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By Mike Gurnis Are we having fun yet? I’ve been covering the sport in some manner for about 11 years now, and I don’t recall an opening round of the state tournament anywhere close to as chaotic as what unfolded on Monday. In total, including the girls tournament, seven (!) double-digit seeds advanced out ofContinue reading “Some thoughts after the first round of the state tournament”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 NON-PUBLIC FIRST ROUND7-Morristown-Beard vs. 10-Bergen Catholic, 4:30 p.m. (Twin Oaks Ice Rink)1-Delbarton vs. 16-Notre Dame, 4:40 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)9-Pope John at 8-Seton Hall Prep, 6 p.m. (Codey Arena) GIRLS FIRST ROUND9-Madison at 8-Summit, 4:30 p.m. (Warinanco Skating Center) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

It’s hard to recall an opening to the state tournament with the amount of upsets which took place on Monday. At the time of publishing this, there were at least six “upsets” of lower-seeded teams toppling higher-seeded teams on Monday. Four of those came from Morris/Sussex area teams. In the North, Public bracket, 10th-seeded Morristown-Continue reading “Feb. 24 recap: Upsets galore in state tournament”

By Mike Gurnis It was a tale of two halves to the season for KJS United. The first month saw it introduce itself to the Mennen Division with authority, going 8-1-1 in its first 10 games. With impressive wins over Mennen foes Chatham (twice), Morris Knolls-Hills, and a tie with eventual Mennen Cup champion Morristown-Beard,Continue reading “Sisco powers KJS United to playoff win over Hoboken tri-op”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 NORTH, PUBLIC FIRST ROUND12-Roxbury at 5-Ramapo, 4 p.m. (Ice Vault)16-Montville at 1-Northern Highlands, 4:10 p.m. (Sport-O-Rama)7-Chatham vs. 10-Morristown, 4:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)11-West Morris at 6-Passaic Tech, 5:30 p.m. (Ice Vault)9-Mendham at 8-Summit, 6:35 p.m. (Warinanco Skating Center) NORTH, PUBLIC CO-OP FIRST ROUND10-Morris Knolls-Hills at 7-Clifton-Passaic Valley-Cedar Grove, 6 p.m. (Ice Vault)8-KJSContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area NJSIAA Tournamnt schedule for Monday, Feb. 24”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 NJSIAA North, Public tournament first round3-Randolph vs. 14-Glen Rock, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) Boys regular seasonMorristown vs. Hunterdon Central, 6:15 p.m. (Flemington Ice Arena) Girls regular seasonMorristown-Beard vs. Summit, 4:30 p.m. (Warinanco Skating Center) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

The Road to the Rock is set to begin next Monday after the NJSIAA State Tournament was seeded on Tuesday. Below is a list of all of the match-ups involving Morris/Sussex area teams. In total, 13 area teams qualified for the boys state tournament, while all four area girls teams are in the girls stateContinue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA State Tournament seeds and match-ups, 2024-25”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025 Morristown vs. Summit, 4:10 p.m. (Union Sports Arena)Montville vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena) Follow me on BlueSky: @mikegurnis.bsky.social E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

The MCSSIHL officially announced its divisional All-Star selections on Thursday. Below, see who was named to the All-Star teams and who won individual awards for their play this season. Note: These All-Star selections were made by the league. These selections were not made by Mike Gurnis or The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report. MENNEN DIVISIONKen Mullen AwardContinue reading “MCSSIHL Divisional All-Star teams, 2024-25”

The Madison girls hockey team made history on Thursday. For the first time in program history, the Dodgers won a cup title, as top-seeded Madison skated to a 7-1 win over second-seeded Cranford in the NJIIHL Annis Cup final at Codey Arena. It was the culmination of a dominant two years for this program sinceContinue reading “Madison girls cap dominant season, wins its first-ever Annis Cup”