Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

South grad starts on Ivy title team By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Chris Evans came into the season as one of the question marks surrounding the Harvard University football team.    By the end of the year there was no questioning Evans or the Crimson.    Evans, a West Windsor-Plainsboro High South graduate, spent his first two…

Stevenson brings leadership By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Shayla Stevenson likes the potential of the Princeton Day School girls basketball team.    The sophomore guard is a key returner for the Panthers, who got even younger with the addition of their own Fab Five freshmen and no seniors on the roster.    ”I think the freshman…

The Princeton connection of (left to right) Kevin Halliday, Rui Pinhiero, Peter Lee-Kramer, Zach Halliday and Maxime Hoppenot show off the NCAA championship trophy after helping Tufts University to the Division 3 soccer title.

Chugunov saved best for last    Zoran Milich knows how much Chris Chugunov has meant to the Montgomery High School football program.    ”We’re not going to average over 30 points a game the last two years without him,” the Montgomery coach said of his senior quarterback. “He makes everyone around him better. We won more than…

Women’s hoops wins ninth straight By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    It may be a brand new season, but the Princeton University women’s basketball team is still chasing away the demons of last year that cost them the Ivy League championship.    The Tigers pinpointed defense as the main culprit that their Ivy title streak was…

West Windsor-Plainsboro High South graduate Chris Evans (No. 23) helped the Harvard University football team to a 10-0 season and Ivy League championship. Photo by Gil Talbot

Former foes aid national champs By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    They were foes in high school and went on to become teammates and champions in college.    Five members of the Tufts University men’s soccer team helped show the country just how good soccer in the Princeton area can be last Saturday. Princeton High graduates Zach…

Montgomery High senior Chris Chugunov threw for 2,885 yards and 27 touchdowns to help the Cougars to an 8-2 record and a berth in the Central Jersey Group 5 playoffs. Photo by Robert Gleason

Maziarz left winning mark at Hun By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The last six months of soccer have made for some unforgettable wins for Ashley Maziarz.    In July, the central defender helped her FC Bucks club team win the Elite Clubs National League championship in Richmond, Va., with a win over a team from…