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Two years of heartbreak turned into euphoria for Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown on Tuesday night. Mo-Ho-Ha’s 12-player senior class had been knocking on the door the past two seasons, as it lost in overtime to Mountain Lakes-Boonton in 2021 before losing to West Morris by a goal in the 2022 Haas Cup final. A move up toContinue reading “Diloreto leads Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown to dominant Halvorsen Cup win”

The NJSIAA State Tournament was seeded on Tuesday afternoon, and several teams from Morris and Sussex counties made the cut. Below is a list of match-ups involving Morris/Sussex area teams in each bracket. The preliminary round is to be played by Feb. 19, the first round by Feb. 23, and the quarterfinals by Feb. 27.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex NJSIAA State Tournament seeds and match-ups, 2022-23”

The NJSIAA girls state tournament seeds and bracket were released on Tuesday, and defending champion Morristown-Beard earned the top seed. In total, three other teams from Morris County are in the tournament, which also includes ninth-seeded Chatham, 12th-seeded Madison, and 10th-seeded Randolph. The tournament is set to get underway next week, with first round gamesContinue reading “Morristown-Beard girls earn top seed in state tournament”

Morristown-Beard junior Jessica Sperling recorded the 100th point of her high school career when she scored the game-winning power play goal to lift top-seeded Morristown-Beard to a 3-0 win over fourth-seeded Princeton Day in the semifinals of the inaugural Librera Cup at Twin Oaks Ice Rink. The win advanced Morristown-Beard to Thursday’s final, where itContinue reading “Sperling hits 100 points as Morristown-Beard girls reach Librera Cup final”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Gordon Cup semifinals1-Delbarton vs. 4-Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m. at SportsCare Arena Halvorsen Cup final1-KJS United vs. 2-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com Donate to the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report via GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/7478f834

By Mike Gurnis There was never any panic on the West Morris bench. Just days after prevailing in a shootout to reach the Haas Cup final, the Wolfpack once again found themselves in a dire situation in Monday’s title game. Trailing by one late in the third period, West Morris was once again in needContinue reading “Ferry’s OT winner gives West Morris Haas Cup repeat”

By Mike Gurnis With a trophy on the line, you need your best players to shine. Montville’s Matt Trifari did more than that in Monday’s Charette Cup final. The junior continued his remarkable season by netting five goals to lift top-seeded Montville to an 8-3 win over Newton-Lenape Valley in the Charette Cup final atContinue reading “Trifari’s 5-goal performance lifts Montville to Charette Cup title”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Charette Cup final1-Montville vs. 3-Newton-Lenape Valley, 4:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Haas Cup final2-West Morris vs. 4-Park Regional, 6:15 p.m. at Mennen Arena Independent- regular seasonMorristown at Jackson Liberty-Point Pleasant Boro, 4:15 p.m. at Howell Ice Arena Girls- NJIIHL Librera Cup semifinals1-Morristown-Beard vs. 4-Princeton Day, 4:45 p.m. at Twin Oaks Ice RinkContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Feb. 13”

48TH MENNEN CUP FINAL 1-Randolph (13-2-4) vs. 2-Chatham (12-3-5)Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. at Mennen Arena Previous meetings: Randolph earned a 3-1 win over Chatham on Jan. 7, before Chatham rallied from a three-goal deficit to secure a 4-4 tie on Jan. 18. CUP HISTORYRandolph— Randolph has won five Mennen Cup titles in its history, with theContinue reading “48th Mennen Cup final preview: Randolph vs. Chatham”

16TH HALVORSEN CUP FINAL 1-KJS United (13-4-1) vs. 2-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown (9-10-1)Tuesday, 8 p.m. at Mennen Arena Previous meetings: KJS United swept the regular season series between the two, as it picked up a 4-1 win on Jan. 4 before notching a 5-3 win on Jan. 13. CUP HISTORYKJS United— This is the first cup finalContinue reading “16th Halvorsen Cup final preview: KJS United vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown”