Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor
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PRINCETON: Successful season ends with loss for PHS volleyball
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton High girls volleyball program has now put together back-to-back championship seasons. The Little Tigers, the two-time West Jersey Interscholastic Volleyball League champion, saw their season end this year with a loss to Westfield in the state Group IV quarterfinals last Saturday. And while there was disappointment in not…
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PRINCETON: Zullo happy to contribute to PHS title
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor A year ago, Tucker Zullo was on the sidelines cheering on his Princeton High teammates during the school’s most successful cross-country season in its history. This year, Zullo wanted to make sure he was contributing to the Little Tigers’ success on the course. “Going into the summer, I really wanted…
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PRINCETON: PHS reaches CJ IV soccer final
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor MONROE – Wayne Sutcliffe could see something special in Nick Petruso before the freshman even arrived at Princeton High School. “We knew last summer when we were training in alumni pickup games that he had something special,” the Princeton High boys’ soccer coach said. “It was the same way with…
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PRINCETON: Cook excited about PHS HOF nod
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Erin Cook wasn’t sitting around the house waiting for a call from the Princeton High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee. But when the call came that she was going to be inducted as part of the 2017 class, the former basketball star was quite pleased to join a select…
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PRINCETON: PHS rolls in state boys’ soccer opener
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Wayne Sutcliffe knows that soccer can be an unforgiving game. The long-time Princeton High boys’ soccer coach experienced that first-hand last year when his second-seeded Little Tigers were upset by 15th-seeded Manalapan in the opening round of the Central Jersey, Group IV state tournament. This year, as the No. 3…
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PRINCETON: PDS earns share of prep girls’ soccer crown
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The names continue to change, but the results remain the same for the Princeton Day School girls’ soccer program. The Panthers played Montclair Kimberley Academy to a scoreless draw on Wednesday in the state Prep B championship game in Montclair. The 0-0 result made the two teams co-champions for the…
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PRINCETON: Applegate set for induction into PHS Hall of Fame
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Jesse Applegate graduated from Princeton High School in 2004 with his name on the school’s swimming record board in four different events. Visitors to the Princeton pool at John Witherspoon School will no longer see Applegate’s name on the record board. And part of the reason for that is Applegate…
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PRINCETON: Hare, PHS boys run to Mercer County titles
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor JAMESBURG – The Princeton High boys’ cross-country team learned how to win big meets a year ago ––and those lessons have carried over into this season. The Little Tigers are proven winners off of what they achieved last season. in 2016, Princeton raced to championships in the Mercer County meet…
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PRINCETON: PHS boys fall in MCT soccer semis
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor All season long, the Princeton High boys’ soccer team has found itself in tight games. The Little Tigers’ matchup with Pennington in the Mercer County Tournament semifinals on Tuesday might was no exception. In a battle between last year’s co-champions, Princeton held a Pennington scoreless while it had scored one…
