Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Tigers hold off Lehigh for first win

    PU football rides defensive effort By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Normal false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui> st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates defend county crown

    WEST WINDSOR: Pirates defend county crown

    Lesley Norris won her third straight championship at third singles to help West Windsor-Plainsboro South repeat as Mercer County Tournament titlists Wednesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Tigers go on road for first win

    Kelly, PU defense face Lehigh’s quarterback tandem By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Cart Kelly is confident that the Princeton University football team will bounce back from its opening-season loss.    The senior cornerback was one of the bright spots in the Tigers’ 38-7 loss to The Citadel last week, and he’s looking to help lead…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights goalie returns

    Scala, North boys soccer shuts down Pirates By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Last season did not end the way Eric Scala would have liked.    Sure, the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North goalkeeper was happy to see the Knights win another Central Jersey Group III championship. But rather than see it, Scala would have preferred to be…

  • WEST WINDSOR: North girls dig upset win

    Volleyball team’s confidence grows after rally over Pirates By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Lucy Xu was only a freshman the only other time the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls volleyball team beat their rivals from WW-P South.    Now a senior, she had 10 kills and 10 digs to help the Knights rally to overcome WW-P…

  • PRINCETON: Familiar finish for Panthers’ Lieb

    Panthers junior wins third straight MCT crown By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Mercer County Tournament first singles final was not a case of déjà vu.    It truly was the exact same matchup once again.    For the third straight year, Princeton Day School’s Sammy Lieb defeated The Hun School’s Kara Shoemaker for the top…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates defend county crown

    WEST WINDSOR: Pirates defend county crown

    Depth propels South girls to tennis title By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    By proving itself deeper than any team in the field, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls tennis team repeated as Mercer County Tournament champions Wednesday.    A year after winning four flights, the Pirates won the bottom three flights, finished second at second singles…

  • PRINCETON: Meyer playing big for PHS football

    Little Tigers try to sustain perfect start By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    At first glance, Charles Meyer doesn’t look like your typical offensive lineman.    Fortunately, Princeton High football coach Steve Everette doesn’t always go by that first glance.    ”He’s always been 5-foot-nothing and never weighed enough,” Everette said of Meyer, who is 5-foot-10 and weights…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Schutzer switch aids Pirates

    WEST WINDSOR: Schutzer switch aids Pirates

    JoJo Schutzer…WW-P South girls soccer