Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor’s Takter wins fourth Hambletonian as a trainer
He is not the flashiest horse on the racetrack, but Pinkman possesses the one quality all trainers hope to find in their horses: The ability to win. Last Saturday afternoon at the Meadowlands, he proved it again. Pinkman won the 90th edition of the Hambletonian Stakes, giving trainer Jimmy Takter of East Windsor his fourth…
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WEST WINDSOR: Jensen’s latest step leads to pro baseball
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor It took just a little longer than he expected to start, but Joe Jensen is just where he expected to be following graduation from Hamilton College. The former three-sport standout at Hamilton, and a West Windsor-Plainsboro North graduate, signed a professional baseball contract with the Southern Illinois Miners of…
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PRINCETON: Cryan celebrates 50 years of success
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Jim Cryan didn’t have much time to get to know his father, but playing in and then helping to organize the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament helped catch him up. “It was one of the opportunities where I’d get to hear about my father,” said Cryan, who lives…
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PRINCETON: Unlikely duo captures Cryan men’s doubles
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Chris Hoeland and Kamala Kannan met for the first time when they were about to play their first doubles match together. Five matches later the two were Men’s Open Doubles champions of the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament. “I grew up around the tournament and watched and played a…
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PRINCETON: Berloco, CP shine at PASDA champs
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Abbey Berloco headed to the YMCA National Championships just days after dominating the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships. Berloco was the Most Valuable Swimmer in the 18-and-under division at the PASDA final when she set three meet records and anchored a meet-record 200 medley relay for the…
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PRINCETON: Top individuals push CP to diving win
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Community Park diving team finished .500 in the regular season, but enjoyed their best day of the season when it mattered most. The Bluefish rode strong individual performances across the board to the team title at the recent Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships. “We have incredible…
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PRINCETON: Brown helps knot up Princeton hoop series
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Kyle Brown has seen his role change over the course of his 12 years in the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League. After getting started in the league with Where2ball.com and helping that team to a league title in 2006, Brown has spent the last six years with Ivy Inn,…
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MONTGOMERY: Moses swims to four PASDA golds
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Jack Moses was already a talented swimmer, and after swimming year-round for the first time, he has left his opponents further in his wake. “Last year, I didn’t swim for the Princeton Tigers,” said the Montgomery resident. “The Princeton Tigers really prepared me. I could push myself even harder…
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WEST WINDSOR: Perrine onto top tourney
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Once Ben Perrine decided golf was his sport of choice, his level of play showed a huge improvement. Now the rising senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North is preparing to play in the biggest golf tournament of his young career. “This will be the biggest one yet for me,” said…
