Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Quentin Pompliano was right where he was supposed to be. And that worked out just fine for the Princeton High boys soccer team. Pompliano moved forward from his outside back position and delivered a perfect service to Noam Davidov, whose scored the only goal of the game as the Little…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It’s been tough to separate Dillan Spencer and Robert Tidona this year. Whether it is in a race or in practice, the two Montgomery High runners are usually stride for stride with each other. That was certainly the case last week when the two finished with identical times of 16:44…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Even as the losses mounted, the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South football team never stopped working to get better. Last Friday the Pirates saw their efforts pay off with their best performance of the season, topping Princeton, 42-18, thanks to an explosive game from the offense and a strong effort on…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Maybe the Princeton High girls tennis is too young to feel any pressure. With three freshmen in the starting lineup, Princeton shook off any nerves from being down 2-1 with two matches to play and rallied to defeat West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 3-2, on Monday to capture the Central Jersey Group…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton Day School field hockey team only won six games a year ago, but that season planted the seed for future success. “We weren’t as bad as our record showed last year,” PDS coach Heather Farlow said. “We got better from week to week, so we finished the season…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys soccer team knows all about getting hot at the right time. Last year the Pirates played their best soccer in late October and parlayed that success into a trip to the Mercer County Tournament finals. This year’s version has been up and down through most…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Mike Patrizio just wants to be on the football field. Whether that means the Montgomery High senior is playing quarterback, receiver or long snapper, all that matters is he is on the field helping his team. “I love every minute of it,” Patrizio said. “I came into the season going…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton High boys cross country team faced its first test of the season against elite competition and the Little Tigers passed with flying colors. Princeton finished second in the Eastern States race at the Manhattan Invitational, which was held at Van Cortland Park, just 11 points behind race winner…

By Bob Nuse The Montgomery High boys soccer team came into the season needing to replace several key parts to the team that went to the Somerset County Tournament final and earned a share of the county crown. But the Cougars return enough ingredients from that team to have the same lofty goals of reaching…