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DELBARTON GREEN WAVE Head coach: Bruce Shatel, 24th season (495-89-45 career record) Division: Gordon Conference-American Division Last year: Delbarton finished 17-7 overall with a 6-4 mark in the Gordon-American. It reached the Gordon Cup final, where it fell, 4-2 to Don Bosco Prep. In the state tournament, it made the Non-Public semifinals, where it fell,Continue reading “Delbarton 2024-25 preview”

FRIDAY, DEC. 6 Vernon at Clifton-Passaic Valley-Cedar Grove, 4 p.m. (Montclair State Arena)West Morris vs. Morris Knolls-Hills, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Paramus Catholic, 7:30 p.m. (Ice House)Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex vs. Chatham, 7:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena) GIRLSChatham vs. Randolph, 3 p.m. (Skylands Ice World) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

GILL ST. BERNARD’S KNIGHTS Head coach: Miles Atkian, first season Division: MCSSIHL-Halvorsen Division Last year: Gill St. Bernard’s put together the best season in program history last winter, as it won the team’s first-ever Haas Cup title with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win over previous two-time champion West Morris. It finished the year 12-4-2 withContinue reading “Gill St. Bernard’s 2024-25 preview”

KINNELON-JEFFERSON-SPARTA (KJS UNITED) Head coach: Jeff Myhren, 19th season (205-145-38 career record) Division: MCSSIHL-Mennen Division Last year: KJS United had its best season since becoming a tri-op in 2020-21, as it finished 17-5 overall with a perfect 8-0 mark in the Halvorsen Division. It won the Halvorsen Cup with a 5-2 triumph over Mendham, andContinue reading “Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta 2024-25 preview”

HIGH POINT-WALLKILL VALLEY-KITTATINNY Head coach: Jeremy Dearolf, first year Division: MCSSIHL- Haas/Charette Last year: High Point-Wallkill-Kittatinny had a strong season last year as it finished 12-8 with a 5-3 record in the Charette Division. It reached the Charette Cup final, where it fell, 7-3 to Newton-Lenape Valley. It qualified for the North, Public Co-op stateContinue reading “High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny 2024-25 preview”

POPE JOHN LIONS Head coach: Ryan Brown, 18th season (211-136-44 career record) Division: Gordon Conference-National Division; Egan Conference Last year: The Lions put together a really nice year in 2023-24, as it finished 17-7 with a 5-4 mark in the Gordon-National. It also won the Egan Cup with a 4-1 win over St. John Vianney.Continue reading “Pope John 2024-25 preview”

BERNARDS-SOMERVILLE-MIDDLESEX Head coach: Dan Spautz, first season Division: MCSSIHL-Mennen Last year: BSM finished 6-14-2 with a 4-4 mark in the Halvorsen Division. It qualified for the Halvorsen Cup, where it fell, 1-0 to Mendham in the semifinals. It also qualified for the South, Co-Op state tournament, where it fell to Brick Township-Memorial 4-3 in theContinue reading “Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex 2024-25 preview”

MORRISTOWN-BEARD CRIMSON Head coach: Bruce Driver, 24th season (357-92-23 career record) Division: NJIIHL-Librera Division Last year: For the first time since the NJSIAA began a girls state tournament, Morristown-Beard fell short of the title. The Crimson fell, 2-1, in overtime to eventual state champion Pingry in the state semifinals, to finish off a 16-5 season.Continue reading “Morristown-Beard girls 2024-25 preview”

PARK REGIONAL (Hanover Park/Whippany Park) Head coach: Tom Levis, 30th season Division: MCSSIHL-Halvorsen Last year: Park Regional went through an up-and-down 2023-24 season, in which it finished 11-11 overall with a 4-7 mark in the Haas division. It fell, 7-4 to West Morris in the Haas Cup semifinals, before reaching the Public Co-op first round,Continue reading “Park Regional 2024-25 preview”

MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS Head coach: Tim Kepler, ninth season (108-63-19 career record) Division: MCSSIHL-Mennen Division Last year: There was one team in the Morris-Sussex area to capture a sectional and overall state championship, and it was none other than this Morris Knolls-Hills squad. After finishing the regular season with a sub-.500 record, Knolls-Hills went on aContinue reading “Morris Knolls-Hills 2024-25 preview”