ice hockey championship game, it was only fitting that Morristown-Beard finished on top. After all, the Crimson have been the preeminent girls ice hockey program in the state, a program that has been built into a consistent power by head coach and former NHL star Bruce Driver overContinue reading “Morristown-Beard claims 1st NJ girls ice hockey title”

Randolph has earned its shot at revenge. The top seeded Rams rolled to a 5-0 win over fourth seed Middletown South in the NJSIAA Public B Tournament semifinals at Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday night. The win sends Randolph to the Public B final for the third straight year, where it will getContinue reading “Randolph tops Middletown South, returns to Public B final”

By Mike Gurnis It’s hard to win a championship. It’s even harder to stay on top. After claiming the Public A state title last winter, Morris Knolls-Hills graduated a very talented senior class, and it would’ve been hard for many to envision the team getting back to Prudential Center. But the outside expectations did notContinue reading “Morris Knolls-Hills one step away from state title repeat”

Morristown-Beard is headed to the first-ever girls ice hockey state final after the top seed Crimson earned a 6-2 win over fourth seed Oak Knoll in the State Invitational Tournament semifinals at Twin Oaks Ice Rink in Morristown. Leah Stecker led the charge with three goals and an assist for Morristown-Beard, which will take onContinue reading “Girls hockey: Morristown-Beard advances to 1st state final”

PUBLIC B: Randolph 6, Southern 0 Nick Gallo scored twice to lift top seed Randolph to a 6-0 win over ninth seed Southern in the Public B quarterfinals at Aspen Ice in Randolph. Chris Civetta, Ben Yurchuk, Evan Xhumba, and Matt Rogers each scored for Randolph, which advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal against fourth seed MiddletownContinue reading “Morris-Sussex quarterfinal recap: Randolph advances in Public B, Delbarton’s final streak ends”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — While Morris Knolls-Hills experienced a state championship as recently as a year ago, it never hurts to have a reminder of just what needs to be done to win it all. After an upset loss to Madison in the first round of the Mennen Cup, Morris Knolls-Hills assistant coachContinue reading “Morris Knolls-Hills shows its commitment, advances to Public A semifinals”

BOYS QUARTERFINALS PUBLIC A 1-Morris Knolls-Hills vs. 9-Marlboro-Holmdel at Mennen Arena, 5:45 PUBLIC B 1-Randolph vs. 8-Southern at Aspen Ice, 7:30 PUBLIC C 7-Chatham at 2-Lakeland at Ice Vault, 6:15 NON-PUBLIC 4-Delbarton vs. 5-Gloucester Catholic at Aspen Ice, 5:30 8-Morristown-Beard at 1-Christian Brothers at Jersey Shore Arena, 4:15 GIRLS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS 1-Morristown-Beard vs 4-OakContinue reading “Morris-Sussex NJSIAA Tournament schedule for Monday, March 2”

PUBLIC C Round of 16 17-Madison at 1-Summit at Union Sports Arena, 4 p.m. 13-Mendham at 4-Rumson-Fair Haven at Red Bank Armory, 3 p.m. 11-Roxbury at 6-Indian Hills at Ice Vault, 7:30 p.m.

Chatham 2, Mahwah 0 Behind a 27-save performance from goalie Jennifer Olnowich, seventh seed Chatham earned a 2-0 win over 10th seed Mahwah in the NJSIAA Public C Tournament Round of 16 at Mennen Arena. Will White put Chatham on the board 1:38 into the second period on a power play goal. Then, Ryan SordilloContinue reading “Feb. 28 Morris-Sussex state tourney recap: Knolls-Hills, Randolph, Chatham earn shutouts”