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  • Hun hockey wins to begin MCT chase

    Raiders top Nottingham in opener By: Bob Nuse    Mike Williams can remember what it was like to win a Mercer County Tournament ice hockey championship.    Now, he would like to see the younger players on the Hun School team get the same opportunity.    "Each year we are doing better and better," said Williams, a senior…

  • Hospital foundation makes $2 million in grants

    About half will go toward capital investment in new equipment By: David Campbell    Princeton HealthCare System Foundation has announced that it will provide Princeton HealthCare System with $2 million to support a range of priority projects in 2006.    This year’s disbursement by the foundation includes about $1 million for capital investment in new equipment; about…

  • Green Gorilla, Monster and Me

    Ralph’s World teaches kids to rock. By:Susan Van Dongen    Mister Rogers can be intimidating. Even though the Sweatered One has passed on, he still carries a lot of clout, at least in children’s music.    That’s why recording artist Ralph Covert of Ralph’s World is a little worried. His sixth release, Green Gorilla, Monster and Me…

  • Knights’ Thomas is becoming elite hurdler

    Junior will face Group III’s best By: Justin Feil    Holland Thomas wasn’t very good in the indoor track and field season last year.    The proof is in the numbers.    At the Group III state meet last winter, Thomas was 49th in the 400 meters in 1:08.08. She was 45th in the 55-meter hurdles in 10.63…

  • Knights swimming strong-arms Steinert

    Recovered Cino helps Knights By: Justin Feil    Michelle Cino didn’t begin this season as quickly as she had hoped, but the West Windsor-Plainsboro North swimmer is in position for quite a finish.    "We started practice," Cino said, "and everybody was not in top shape. But I noticed that people I used to be able to…

  • Pirates Cook-ed by PHS

    Senior guard has career high By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High girls’ basketball isn’t accustomed to having a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter.    It showed, as visiting West Windsor-Plainsboro South turned up the pressure and whittled the lead to two points with 27.1 seconds left before the Little Tigers held them off for a…

  • Column: Justin Time

    Fathers sharing in success By: Justin Feil    Father’s Day is still more than four months away, but there have already been quite a few special moments for some local athletes.    It was pretty neat to see former Princeton University head coach John Thompson III walking off the court to receive a giant — and I…

  • South hockey advances in MCT, eyes states

    Reece aids in win, North falls By: Justin Feil    Jon Reece was happy that his West Windsor-Plainsboro High South ice hockey team remained in the Mercer County Tournament with an 8-0 win over Ewing on Monday.    The junior forward will be even happier if the Pirates can make it into the state tournament by the…

  • Cook, Panther girls earn win over Hill

    PDS hockey shows improvement By: Justin Feil    The third time was a charm for the Princeton Day School girls’ ice hockey team.    PDS topped Hill, 2-0, Wednesday in the teams’ third game of the season, and there could be a fourth contest if they meet up in the Women’s Interscholastic Hockey League of the Mid-Atlantic…