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The 21st annual Haas Cup is set to get underway this week, and with divisional play now in the rear-view mirror, we know what the seeds look like as well as the match-ups for this year’s tournament. Below are the seeds and projected match-ups for the 2020 Haas Cup. 1- Park Regional 12-1-3 27 pointsContinue reading “Projected Haas Cup seeds and match-ups, 2019-20”

All of the seeds are locked in for the Halvorsen Division for the 2019-20 season, and with that, we can now look ahead to the 13th annual Halvorsen Cup, which is slated to get underway later this week. Below are the seeds and projected match-ups. 1- Roxbury 7-2-1 15 points 2- Montville 6-2-2 14 pointsContinue reading “Projected Halvorsen Cup seeds and match-ups, 2019-20”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — With everything on the line in a winner-take-all game, it was Parsippany Regional sophomore David Zilinskis that stole the show. Saturday’s regular season finale between Parsippany and Morris Catholic was not just a battle between two teams searching for their first divisional win of the season- it was essentiallyContinue reading “Zilinskis’ 4-goal performance helps Parsippany top Morris Catholic, clinch spot in Haas Cup”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Few things in sports are more dangerous than a team playing with nothing to lose. With Montville needing a win on Saturday night against Kinnelon to clinch the Halvorsen Division title, Kinnelon was looking to play the spoiler role. The Colts, mired in one of their worst seasons inContinue reading “Kinnelon spoils Montville’s division title hopes with 2-1 victory”

Vernon senior forward T.J. Santaita picked up the 100th point of his career on Friday night in Vernon’s 7-1 win over Northern Valley. In the game, Santaita recorded a goal and four assists for a total of five points, which put him at exactly 100 career points. He has netted 24 goals and dished outContinue reading “Vernon’s Santaita records 100th point, team inches closer to state tourney”

Sparta-Jefferson vs. Livingston at Skylands Ice World, 4 Morris Catholic-DePaul vs. Parsippany Regional at Mennen Arena, 4:15 Montville vs. Kinnelon at Mennen Arena, 6:15 Vernon vs. West Essex-Caldwell at Skylands Ice World, 8

HALVORSEN DIVISION STANDINGS W-L-T 1- Roxbury 7-2-1 15 points 2- Montville 6-1-2 14 points 3- Mendham 4-2-4 12 points 4- Vernon 4-5 9 points 5- Sparta-Jefferson 1-5-3 5 points 6- Kinnelon 0-7-2 2 points — Montville can jump over Roxbury and win the regular season title and the top seed for the Halvorsen Cup withContinue reading “What’s at stake in Halvorsen, Haas Divisions on season’s final day?”

Girls: Morristown-Beard 5, Trinity Hall 3 Katie Ewig, Faith Facchini, and Kaitlin Skorzewski each scored in the third period to turn a one-goal deficit into a 5-3 win for top seed Morristown-Beard over fourth seed Trinity Hall in the Prep Tournament semifinals at Twin Oaks Ice Rink. Morristown-Beard (13-5-1) trailed, 2-0 in the first periodContinue reading “Feb. 7 recap: Morristown-Beard girls advance to prep final; Gill St. Bernard’s, Knolls-Hills win”

The New Jersey Devils are continuing their “Players of the Month” program for the 28th consecutive season, and their selections for the month of January were announced on Friday. Mendham sophomore goaltender Connor McDonough was selected as the representative for the Morris County Secondary Schools Ice Hockey League. In six starts in the month ofContinue reading “Mendham’s McDonough named N.J. Devils Player of the Month for Jan.”

Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Mennen Arena, 5:45 Mendham vs. Morris Knolls-Hills at Ice Vault, 5:15 Vernon vs. Northern Valley at Palisades Ice Center, 6:30 GIRLS Morristown-Beard vs. Trinity Hall, Prep Tournament semifinals at Twin Oaks, 4:45 Chatham vs. Immaculate Heart at Bridgewater Sports Arena, 8:30