Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor
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WEST WINDSOR: Malave returns to roots to build Pirates
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor TJ Malave is going back to his football roots in building a football program from the ground up. Malave, a West Windsor-Plainsboro High South graduate, is the owner and head coach of the New Jersey Pirates, a semi-pro football team that hopes to begin play soon with a roster full…
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PRINCETON: PHS boys roll at CJ IV XC
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton High boys cross country team went into last weekend’s Central Jersey Group IV with high expectations. The Little Tigers did not disappoint. Princeton captured the sectional championship by placing six of its runners in the top 17 to easily outdistance WW-P South for the team title. The Little…
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PRINCETON: PHS, South girls advance in CJ IV XC
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Central Jersey Group IV sectional girls cross country meet was the perfect example of how every runner can make a huge difference. When the dust had settled last Saturday at Thompson Park in Jamesburg, just seven points separated the top four teams from each other in the standings. The…
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PRINCETON: New-look Tigers open against Rider
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton University women’s basketball program has been a model of consistency during Courtney Banghart’s nine years as heads coach. Since going .500 in her second year at the helm, the Tigers have won at least 21 games in each of the last seven seasons, capturing five Ivy League titles…
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PLAINSBORO: Knights’ best effort falls just short
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys soccer team walked off the field on the wrong end of the score in Monday night’s North Jersey, Section 2 Group III semifinal at Hopewell Valley. But the Knights also walked off the field knowing their season ended playing their best. “It’s a much…
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PRINCETON: PU hoops setting the bar high
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Expectations are high for the Princeton University men’s basketball team. And that’s quite all right with the Tigers. “This is the most experienced team I think I’ve ever coached,” said Princeton coach Mitch Henderson, whose team will open the season on Monday night at Brigham Young. “We have seven seniors,…
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PRINCETON: PHS boys, South girls are XC champs
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Both Alex Roth and the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls cross country team found themselves in a different situation than years past heading into the Mercer County championship meet last week at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. After being right near the front of the race the last two years, Roth, a…
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PRINCETON: PDS boys soccer wins on finals return trip
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor After losing in the state Prep B tournament final last year, the Princeton Day School boys soccer team knew where it wanted to be this year — back in the final again. The second-seeded Panthers not only got back to the final, but took the next step as they topped…
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PRINCETON: PDS field hockey tops Stuart to cap rebuild
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor While it was Princeton Day School that came away with the state Prep B title, both the Panthers and Stuart Country Day School walked off the field having shown immense improvement over the course of the season. PDS, which topped Stuart, 2-0, captured its first state title since 1998. In…
