Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

Girls track sweeps relays at Easterns By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Edwina Gulama and the West Windsor-Plainsboro South track and field teams were looking for a big finish.    They got it at the Eastern States Invitational on Tuesday night in New York’s Armory.    Gulama, a sophomore, joined with Deirdre Casey, Edlyn Gulama and Christina…

Hun football has devoted assistant By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    John Law’s love of football started at a very young age.    ”I go back to when my father introduced me to the game back when I was about 7,” Law said. “He started football at Holy Cross (High School) and I would go to practices…

WW-P South group raising money for Team Annie By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor      Last year Juan Pena-Velasquez was the one being honored by the group from West Windsor-Plainsboro High South participating in the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser to help conquer childhood cancer.    This year Pena-Velasquez is part of the team doing the honoring and he…

Senior Chase Ta scored a team-high 23 points in Montgomery High’s 59-56 loss to Marlboro in the Central Jersey Group IV tournament on Wednesday. Photo by Robert Gleason

Dennis Symons West Windsor-Plainsboro High North senior Vinny Porreca finished second at the District 5 tournament to qualify for a spot in the Tournament of Champions in Atlantic City. Photo by Dennis Symons

By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Vinny Porreca and Nick Maher have been to Atlantic City to see the Tournament of Champions.    Now the two West Windsor-Plainsboro school district wrestlers will have the chance to compete in it after each finished in the top three in their weight class at the Region 5 championships Saturday.…

Montgomery High junior Cameryn Benz celebrates scoring her 1,000th career point with her teammates and coaches. Photo by Robert Gleason

Fencers ready for TOC event By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Kevin Gao is starting to gear up for the boys fencing Tournament of Champions on Saturday though he’s not spending too much time on it.    It will be the first trip to the TOC for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South junior.    ”I try not…

Depth from SPF deals girls defeat By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    EWING — Like it had all season long, the Princeton High girls swim team dominated the first-place finishes in Sunday’s state Public B final against Scotch Plains-Fanwood.    Unfortunately for the Little Tigers, who won seven of the eight individual events, Scotch Plains showed off…