Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor
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PRINCETON: PDS girls soccer three-peats
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor No one knows what would have happened if the Princeton Day School and Montclair Kimberley girls soccer teams had been able to play out the final 6:25 of their state Prep B tournament final. What everyone does know is that because severe weather came into the area and forced a…
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PRINCETON: Hun rallies to keep grid streak alive
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It didn’t take Jordan Morris to feel right at home with the Hun School football program. “The second day of practice they felt like they were family,” said Morris, a junior from Burlington who is in his first season with the Raiders. “Everyone came up to me like I was…
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PLAINSBORO: Balance keys North soccer win
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It’s no secret that Vincenzo Pugliese is the top scoring threat for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys soccer team. Pugliese leads the Knights with 20 goals this season and draws the most attention from defenses. And that’s quite all right with the Knights. “We’ve talked about that from the…
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PRINCETON: PHS girls rebound for tourney win
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton High girls soccer team prepped for its Central Jersey Group IV opener by playing a game against Old Bridge. It didn’t go well. “We hit rock bottom,” Princeton coach Val Rodriguez said. “We were self-destructing and not playing well.” But the game did serve a purpose in getting…
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PLAINSBORO: Knights’ Donthireddy a proven leader
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Veda Donthireddy found a way to combine two of her passions and it worked out great. Donthireddy, a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North, loves running on the cross country team and she channeled that into her Gold Award Project for the Girl Scouts. Donthireddy put together a Unified Relay…
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PRINCETON: Princeton captures volleyball title
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Once the season is over, the Princeton High girls volleyball team will have a chance to reflect on what an amazing four-year journey it has been. Now in its fourth year as a program (third at the varsity level), the Little Tigers secured their first championship when they captured the…
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PRINCETON: Renna, Hun set for showdown with Peddie
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Chris Renna didn’t come into the Hun School football program as a highly touted player. But he’s exactly the kind of player the program relies on for its success. “When I got the job he was already accepted,” Hun coach Todd Smith said. “I made a point to meet him…
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PRINCETON: Jacobs, defense help PHS to MCT final
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It wasn’t an easy road, but the Princeton High boys soccer team got itself back to the Mercer County Tournament final. The Little Tigers were able to hold off Hopewell Valley for a 1-0 win in the MCT semifinals on Monday. The win put second-seeded Princeton in the MCT against…
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PRINCETON: Barbara shines in Panthers’ MCT semi win
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton Day School girls soccer team had one very big reason to feel confident as their Mercer County Tournament semifinal game against Pennington headed to penalty kicks. The Panthers had Grace Barbara in their side. And when you have a goalkeeper like Barbara on your side, you have to…
