Author: BOB NUSE, Sports Editor

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Zack Warner hopes to make a return trip to the U.S. Olympic Swim Team trials in four years. And when the Montgomery High graduate heads back, he’ll be better for the experience of this past week. Warner, a 2014 Montgomery High grad, finished 30th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 96th…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor In his nearly two decades in the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League, Shahid Abdul-Karim has become as much a fiber of the league as anyone who has ever played. The Princeton High School graduate first played in the league as a member of the PHS team 19 years ago.…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Matt Toplin was hoping for one more chance to put on the pads and get on the football field before heading off to college. Thanks to the Sunshine Football Classic, Toplin will get that chance. The Princeton High graduate is one of several Packet-area players who will play in the…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The players on the basketball team at The College of New Jersey have certainly benefited from their participation in the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League over the past several years. Getting together to play over the summer helps the Lions’ players both individually and as a team to get…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Once the Princeton FC U19 B United team got back to full strength, there was no reason to think the team couldn’t win a State Cup title. And Princeton showed that to be the case with a convincing 3-0 win over the Next Level Soccer Academy Raiders in the final…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Stuart Country Day School track and field team recently completed the best season in the program’s history. And chances look good that the best is yet to come. This past season the Tartans combined a strong senior group with a large contingent of young athletes to finish with a…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Neither the West Windsor-Plainsboro or Princeton Post 218 baseball teams got off to the kind of start they had hoped for in the Mercer County American Legion League. But both teams still have hope that with most of the season ahead of them there is time to get headed in…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The players on the Match Fit Academy U17 boys soccer team have stayed together and won together a group. The team recently captured its second straight State Cup and with it qualified for the regional championships that will be held June 30-July 5 in Barboursville, WV. “A lot of these…

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Justin Ely and Tommy Parker are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to managing experience in the Mercer County American Legion Baseball League. While Parker is set to begin his 27th season as the manager of Princeton Post 218, Ely is beginning his first season as manager…