Category: sports/the_cranbury_press

By Michael Holcombe, Sports Writer    Both the Monroe Township High School boys and girls cross country teams wrapped up their seasons this past Saturday, failing to place any individuals in the top 10 and missing out on advancing as a team as well.    The girls squad, which has been struggling with low numbers and recurring…

By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    For the second straight year, Princeton High’s girls soccer team saw its Central Jersey Group III run ended by Freehold Boro, 1-0. The seventh-seeded Little Tigers lost to No. 2 Freehold despite 13 saves from Mary McNutt.    ”It was a real physical game,” said PHS coach Greg Hand after…

By David Gurney, Sports Writer    All senior midfielder Garret Beyer could do was shake his head in disbelief.    It looked like the ball was going out-of-bounds . . . but it didn’t.    It looked like his team would have a shot of moving into the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Semifinals with a win over…

By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Trailing in a game is something rare for the Princeton High School boys’ soccer team.    Trailing at the end of a game is something completely foreign.    The Central Jersey Group III top seed never could find the equalizer in a 3-0 loss to No. 8 Neptune on Friday. It…

By Sean Richards, Sports Writer    Coming off its first Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship, the Monroe Township High School field hockey team was hoping it could also make an unprecedented run in the state tournament.    It didn’t happen, as a Falcon unbeaten streak that dated back to mid-September ended in a 2-1 loss to Freehold…

By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    Wayne Sutcliffe is glad the Mercer County Tournament is over, especially since his team came away with its second championship in four years.    ”We need a break,” said the Princeton High coach, whose team improved to 17-0 with a 1-0 win over Steinert on Friday night at Mercer County…

By Michael Holcombe, Sports Writer    Like every other cross country team in Middlesex County, Monroe competed in the Greater Middlesex Conference Meet at Thompson Park last Saturday. But for Monroe, how the team finished was far less important than the promise it represented for the future.    The results were respectable with the boys team finishing…

By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    One day before Princeton High became the Mercer County Tournament champions, half of its feeder system became the Tri-County Conference champions.    The Cranbury School boys soccer team defeated New Egypt, 4-0, last Thursday to lay claims to the Tri-County title.    Kevin Halliday opened the scoring by converting a feed from…

By David Gurney, Sports Writer    The postseason is tough for any young team.    New situations, new circumstances, more pressure-filled games with greater ramifications.    After a hard-fought, 3-1 defeat to eventual finalist East Brunswick in the GMCT quarterfinals, the Monroe High School boys soccer team had a week to prepare for its NJSIAA Central Jersey Group…