Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Nicholas, Raiders start fast

    Hun boys soccer wins first five By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Mark Nicholas has big aspirations for a young Hun School boys soccer team.    ”This year, I want to win counties,” said the junior defender. “We didn’t have a chance to play in them last year. Together, we just want to do well.”    Nicholas…

  • WEST WINDSOR: New No. 4 Dalrymple aids North XC

    Record-setting Rosas lead boys By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Casey Dalrymple has made changes to jump into the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys cross country team’s top seven.    The Knights junior logged many more miles over the summer than he had ever before. He has stayed after practice. And he made some dietary changes, including…

  • PRINCETON: Tigers lose Culbreath for year, game to Lions

    PU football drops Ivy League opener Saturday By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Columbia put a major hurdle in the way of the Princeton University football team’s Ivy League championship hopes, but the Tigers have a more serious concern. Princeton suffered a bigger blow than Saturday’s 38-0 loss to Columbia when Jordan Culbreath was lost…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights doubles enjoy second chances

    WW-P North girls edge Notre Dame tennis By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Aneesha Raghunathan and Aparna Shankar were thrilled to have a second chance to play together this year, and they were excited for a second chance against Notre Dame on Tuesday.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North second doubles tandem had lost in three sets…

  • PRINCETON: Offensive line key for Tigers’ hopes

    PU hosts Columbia in Ivy opener By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Mark Paski knows that if the Princeton University football team’s offense is to get its running game on track, it will start with the offensive line for a new runner.    The Tigers are preparing to host Columbia 3 p.m. Saturday at Princeton Stadium…

  • PRINCETON: Changes abound in fall season

    Column: Justin Time By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The winds of change are blowing.    It’s only three weeks into the regular season, and already we’ve come across a boatload of changes among area athletes. It seems like every other athlete we talk to is doing something new this fall, whether on their team or…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars showing progress

    MHS field hockey opens SCT on Saturday By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Montgomery High School field hockey team is hoping that its steady growth pays off with a win when the Somerset County Tournament begins Saturday.    The eighth-seeded Cougars host ninth-seeded Mount St. Mary 2 p.m. Saturday for the chance to play top-seeded…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirate boys back on course

    WW-P South soccer secures shutout of Hopewell By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    There were a couple bumps in the road to start the season, but it looks like the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys soccer team has itself straightened out right now.    The Pirates won their third straight game, topping Hopewell Valley, 3-0, on Tuesday.…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    MCT three-peat for Norris By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Lesley Norris had every reason to feel that her third Mercer County Tournament title would be a given. She hadn’t lost a high school match at third singles, and hadn’t even dropped a set since sophomore year.    If Norris ever believed it, that confidence disappeared…