Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Playoff win puts WW-P into states
Legion team opens on Saturday By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor EWING — With a week to go in the season, there may have been some reason for the West Windsor-Plainsboro American Legion baseball team to be concerned. The team had dropped three straight games to out of the race for first place and into a…
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PRINCETON: Vipers focused on title
West Windsor resident Caitlin Heim (left) and Princeton resident Carly Edgcomb are part of the FC Vipers soccer team looking to win a national title. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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WEST WINDSOR: WW 12s come up one win short
Nottingham captures District 12 crown By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor West Windsor pushed Nottingham to the limit, but in the end fell just short. The 12-year-olds from West Windsor forced a winner-take-all final against Nottingham with a 9-8 win Tuesday night in the District 12 Little League tournament. But one night later, the Nottingham bats…
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MONTGOMERY: Singh takes her place with best
Montgomery fencer set for World Championships By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor If this were 2012 instead of 2009, Ambika Singh would be heading to London for the Olympics. Instead, the 17-year-old Montgomery resident will have to be content with a trip to Antalya, Turkey, where she will be part of the United States team that…
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PRINCETON: Time for Edwards to dream
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Chris Edwards has a dream of playing professional basketball. He knows that dream is a long shot, but that won’t stop him from doing whatever it takes to at least take some shot. ”I’m young,” said Edwards, who needs a semester of student teaching to earn his degree in elementary…
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WEST WINDSOR: Bats keep WW 12s hopes alive
Rally sets up rematch with Nottingham By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Pat O’Brien has a lot of confidence in his team. On Sunday, the West Windsor Little League 12-year-old all-stars showed their manager his confidence was justified. After falling into the losers’ bracket of the District 12 Final Eight with a 14-4 loss on Friday…
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PRINCETON: PU lightweights cap perfect season
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor It had already been an incredible year for Justin Teti and the Princeton University men’s lightweight crew. It began in the fall when they won the Head of the Charles. That win gave them an early bulls-eye, but being the target of other crews was nothing new. The year…
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PRINCETON: Teacher, pupil are champs
DeJuliis, McGarvie help US win lacross crown By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Michele DeJuliis and Holly McGarvie are at opposite ends of their lacrosse playing days, but both shared in a highlight to their careers. DeJuliis, the Princeton University women’s assistant coach, and McGarvie, Princeton’s Co-Ivy League Player of the Year in 2009, were…
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PRINCETON: Post 218 improves for finish
Young Legion wins three of siX By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Every year there has been a Princeton Post 218 baseball team, Tom Parker has been there. As the manager of the team since its inception in 1989, Parker has seen players come and go. This year he has the youngest team the program has…
