First Round/Round of 16 NJSIAA State Tournament schedule for Morris-Sussex

FIRST ROUND Public A 15-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. 18-Fair Lawn, Tuesday 2/25 at 6 p.m., Mennen Arena Public C 17-Madison at 16-Millburn, Monday 2/24 at 4:15 p.m., Codey Arena 12-Montville vs. 21-Johnson, Monday, 2/24 at 6:30 p.m., Mennen Arena 13-Mendham vs. 20-Mountain Lakes-Boonton, Monday 2/24 at 8:30 p.m., Mennen Arena 19-Vernon at 14-Middletown North, Tuesday 2/25Continue reading “First Round/Round of 16 NJSIAA State Tournament schedule for Morris-Sussex”

Morris-Sussex teams seeded in 1st girls hockey state tournament

Four area teams will be participating in the first-ever state tournament for girls ice hockey, which is slated to get underway in the coming week. Morristown-Beard will be the top seed, while Chatham, Madison, and Randolph have all qualified as well. The first round is slated to be finished by Feb. 25, followed by theContinue reading “Morris-Sussex teams seeded in 1st girls hockey state tournament”

Preview, predictions for Thursday’s Mennen Cup semifinals

2-Randolph (16-2-4) vs. 6-Madison (9-12-1) Thursday at 6:15pm, Mennen Arena Previous meetings: Randolph rolled to a pair of victories over Madison in the regular season, as it won 6-0 on Dec. 30 before earning a 4-1 win on Feb. 1. PLAYERS TO WATCH Randolph J.T. Zangara (19 g., 16 a.), Ben Yurchuk (10 g., 19Continue reading “Preview, predictions for Thursday’s Mennen Cup semifinals”

Chatham holds on late for 2-1 win over Morristown in Mennen Cup 1st round

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Over the past couple of seasons, Chatham has established itself as a program that no matter what happens in the regular season, seems to find a way to adapt to the tight-checking style of postseason hockey. It has proven that in its runs to the Public C final theContinue reading “Chatham holds on late for 2-1 win over Morristown in Mennen Cup 1st round”

Morris-Sussex area state tournament seeds and match-ups

The 2019-20 NJSIAA State Tournament was seeded on Tuesday morning in Robbinsville, and all area teams that qualified learned of their seeds and first round match-ups. Below are the seeds and match-ups for the area for Public A, B, and C, as well as Non-Public. The first round is to be completed no later thanContinue reading “Morris-Sussex area state tournament seeds and match-ups”

Preview, predictions for Halvorsen Cup semifinals

1-Roxbury (11-8-2) vs. 4-Vernon (12-11) Wednesday at 7:30pm, Mennen Arena Previous meetings: Roxbury won both meetings between these teams, as it got a 6-4 win on Dec. 7, before earning a 6-3 win more recently on Jan. 23. PLAYERS TO WATCH Roxbury Nick Hefferle (21 g., 10 a.), Ethan Barooah (4 g., 15 a.), KevinContinue reading “Preview, predictions for Halvorsen Cup semifinals”

Preview, predictions for Wednesday’s Haas Cup semifinals

HAAS CUP SEMIFINALS 1-Park Regional (17-1-4) vs. 4-Gill St. Bernard’s (12-4-3) Wednesday at 4pm, Mennen Arena Previous meetings: Gill St. Bernard’s is the only team to beat Park this season, as it came away with a 3-0 victory back on Dec. 14, thanks to a two-goal performance from Brenen Lavoie and a 23-save shutout fromContinue reading “Preview, predictions for Wednesday’s Haas Cup semifinals”

Preview, prediction for Tuesday’s Mennen Cup 1st round- Chatham vs. Morristown

4-Chatham (9-8-2) vs. 5-Morristown (10-9-4), Mennen Cup First round Tuesday at 8pm, Mennen Arena What’s at stake: The winner will get to take on top seed Morristown-Beard on Thursday at 8:15 in the Mennen Cup semifinals. Previous meetings: Both games between these squads have been tightly contested. The first came early in the season onContinue reading “Preview, prediction for Tuesday’s Mennen Cup 1st round- Chatham vs. Morristown”

Remaining schedule for Mennen, Halvorsen and Haas Cups

MENNEN CUP First round Tuesday: 4-Chatham vs. 5-Morristown, 8 Semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 20 2-Randolph vs. 6-Madison, 6:15 1-Morristown-Beard vs. Chatham/Morristown winner, 8:15 Final Saturday at 6:15 HALVORSEN CUP Semifinals Wednesday: 1-Roxbury vs. 4-Vernon, 7:30 Thursday: 2-Montville vs. 3- Mendham, 4:15 Final Saturday at 4:15 HAAS CUP Semifinals on Wednesday 1-Park Regional vs. 4-Gill St.Continue reading “Remaining schedule for Mennen, Halvorsen and Haas Cups”

Feb. 13 cup recap: Madison stuns Knolls-Hills; Park, Vernon, Mendham advance

Mennen Cup: Madison 1, Morris Knolls-Hills 0 With the amount of talent that there is in the Mennen Division- one of the top divisions in the state- on a year-to-year basis, there’s always the potential for a surprising result. Madison, the sixth seed, pulled off a stunning upset as it took down third seed MorrisContinue reading “Feb. 13 cup recap: Madison stuns Knolls-Hills; Park, Vernon, Mendham advance”