Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars’ Ryan finds way to contribute

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Matt Ryan is making the most of a tough situation this year., A senior on the Montgomery High baseball team, Ryan is unable to pitch for the Cougars this year due to off-season arm surgery. But that hasn’t stopped Ryan from making a big contribution for the Cougars this season.,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: South girls track win streak rolls on

    WEST WINDSOR: South girls track win streak rolls on

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor You certainly could not blame any of the members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls track and field team if they couldn’t recall the last time the team lost a dual meet., After all, most members of Pirates hadn’t even started kindergarten yet when South dropped a two-point decision…

  • PRINCETON: Bolitho does the little things for PHS lax

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor When Sara Doran watches sophomore Serena Bolitho play, she sees many of the same attributes she sees in one of her top veteran players., “She sort of reminds me of a Georgia McLean,” the Princeton High girls lacrosse coach said. “She has similar kinds of attributes where she is not…

  • PRINCETON: O’Connell sees her way to helping Raiders

    PRINCETON: O’Connell sees her way to helping Raiders

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor A year ago, Kate O’Connell admittedly had trouble with one of the basic principles of hitting., After playing as a sophomore for the Hun School softball team, O’Connell struggled at the plate as a junior. Her struggles reached the point where she was replaced in the lineup as a hitter.,…

  • PRINCETON: Young comes home to share passion

    PRINCETON: Young comes home to share passion

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor As a lacrosse player, Pat Young found a passion that he was able to latch onto and become successful., Now he would like to see others in similar situations get the same opportunity he enjoyed., “i am just a kid from the 609 who grew up on same streets enjoyed…

  • PRINCETON: Mills gives Panthers  veteran presence

    PRINCETON: Mills gives Panthers veteran presence

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Morgan Mills is hoping to make the most of her final season with the Princeton Day School girls lacrosse team., “It still feels surreal,” said Mills, one of two seniors on the PDS roster. “My freshman year versus this year has been a total transformation of our team. We’re so…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Mattia reaches milesstone in rivalry win

    WEST WINDSOR: Mattia reaches milesstone in rivalry win

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor David Mattia has developed quite a nose for the goal., A junior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High South, Mattia reached 100 points for his career in a 13-7 win over WW-P North last Friday night. He’s already scored over 70 goals in his career with the Pirates, admittedly benefiting from some…

  • PRINCETON: Softball coaches move up to the top

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Both Marissa Soprano and Jeff Schattin are excited to take the next step forward as coaches., For the past two seasons, Soprano has been the junior varsity softball coach at Princeton High School. This season she moves up to the top spot with the varsity, replacing Dave Boehm as the…

  • PRINCETON: New baseball coaches are familiar faces

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor For Tom Monfiletto and Brian Dudeck, the transition from assistant coach to head coach was a smoother one than most., Both new head baseball coaches have been solidly entrenched in their programs., Monfiletto takes over as the new head coach at The Hun School, replacing veteran Bill McQuade who led…