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By Mike Gurnis Alexa Degan made sure the Prep championship trophy would stay with Morristown-Beard for at least one more year. The freshman defenseman scored the game-winner in overtime on Tuesday afternoon, to lift top seed Morristown-Beard to a dramatic 4-3 win over second seed Pingry in the Prep Tournament final at Twin Oaks IceContinue reading “Morristown-Beard girls top Pingry in OT for 5th straight Prep title”

Parsippany Regional vs. Newark East Side at Barnabas Health Hockey House, 2:45 Delbarton vs. Suffern (N.Y.) at Sport-O-Rama, Monsey, N.Y., 4:15 GIRLS PREP FINAL: 1-Morristown-Beard vs. 2-Pingry at Twin Oaks Ice Rink, 4:30

Randolph 4, Seton Hall Prep 2 If there was any doubt about who the top seed in the Public B state tournament should be, Randolph made it abundantly clear, as it claimed a 4-2 triumph over Seton Hall Prep, which is ranked No. 6 in the state by NJ.com. Randolph trailed, 2-1 in the secondContinue reading “Feb. 10 recap: Randolph downs Seton Hall Prep, Vernon punches ticket to states”

Of the 23 teams that play in the Morris-Sussex area, there will be at least 15 of them playing in the state tournament, with the potential for a few more who have at-large cases. In order to automatically qualify for the state tournament, a team must finish with a .500 or better record prior toContinue reading “Who’s in? A look at which Morris-Sussex teams qualified for state tournament”

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