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HS hockey writer: Morris-Sussex Hockey Report | Freelance HS sports: , TAPinto Montville | 🎙️occasionally, Big State Sports | St. John’s alum | 🏃13.1

Vernon, NJ
Joined April 2009
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Here's the final point, a moment OB fans won't soon forget #njvolleyball
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It will go down as an instant classic. And in the end, it was Old Bridge celebrating its first-ever state title, as it knocked off Southern in three sets, denying the Rams of a three-peat. Story: #njvolleyball
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
OLD BRIDGE WINS THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, 25-23 IN THE THIRD SET! #njvolleyball
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
St. Augustine is your Non-Public champions. They defeated the one, two, and three seeds to do this. I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the most impressive run a team has ever had in a state tournament. Just incredible and you may never see this again.
@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
One of the biggest upsets in state history is complete. St. Augustine 3, Delbarton 2 as Enzo Fanelli ends it 11 seconds into overtime. An absolute stunner.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Gary Sanchez's job title is catcher...and he literally cannot catch the ball. Unreal.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
🚨 🚨An announcement:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
That said, I think Adam Schefter probably could’ve left out the “struggling in the NFL” aspect in this tweet. I can’t think of anything that is less important right now.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
NJ High School hockey practice began today, which begins my favorite time of the year. Best of luck to all players, coaches, and teams. As for my role in coverage this season....I hope to be able to announce something pretty cool later this week. Stay tuned!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
3 years
Jefferson is your North 2, Group 2 champions after a 28-7 win over Rutherford! @MorrSussSports
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
5 years
I just crunched the numbers- this past week, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report received over 2,000 page views for all of my cup week content. For a small site focused on one area of the state, that is amazing! Thank you so much to everyone who has followed along.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
The first-ever New Jersey Girls All-Star game was held on Sunday. @lornacook26
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
4 years
With that, I close the book on my seventh season of high school hockey coverage in NJ, and the third year of The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report. It was a season like no other, but it was great to spend a lot of time at this rink for the last 2 months. See you in November!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
1 year
@JamesNicholsNHL Did he actually call him “the Vitek” lol
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Sectional champs...for the first time ever. Congrats to Old Bridge your 2018 Central champs! #njvolleyball
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
3 years
Am told that over 125 kids from Morristown-Beard were allowed to get out of school today and came here on fan buses to support the girls team in the final at 11 a.m. Great work by everyone involved at that school. @AthleticsMBS
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
SCORE! Chatham wins the Mennen Cup 3-2 with 8:09 left in OT!!!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Just want to take a moment and say thank you to all players, coaches, and field hockey fans for following along with my coverage this season. It has truly been a blast to cover this sport this season.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
FINAL: Montville is your Morris county champion for the first time ever! Caitlin Olensky with an 18 strikeout no hitter and Montville wins it 5-0 @MontvilleTAP @MustangsMTHS @15softballMHS
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Ice Hockey: N.J. Devils honor H.S. captains from around the state during 'Captains' Night' event
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
So how long until the St. John’s fan base convinces itself that Jay Wright would come out of retirement to coach the Johnnies? Has that discourse begun yet or are we still stuck on John Calipari and Rick Pitino? Lol #sjubb
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Stunning result out of Flemington: Hillsborough knocks off No. 1 Hunterdon Central in three sets.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Last comment on this- I know first hand the amount of time and work that goes into covering NJ HS hockey statewide. It’s a real shame that there are folks out there who feel the need to tear down the work of some of the reporters who cover the sport. #njhockey
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
8 years
Tonight wrapped up my 3rd season covering HS ice hockey. It was an absolute blast. Thanks to all players, coaches, and fans.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
8 years
WATCH: Middletown North ice hockey's John Dinnocenzo scores game-winning OT goal for upset win
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
The ice hockey season kicks off later this week, and we're taking a look at the top players by position heading into this season. Here is our forwards to watch list:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
In late October, Bishop Eustace freshman Maison Houser was injured in a hunting accident, which ended with the loss of his right eye. But last Friday, just 41 days after the accident, he was on the ice making his varsity debut:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Super excited to announce that I will be taking over the high school ice hockey coverage this winter!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
GOAL! Matthew Power wins it for SPF with 1:52 left in the second overtime! SPF wins 10-9!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
3 years
Public B final is underway between Middletown North and Northern Highlands. Look at the crowd Middletown North brought!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
5 years
This made me extremely happy. If you live in Northern NJ, you should be supporting this first place team. Hope for more crowds like this.
@SCMiners
Sussex County Miners
5 years
5,477 fans; our biggest crowd E V E R. Thank you, Sussex County! #KeepDigging ⛏ 📸 @corbinmills18
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Mike Gurnis
5 years
Kyle Contessa will get to a chance to follow in the path of his older brother in leading CBA to a state championship. His second period goal held up as the game-winner in CBA's 2-0 semifinal win over Gloucester Catholic. @CBAColts @CBAColtsHockey Story:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
4 years
Despite not having any film on its opponent, St. Joseph of Metuchen's defense shined on Saturday in a big 20-3 win over Westfield. @StJosephFB @HSSportsNJ @MikeKinneyHS Story:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Hey field hockey fans: I’m baaaaaackkkkk (for today!). I’m heading to today’s HWS Tournament final at Newton between Warren Hills and Hackettstown for . set for a 3pm start. I’ll have live updates. @EvanSlavitHS @hockey_wh @HackettstownFH 🏑
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
1 year
"We're resilient. We don't back down." No. 12 @PopeJohnLionsFB , behind some clutch plays late on both sides of the ball, knocked off No. 4 DePaul for the first time in over 25 years. @ByLuisTorres Story:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Competing for a state championship meant so much to Old Bridge's seniors, that they passed up a trip to Disney World in Florida this week to play for a state title. After Tuesday's win over Fair Lawn, the Knights are halfway there: #njvolleyball
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
The Newton-Kittatinny game last night was awesome. Amazing atmosphere (seemed like all of Newton, Andover, Fredon, Hampton, etc.) was there. And it was a good, clean game as well. Proud night for Sussex County football.
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Mike Gurnis
1 year
Had a whole row of Rangers fans behind me last night. Among their greatest hits: - Prudential Center is “trash” - “dirty jersey” - Timo Meier being “softer than baby s—-“ after the Trouba hit - Yelling for someone to concuss Jack Hughes They left with 5 minutes left.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
'It was the most important game of our lives. I wasn't coming out.' Westfield goalie C.J. Duffy, even after suffering a 2nd period hip injury, helped his team earn a 3-2 win over Summit for the program's 1st Union Cup title since 2013:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
4 years
Good luck stopping Woodbridge's Ali Lee Jr. The senior ripped off his third straight 200-yard performance on the ground as Woodbridge rolled past Parsippany Hills on Friday night. @WhsBarronsFB @iam_ajlxiii @BarronsSports @AndrewKoobHS @MikeKinneyHS
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
The 2017-18 season starts tomorrow and I can't say enough about how excited I am for the season to start. I'm honored, privileged, blessed to be able to lead the coverage for ice hockey this season. Good luck to all teams!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
I have been in this rink 8 of the last 9 days. I have covered every single @MCSSIHL_NJ cup game. I’m exhausted. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Thank you all so much for following along. But, far from done. See you tomorrow night at Codey for the Librera and Gordon cups!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
I don’t understand. They had replay and couldn’t get this call right??? Say what you want about blowing a 12 point lead, free throws, etc. but St. John’s won this game. This is an absolute disgrace.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Jefferson wins it 25-22!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
1 year
So, taking engagement photos with @NJDevils jerseys on got the attention of the folks at @MSGNetworks , and next thing you know, @MKateFeola and I were shooting a promo for Devils broadcasts with our photographer Ralph DePiro. Just amazing!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Excited to say that I'll be back on the NJ HS field hockey beat once again this fall! Interested to see what this season has in store. Be on the lookout for preseason content, which should start rolling out the week after next. #njfhoc
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
No. 3 Rumson-Fair Haven field hockey claims 2nd state title in school history in 2-0 win over No. 19 Seneca (PHOTOS)
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Huge thank you to everyone who read and supported my content at @MorrisCtyHockey this season. I learned this year that it isn’t easy balancing coverage along with a regular 9-to-5 job, but I love covering HS hockey and will continue to do so in the future.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
BOYS VOLLEYBALL FANS: Good news, I'm back to run our coverage for NJ .com this spring! Coaches- be on the lookout for an e-mail sometime later this week. Looking forward to making our coverage bigger and better this season. #njvolleyball
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Still have lots of hockey action coming up in the next month, but it's not too early to start thinking about our statewide Player of the Year honors. Here's a list of 22 candidates as of right now:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Here it is: The first updated Top 20 of the 2017-18 season. See who's No. 1, and which teams surged and dropped in this week's rankings:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
No joke- one of the best performances I’ve covered in 8 years of covering high school sports. Just wild.
@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
FINAL: Montville is your Morris county champion for the first time ever! Caitlin Olensky with an 18 strikeout no hitter and Montville wins it 5-0 @MontvilleTAP @MustangsMTHS @15softballMHS
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7 years
No. 2 Don Bosco Prep ice hockey displays strong defense in 3-0 win over No. 1 Delbarton (PHOTOS)
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
A chipped tooth and face cut late in the Group 1 final was not going to stop Maggie Lamb from returning. Her return sparked Shore to a 2-1 victory over Haddonfield, with her friend and teammate Lily Santi scoring the game-winner for the Group 1 title:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Okay, here we go. Sorry for the delay everyone. The 2017 All-State field hockey teams are here. See who made 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team here:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Congrats to all four state champs tonight. Thanks to everyone who followed along and read our coverage this season, it was fun! Year 4 of ice hockey coverage is in the books. #njhockey
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Mike Gurnis
7 years
Safe to call this one the game of the year. No. 3 @RFHFieldHockey advances past No. 5 West Essex in penalty strokes to reach the Group 2 final for the second straight year. Here is my game story:
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Mike Gurnis
8 years
Ice Hockey: Halvorsen Cup final preview- Madison vs. Roxbury
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
5 years
Three weeks ago today I was at Prudential Center for the state finals, covering a couple of the most memorable H.S. hockey games I’ve seen. I still can’t get over how much the world has changed in these past 3 weeks. Unthinkable.
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Mike Gurnis
2 years
ST AUGUSTINE WINS IT 56 seconds into overtime! The lowest seed to ever reach a Non Public final! 2-1 final.
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Mike Gurnis
6 years
One last game to cover, and it's a big one! No. 1 Eastern hosts No. 2 Oak Knoll today at 12 down in Voorhees. I'll be there with live updates throughout the game, story after. Can't think of a better game to go out with. @easternviking @OKS_FHockey @OakKnollRoyals
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Mike Gurnis
6 years
"I just wanted my name and my team’s name to be known, and to be remembered." Nobody will be forgetting Elan Dorkhman or Old Bridge anytime soon after it topped Bridgewater-Raritan in an epic performance Friday for their 1st Central Jersey title:
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
5 years
Congrats to @LakesIce for first Haas Cup
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Mike Gurnis
1 year
I really don’t like to crowd shame, but how does Tampa still have a team? It’s one thing to not draw in the regular season, but selling out for a playoff game should be a given in ANY market.
@FrankiesTwoLoud
𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐄
1 year
the Rays fanbase has to be the worst in baseball .… 19,000 showed up today … the lowest attendance in a postseason game since 1919
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
Anyone else having an issue where FOX is stuck on a still frame commercial during the Yankee game right now? @optimum
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Mike Gurnis
3 years
I think Morris County may want to take notice of what’s going on in Montville. Wow!
@MustangsMTHS
MTHS Athletics
3 years
The Stangs improve to 2-0 after defeating the Par Hills Vikings! FINAL SCORE: @MustangsFBall 45 @ParHillsFB 7 Up Next: The Mustangs will welcome Roxbury on 9/17 at 7PM @MontvilleTwpSch @ReneRovtar @MikeGurnis @MTHSfans @MTHSAthBoosters @dailyrecordspts
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
1 year
TOUCHDOWN POPE JOHN! Tyler Houser scores on a 7 yard run with 55 seconds left and the Lions lead it 31-27. DePaul still has all 3 timeouts but needs a TD on this next drive
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
3 years
Northern Highlands coach Jason Beswick gets the shower @NHRHSHockey
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Just like that, the 2018 #njvolleyball season was over. Thanks to all who followed along. Stories, photos, video from an epic state final coming soon on
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Madison broke out last year and won the Halvorsen Cup. Now, it is making the leap into the Mennen Division with a talented and experienced roster. Here's our 2018-19 Madison ice hockey preview. @DodgerAthletics @Dodgershockey
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Mike Gurnis
6 years
"They believe in themselves, and they love the challenge of people not believing in them.” Northern Highlands accepted that challenge on Saturday, as it beat Mt. Olive 13-4 for the first North, Group 3 sectional title in program history. Gamer: #njlax
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Hackettstown wins it! With 8:08 left in OT Ashley Zellars clinches the Tigers first HWS title in 13 years!!
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
2 years
It’s over! Middletown North is going back to the Rock, they beat Ramapo 2-1 and will face Chatham in the Public B final on Monday.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
4 years
Some exciting news: This season, I plan to do a weekly podcast regarding Morris-Sussex area hockey. I have wanted to do this for awhile, and I think it’ll be a lot of fun. I plan to record the first episode tonight. #njhockey
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Mike Gurnis
7 years
No. 8 St. Augustine ice hockey ends skid with 6-2 win over No. 4 Christian Brothers
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Brennan Davis of Southern is the boys volleyball Player of the Year, 2017
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7 years
Pruzick leads Madison ice hockey to 3-1 win over West Morris
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6 years
"It's really honorable to be a part of it and it's really cool. It's really cool to have my name be a part of Eastern field hockey." Ryleigh Heck etched her name into Eastern lore with a 6 goal game in leading @easternviking to its 20th straight title:
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Mike Gurnis
5 years
There were new faces throughout the @DBIronmenHockey lineup on a night in which it raised its championship banner. With two freshmen on its top line, the Ironmen showed that not much has changed skill-wise in a 6-0 win over Seton Hall Prep. @AndrewKoobHS
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 years
Gabby Andretta of @OakKnollRoyals today became the first player in NJ history to reach the 100 goal, 100 assist milestone.
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
FINAL: Moorestown 7, Warren Hills 0. Back-to-back Group 3 titles for the Quakers, who claim their 18th state title. #njfhoc
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
5 years
Shoutout to @MustangsMTHS for taking this video. I was not taking my gloves off to shoot a video in this cold LOL. What a win for Montville.
@MustangsMTHS
MTHS Athletics
5 years
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Excited to say that I have put together my own blog on HS hockey in Sussex and Morris County for this winter. Introducing the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report:
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Mike Gurnis
7 months
That’ll do it for year 10 on the high school hockey beat. Thanks again to everyone for following along.
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Mike Gurnis
2 years
A thing happened tonight. @MKateFeola
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
7 months
@AlexC_NJD Hell, if nothing else, you have to do it out of respect for the guy. The crowd isn’t going to stop chanting for his job, it’s not fair to him to have to hear that over and over again the rest of the year. If you’re firing him after the season, just rip the bandaid off now.
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Mike Gurnis
5 years
Griffin O'Shaughnessy gets a dollar from his grandmother for every goal he scores. The Haas Cup-winning goal might be worth a little more. O'Shaughnessy's dramatic game-winner with 1:04 left gave ML-Boonton its first-ever Haas Cup title. Game story:
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Mike Gurnis
6 years
“Losing, as difficult and as sad as it is for your team, those are some of the best lessons you get." Past losses helped fuel Hackettstown on Saturday, as Ashley Zellars' OT goal gave it its first HWS title in 13 years with 1-0 win over Warren Hills:
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Mike Gurnis
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FINAL: Montville is on to the Morris County final for the first time since the 1970’s after a 48-34 win over Villa Walsh. @MontvilleGBBall @BrandonGouldHS @MustangsMTHS
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Mike Gurnis
4 years
Welcome to one of the best HS football stadiums in New Jersey here at Mount Olive. Randolph and Mount Olive set for a 7pm kick. Follow me for updates. @MOATHDIR @mtolivefootball @RHS_AD1 @RandolphSchools
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Mike Gurnis
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No. 3 Old Bridge finally solves No. 2 Bridgewater-Raritan, wins 1st Central Jersey title #njvolleyball
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Mike Gurnis
8 years
Gamer: No. 20 Roxbury ice hockey makes statement with 5-1 win over No. 17 Randolph
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@MikeGurnis
Mike Gurnis
6 years
Also excited to say that I’m heading down to Bordentown tomorrow to assist @EvanSlavitHS with the NJ Field Hockey state finals! It’s always a long, but fun day and I’m happy to get to be a part of it again this year. #njfhoc
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Mike Gurnis
4 years
FINAL: Madison wins the Halvorsen Cup with a 5-0 win over Roxbury. @Dodgershockey @DodgerAthletics
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Mike Gurnis
1 year
@LockedOnDevils Vanecek was a much, much bigger disappointment than the perceived Meier disappointment.
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Mike Gurnis
6 years
Devils fans singing along together to catchy songs after the song stops playing is my favorite thing from this season.
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Mike Gurnis
5 years
Here’s the final seconds and celebration @MontvilleTAP @MustangsMTHS @MontvilleGBBall
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Mike Gurnis
7 years
ICYMI: The seeds and schedule for this year's Tournament of Champions were announced upon conclusion of the final group title game yesterday. See where each of the champs landed, and where and when each will play:
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Mike Gurnis
4 years
Some #NJHockey coaching news: Long time assistant Joe Cecala takes over as head coach at Madison for Dave Hansen, who was the head coach for the past 16 years and led the program to the rare trifecta of Haas, Halvorsen, and Mennen cup titles. @Dodgershockey
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