Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    NEPTUNE — The coaches and swimmers on the Princeton High School girls team expected a close meet in the Central Jersey B championship on Friday against Manasquan at the Neptune Aquatic Center.    ”Going into this meet we had the mentality that it would be a very close, very exciting meet,”…

Junior Zoe Zimmer was second in the 100 back and fourth in the 50 free to help the Mont´gomery High girls swim team to a 129-41 win over East Brunswick in the Central Jersey A Division final. Photo by Robert Gleason

Alex Wheatley has helped the Princeton University women’s basketball team to a 21-0 start and a No. 16 national ranking. Photo by Robert Gleason

Metzheiser in Group III mix By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Paige Metzheiser came off an historic cross country season with the Princeton High School girls team, and she wanted more.    The Little Tigers junior has found it in indoor track, where she and the team have kept up their success.    ”It’s been good,” Metzheiser…

Tiger hoops are still unbeaten By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Alex Wheatley is paired up with a variety of players in the Princeton University women’s basketball practices that regularly challenge her in different ways.    They don’t make things easy on the Tigers junior.    ”Annie (Tarakchian) outrebounds me, Mariah (Smith) goes around me, Taylor (Williams)…

Phil McAuliffe West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Daniel Wang (left) battles Princeton’s John Reid for the puck during the Little Tigers’ 4-3 overtime win in the Mercer County Tournament on Wednesday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

Ice hockey reaches MCT semifinal By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    In a game that certainly could have gone either way, the Princeton High ice hockey team got the last goal and moved on in the Mercer County Tournament.    Third-seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro South jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first period, but the Princeton…

MHS, PHS girls also win semis By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Tommy Galvin is down to his final swims for the Montgomery High School boys teams.    The senior would like to make them memorable, as much for himself as for his classmates, who have helped to key a resurgence by the Cougars in recent…

MHS’ Dang secures boys epee title By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Fencing has taken Stefano Lucchetti all over the world, but he had yet to make a district championship meet closer to home.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South senior made his district debut a success when he won the boys saber individual title and helped…