Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Tracy Klugerman has been around lacrosse most of here life. She’s also been around West Windsor-Plainsboro High South athletics for quite a while., Now the former Lafayette College star and current West Windsor resident is combining the two in her new role as the Pirates’ head girls lacrosse coach., “I…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Jessica Lee was a versatile athlete on the track while she competed at Montgomery High School., Now a junior at Quinnipiac University, Lee has turned her focus into the hurdle events, which has resulted in quite a leap in her performance., This past winter season Lee won seven titles in…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Brian Upshaw is excited., The new head coach of the Montgomery High softball team feels like he has stepped into an ideal situation. The Cougars’ varsity assistant coach last year, Upshaw moves into the head coaching spot this year and has a team he feels is built to win., “We…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Sara Doran and Julia Giordano both come into their new head coaching positions with plenty of experience and a common philosophy – have fun on the lacrosse field., Doran takes over as the head coach at Princeton High, while Giordano is the new head coach at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North.…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Sloane Garelick and Alexa L’Insalata have come full circle on and off the lacrosse field., As high school players, the two spent four years playing against each other – Garelick at West Windsor-Plainsboro High South and L’Insalata at WW-P North. But the two are now entering their fourth season together…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Keely Lyons has always enjoyed playing field hockey., But she’s also grown to find she enjoys being part of the ‘other’ team on the field as well., In addition to being a player, Lyons, a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High South, is also a field hockey umpire. She got interested…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton University men’s basketball team nearly pulled off a first round stunner in the NCAA tournament., The 12th-seeded Tigers gave fifth-seeded Notre Dame everything it could handle before falling, 60-58, on Thursday in Buffalo. Princeton trailed, 59-58, when Devin Cannday’s shot with one second left that would have given…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Jeff Torralba wasn’t really sure what to do with himself in the afternoons this past week., Most days after school Torralba can be found on the field or the court, coaching one of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North teams. An assistant football coach in the fall and an assistant basketball…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor For the Princeton University men’s basketball team, the tide started to turn, ironically, with a loss., “The turning point, I have always been telling everybody, was the Monmouth game,” Princeton coach Mitch Henderson said. “We had some significant injuries. Myles (Stephens) went from 20 minutes a game to major minutes.…