Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor
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PRINCETON: PHS hockey ends Irish win streak
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton High ice hockey team came into last Friday’s showdown against Notre Dame riding a season-long unbeaten streak., The Little Tigers left with that streak still intact., The Irish had won 81 games in a row against Colonial Valley Conference teams since suffering a loss to Princeton in the…
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WEST WINDSOR: South girls capture Pirate Invitational
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Pirate Invitational is always a good test for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South swim teams to see where they stand in regard to some of the elite teams in the state., After coming away with a first-place finish in the girls meet and a second-place finish in the boys…
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PRINCETON: At midpoint, PDS hockey looks to improve
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor With an 8-5-2 record as it heads past the midpoint of the season, the Princeton Day School boys ice hockey team is having a good season., But Scott Bertoli thinks the Panthers can be even better., “I think we are getting a lot of solid play from players who need…
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PRINCETON: Princeton’s Koch is living her dream
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Shannon Koch was a sophomore in high school when she realized what she wanted to do with her life., “I knew as soon as Carlos (Salazar) asked me if I wanted to be a student trainer,” Koch said of the former Princeton High athletic trainer. “I asked him what it…
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MONTGOMERY: County title gets MHS track off to fast start
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Montgomery High track and field team knows it is a long journey from the beginning of the indoor season until the end of the outdoor season., The Cougars began that journey heading in the right direction, as the boys finished first and the girls were second at the Somerset…
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PRINCETON: Stuart hoops encouraged by quick start
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Justin Leith would have loved to have had his Stuart Country Day School girls basketball team come away with a championship at the school’s own Stuart Invitational., But even with an overtime loss in the final to Kent Place, Leith and the Tartans entered the new calendar year content with…
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PLAINSBORO: North hoops flashes potential
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys basketball team came into the season knowing the potential was there to be a pretty good team., Six games into the season, the Knights seem to be realizing that potential. North evened its record at 3-3 with a well-played 55-39 win over Robbinsville on…
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PRINCETON: The Top 10 of 2016
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It was a year highlighted by outstanding individual and and team accomplishments. Which means it was a pretty typical year for athletes and teams from the Packet area. There were team titles and individual titles galore, helping to make 2016 another outstanding year for the locals. Here is a countdown…
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MONTGOMERY: Girls fencers claim SCT crown
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Montgomery High girls fencing team isn’t spending too much time dwelling on the success of last year’s state championship team. Although, with a huge chunk of the roster back from the most successful team in program history, it would be easy to keep reflecting back on last year’s success.…
