Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

Boys edged by South Plainfield By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    UNION — The Princeton High boys soccer team fell one game short of its ultimate goal with a 4-3 loss to South Plainfield in the Group III state final on Sunday.    But along the way the Little Tigers achieved enough of their goals to make…

South boys are best MOC duo By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Nikhil Pulimood and Tim Bason both made huge jumps to lead the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys cross country team to sixth at the Meet of Champions on Saturday at Holmdel Park.    Pulimood moved up 40 spots from a year ago to place…

Juniors Rancan, Mialhe lead teams By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    In the biggest race of the season, only a couple of spots separated the Princeton High School and West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls cross country teams.    Led by Christina Rancan’s 12th-place finish in 18:53, WW-P South placed ninth with 205 points and an average…

West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Nikhil Pulimood closes in on Shawn Hutchinson of Bishop Eustace, who Pulimood passed in the closing moments to finish second at the Meet of Champions on Saturday. Photo by John Blaine

Princeton High School soccer players mob senior Chase Ealy (on ground) after his goal gave the Little Tigers a 2-1 lead in their state Group III final against South Plainfield on Sunday. Photo by John Blaine

Streaking PU left out of NCAAs By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    On Thursday, the NCAA tournament got under way without the Princeton University men’s soccer team.    The Tigers would have liked the chance to showcase how they had gone 8-0-1 down the home stretch to put themselves in consideration for a spot in the…

Junior emerging for Pirate boys By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    After what he described as a sophomore slump, Sam Williams is back contributing as one of the top runners for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys cross country team.    As he has been all season, Williams was the Pirates’ steady third finisher at the…

Kapp goal, tight defense key boys’ semifinal victory By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    TOMS RIVER — For the past four weeks the Princeton High boys soccer team has gotten better every time it has stepped on the field.    And now the Little Tigers will get one more chance together when they play for a state…

Junior Sam Williams is one of the runners who has helped the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys cross country team earn a spot in the Meet of Champions. Photo by Ellen Schwartz