Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Sports News and Notes

    MONTY REC SOCCER     The Montgomery Township Youth Soccer is now accepting registration for Fall Soccer. The season will begin in September and end in November.    Registration is available at www.sportsconnex.com/mtys. The league is open to pre-school aged children through eighth grade. CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC     The Sovereign Bank Charity Golf Class will be held at Forsgate…

  • CRANBURY: Cody memory alive in Cranbury 5k

    Race exceeds all expectations By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Over 500 people came to honor Helene Cody at the Cranbury Day 5k on Saturday.    They did so with enough smiles to chase away an early drizzle from overcast skies.    After a two-year absence, the race was brought back as the Helene Cody Memorial, a…

  • PRINCETON: Veteran goalie Hellstern delivers

    PRINCETON: Veteran goalie Hellstern delivers

    Little Tiger boys shut out Lawrence in opener By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Wayne Sutcliffe has known for years just how competitive a player he has in goalkeeper Steven Hellstern.    He got another indication of that competitiveness on Friday, when Hellstern made a save of a penalty kick with 10 seconds left in a game…

  • PRINCETON: Trio opens with gridiron wins

    PRINCETON: Trio opens with gridiron wins

    PHS, WW-P North, Montgomery earn victories By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    As opening weekends go, this one went pretty well for the Packet-area public school football teams.    Princeton High, Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro North all posted wins in their openers, while WW-P South lost in a game that should go a long way towards making…

  • PRINCETON: Trio opens with gridiron wins

    PRINCETON: Trio opens with gridiron wins

    Phil McAuliffe West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Etienne Aduya breaks up a pass to Lawrence’s Azzdean Coleman in the Pirates’ 32-26 loss Saturday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PRINCETON: Brunner excited by start

    Pre-season wins no fluke for PHS field hockey By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Anna Brunner was looking for a quick start to her final year with the Princeton High School field hockey team.    Brunner was happy to see the Little Tigers go unbeaten in the preseason, but also knew that no one remembers the…

  • PRINCETON: Veteran goalie Hellstern delivers

    PRINCETON: Veteran goalie Hellstern delivers

    Phil McAuliffe Princeton’s Thatcher Foster (left) and Evan Gershkovich control the ball in the midfield in the Little Tigers’ 2-0 win over Lawrence. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PRINCETON: 2009 Girls Cross Country Previews

    Montgomery     Head Coach: Jim Goodfriend, 18th year    Last year: 6-1.    Key returning players: Danny Baginsky (Sr.), Katie Manfredi (Sr.), Jillian Prentice (Sr.), Lara Shegoski (Sr.), Emily Dolan (Jr.), Isabella Esser (Jr.), Grace Goldoni (Jr.), Anna Tomlinson (Jr.), Anna DiPaola (So.).    Top newcomers: Lindsey Manock (So.), Emily Minn (So.), Sophia Noisten (So.), Sara Wixon (So.).…

  • PRINCETON: 2009 Boys Cross Country Previews

    Montgomery     Head Coach: Jen Riddell, third year    Last year: 2-4    Key returning players: Abhinav Chevula (Sr.), Joe Heebner (Sr.), Matt Jerzewski (Sr.), Skylar Kelly (Sr.), Conor O’Brien (Sr.), Ray Romano (Sr.), Kevin Bielawski (Jr.), Fred Kobylarz (Jr.), Nick Sozio (Jr.), Mike Stanley (Jr.), Jeff Tidona (Jr.), Kyle Blumenthal (So.), Rob Colby Witanek (So.), Paul…