Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Buzzer beater thrills end to pro-am finals
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Christian Burns put an exclamation point on a successful first season for the Victory Sports Pro-Am Summer Basketball League. Burns’ three-point shot at the buzzer lifted Masselli & Warren Law Firm to a 67-64 win over CertaPro Painters in the league’s first championship game last Thursday night at The Hun…
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PRINCETON: Woodside following friend to PDS helm
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor John Woodside was officiating track and field when Princeton Day School cross country coach Merrell Noden first asked him about running the Panthers program. “He said, ‘I don’t know if I can coach next fall,’” recalled Woodside. “‘If not, I want you take over.’” Woodside responded with only well…
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GUEST COLUMN: Chance to ‘do more’ is real responsibility
By Bryan Fisher Anyone who has been a part of West Windsor-Plainsboro Pirate Soccer over the past 35 years knows that the Spirit Shirt is a part of our rich tradition. “You Gotta Stay Hungry”, “It Takes a Little More” and “You Gotta Believe” are shirts from the 1990’s when I was a player at…
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PRINCETON: Recreation Department offering SAFETY clinic
The Princeton Recreation Department will host the Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic (Sports Awareness for Educating Today’s Youth) for volunteer youth sports coaches on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The Clinic will run from 7-10 p.m. in the Main Meeting Room of the Witherspoon Street Municipal Building. Attendees must be present for the entire three hours to complete the…
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WEST WINDSOR: Mercer rowers excel at Royal Canadian
The Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club won nine gold medals in Saint Catherines, Ontario at the 133rd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, the premier summer event for amateur rowers in North America. The club’s performance topped last year’s five gold medals in junior events and was an appropriate send-off for Ted Sobolewski, PNRA/Mercer program…
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PRINCETON: PU grad Flaherty back for coaching
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Harry Flaherty wasn’t thinking about coaching when he came to Princeton University, but since graduating he has found himself more and more involved in what is something of a family tradition. He didn’t want to be pigeon-holed into coaching, but he also wasn’t hiding from a calling that he…
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PRINCETON: Kinney doing it all for Nassau
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Will Kinney took on quite a bit of responsibility in his second year with the Nassau Swim Club. Not only was he Nassau’s only male swimmer in the 15-18 age group for the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships, but he also was an assistant coach throughout the…
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WEST WINDSOR: Rivers home for hoops in new pro-am league
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Bryan Rivers found an alluring bonus in playing in the inaugural Victory Sports Pro-Am Summer Basketball League at The Hun School. Not only does he get to work at his game, but the West Windsor-Plainsboro South and Peddie School product gets some home cooking. He comes down from New…
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PRINCETON: Ford enjoys streak toward end of year
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Mike Ford is seeing the value of patience as a minor league baseball player. A slow start to his first full season of advanced Class A baseball with the Tampa Yankees could have frustrated the Montgomery resident and Hun School and Princeton University graduate. But he kept his confidence…
