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West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Manish Rachamallu was part of an opening win in the medley relay that helped the Pirates to a 115-55 win over Steinert. Photo by John Blaine

South boys swim by top returners By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Adam Druckman, Brian Li, Kurt von Autenried and Manish Rachamallu opened West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s swim meet against Steinert on Tuesday with a win in the 200 medley relay. Even more encouraging was the second-place finish of their second relay with Alex He,…

West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Nikhil Pulimood won the Mercer County cross country championship as well as the Central Jersey Group IV and state Group IV championships. Photo by Ellen Schwartz

Pirates hoops has new coach By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Mike Sheehan enters his first season as West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys basketball coach feeling like he is well prepared for what lies ahead.    Sheehan spent the last two years as an assistant for the Pirates under former head coach Bob Schurtz. When Schurtz stepped…

Panther boys off to promising start By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Out from the shadow of several Princeton Day School boys ice hockey veterans, Connor Fletcher has stepped forward for a young Panthers squad.    The junior forward returns as the top player for a PDS team that has lost 18 players in the last…

Transfer adds to depth By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    When Julia Bland moved to Montgomery, she had no idea how perfectly it would work out in the pool.    The junior transfer from Rumson-Fair Haven has slid neatly into the Montgomery High School girls swim lineup as the Cougars’ top 500 freestyler to replace…

Julia Bland, a transfer from Rumson-Fair Haven, has stepped right in and contributed to the Montgomery High girls swim team. Photo by Robert Gleason

Rancan raised expectations By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Christina Rancan was out with the top pack at the Northeast Nike Cross Country Regionals.    It’s a spot that the junior from West Windsor-Plainsboro High South has grown to expect of herself.    ”From freshman year and last year, I wouldn’t start off as fast as now,”…

West Windsor-Plainsboro High South junior Christina Rancan (center) helped the Pirates to a third straight Mercer County championship. Photo by Ellen Schwartz