Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Tiger women draw No. 8 seed

    PRINCETON: Tiger women draw No. 8 seed

    The Ivy League champion Princeton University women’s basketball team will open play in the NCAA tournament Saturday against Green Bay. Photo by Robert Gleason

  • WEST WINDSOR: Boys Swimmer of the Year

    WEST WINDSOR: Boys Swimmer of the Year

    Von Autenried pushed Pirates back to top of CVC By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Anthony Bartolone could tell how invested Kurt Von Autenried was in the boys swim team this year.    The sophomore had enjoyed a strong freshman year, and he came back more motivated and prepared to help the Pirates…

  • MONTGOMERY: MHS dance team hits nationals

    MONTGOMERY: MHS dance team hits nationals

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The road to nationals started early for the Montgomery High School dance team.    The Cougars started by qualifying at a camp in the summer and followed that with more than four months of training to prepare for the 2015 National Dance Championships, which were held in Orlando from Jan. 31…

  • PRINCETON: Herr’s goals make Trinity champions

    Princeton resident is hockey hero By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The two biggest goals of Cheeky Herr’s career gave Trinity College its first women’s ice hockey championship in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.    The Princeton resident has led Trinity in scoring this season, but none of her goals were bigger than the…

  • MONTGOMERY: MHS dance team hits nationals

    MONTGOMERY: MHS dance team hits nationals

    Pictured are members of the Montgomery High School dance team, which finished seventh in the Large Jazz Division at the 2015 National Dance Championships.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Boys Simmer of the Year

    WEST WINDSOR: Boys Simmer of the Year

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Kurt Von Autenried helped the Pirates to a 14-2 season and a win in the medley relay at the Mercer County meet. Photo by John Blaine

  • PRINCETON: Thrillers highlight Dillon hoop semis

       MarShawn Ferguson scored 25 points, including 10 in overtime as the Suns topped the Magic, 38-37, in four overtimes in the playoff semifinals of the Boys 6th-7th Grade Division of the Princeton Recreation Dillon Youth Basketball League. Bruno Cucchi had seven points in the win. Andrew Friedman had 13 points and Nick Trenholm added nine…

  • MONTGOMERY: Girls Swimmer of the Year

    MONTGOMERY: Girls Swimmer of the Year

    In her first year with the team, junior Julia Bland helped the Montgomery High girls swim team win a state championship. Photo by Elane Coleman

  • WEST WINDSOR: Porreca, Maher relish experience

    Wrestlers finish seasons at TOC By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Nick Maher and Vinny Porreca may not have taken the podium finishes that they wanted, but both area wrestlers got plenty out of their first trips to the Tournament of Champions.    Porreca made a resilient exit to his scholastic career after positioning himself for…