Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Hun grad rows way to bronze
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It was a long road to his finest hour and for Phil Henson, it all started at The Hun School. The 2007 Hun graduate recently captured a bronze medal as part of the Lightweight 8 boat at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships. It’s been a steady progression for Henson, who…
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PRINCETON: PHS girls soccer remains unbeaten
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Zoe Tesone has a new role with the Princeton High girls soccer team this season and so far it suits her just fine. After spending her first three years with the Little Tigers as a center midfielder, Tesone has moved back and is now the last line of defense for…
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PRINCETON: Tigers’ opener is a win
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor It could not have been a better start for Kurt Holuba and the Princeton University football team. The sophomore defensive end had six tackles and a sack, and made the most of a rare appearance on offense with his first career touchdown catch, to help the Tigers dismantle Lafayette,…
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PRINCETON: PHS football rallies for initial win
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Charlie Gallagher hopes what he saw in the second half last Friday night is a sign of things to come for his Princeton High School football team. Todd Smith knows the test gets tougher for his Hun School football team this week. Gallagher’s Little Tigers rallied from a 17-point first…
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MONTGOMERY: Roeper is part of another tennis title
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Emily Roeper was the last Montgomery High School girls tennis player still playing in Sunday’s Somerset County Tournament finals. If the senior won the third singles final, the Cougars would win their second straight county crown. If she lost, Gill-St. Bernard’s would gain the team crown. “If I had…
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PLAINSBORO: Teoh, Knights finding top gear
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Shu-Ming Teoh had hoped to run better at the Brian Magee Memorial Class Meet on Saturday, but he knows that top times don’t come at this point in the season. “It’s the same every year,” said the West Windsor-Plainsboro North senior. “You never feel that good early in the…
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PRINCETON: Mialhe’s dedication shines through
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Lou Mialhe’s text message showed a much greater dedication to her running. The Princeton High School senior sent the text early in the morning while she was vacationing in France. “She was getting out early when it was a lot cooler,” said PHS head coach Jim Smirk. “She doesn’t…
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PRINCETON: Panthers take early showdown
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Madison Coyne feels like the confidence the Princeton Day School girls soccer team gained from its 2-1 win over the Hun School on Tuesday could carry over to the rest of the year. “With this win I think we can do anything,” said Coyne, a junior center back for the…
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PLAINSBORO: Senior Masood helps Knights to impressive start
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Rameen Masood isn’t quite sure if she will have the chance to play college field hockey so she is making the most of her last year in high school. In her first year as a starter at center back, the West Windsor-Plainsboro North senior has helped the Knights open…
