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By Mike Gurnis The proverbial target on KJS United’s back was considerably bigger than it was going into the state tournament a year ago. Last year, after an up-and-down regular season, KJS United found itself as the eighth-seed in the North, Public Co-Op bracket, before taking down several higher-seeded opponents in dominant fashion en routeContinue reading “KJS United repeats as sectional champions, earns return trip to state final”

By Mike Gurnis For Matteo Conte, as captain and one of the anchors of Delbarton’s experienced and talented defense, the storyline all season has been about him and his defense corps ability to keep the puck out of the net. The Green Wave’s defense has been so spectacular that it has allowed just 21 goalsContinue reading “Delbarton boys, Morristown-Beard girls advance to state finals”

NON-PUBLIC1-Delbarton vs. 16-Gill St. Bernard’s, Tuesday, 4:40 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)5-Morristown-Beard vs. 12- Gloucester Catholic, Tuesday, 3 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink)7-Pope John vs. 10-Bergen Catholic, Tuesday, 7 p.m. (Skylands Ice World) PUBLIC, NORTH16-Roxbury at 1-Ridgewood, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. (Ice House)8-Chatham vs. 9-Summit, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)5-Morristown 6, 12-Madison 23-Randolph vs. 14-Montville, Tuesday 2 p.m.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA Tournament first round schedule”

By Mike Gurnis All season long, everything came up Parsippany. The program appeared poised to complete its worst-to-first story with a Haas Cup title after going 11-1 in the division and earning the top seed in the tournament. But all it took was a hungry Mountain Lakes-Boonton team and one shot in OT to derailContinue reading “Mountain Lakes-Boonton stuns Parsippany in OT to win 1st Haas Cup since ’21”

By Mike Gurnis The NJSIAA Tournament was seeded on Tuesday morning, and several Morris/Sussex area teams will see their season continue with hopes of making it to the state championships at Prudential Center. Here is a look at the first round pairings for each section, with Morris/Sussex area teams noted in bold. Seventeen teams fromContinue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA Tournament pairings, 2026”

By Mike Gurnis 3-KJS United 5, 2-Randolph 4Behind a four-goal performance, including the game-winner late, KJS United overcame a two-goal deficit and moved on to the Mennen Cup final. Randolph led, 4-2 after the first period on two goals from Shane Melly, and one each from Keegan Melly and Bryson Findling. But KJS United struckContinue reading “Mennen Cup semifinal recap for Feb. 9: KJS rallies past Randolph, Morristown-Beard rolls”

By Mike Gurnis Here is a look at the full schedule for all three cup tournament semifinals for the MCSSIHL, which will take place this week. Additionally, I’ve listed the results of previous meetings between the teams as well as their last cup final appearances. MENNEN CUP SEMIFINALSMonday, Feb. 91-Morristown-Beard vs. 5-Mendham, 4:30 p.m.Previous meetings:Continue reading “Full MCSSIHL Cup semifinal schedule, 2026”

By Mike Gurnis 4-Newton-Lenape Valley 7, 5-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny 2Arsenni Pastukh had a hat trick along with an assist to lead Newton-Lenape Valley to the Haas Cup semifinals for the first time since 2018. Newton-Lenape Valley, which is chasing its second Cup title in three years after winning the Charette Cup in 2024, got outContinue reading “Haas Cup first round recap for Feb. 7: Newton-LV completes sweep of rival”

By Mike Gurnis 4-Montville 2, 5-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown 1It’s often said that it’s hard to beat a good team three times in a season. But don’t tell that to Montville, which managed to hold off Mo-Ho-Ha for the third time this year in a hard-fought 2-1 victory on Saturday. “It’s always tough to play a teamContinue reading “Halvorsen Cup notebook for Feb. 7: Montville holds off Mo-Ho-Ha, Madison’s Gero ties school record”

By Mike Gurnis 3-Mountain Lakes-Boonton 7, 6-Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy 1Behind a hat trick from Lawson Fagan, Mountain Lakes-Boonton picked up a dominant win to advance to the Haas Cup semifinals. Four other players found the back of the net for Mountain Lakes, with Kyle Wenzel, Eli Forman, Liam Caggiano, and Andrew Wilmot each scoring.Continue reading “Haas Cup first round recap for Feb. 6: Mountain Lakes-Boonton rolls”