Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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MONTGOMERY: Baseball dynasty meets early end
Column: Justin Time By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Montgomery Baseball League spring travel baseball team won the Diamond X League. Though they are eligible as 13-year-olds, they won the 14-and-under league and did so convincingly to top off an unbeaten season. It was their second title of the summer — they also won…
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WEST WINDSOR: DeSanctis late heroics lift WW 12s
Hosts in winners’ bracket final By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Alex DeSanctis was the final hero in the West Windsor 12-year-old all-star baseball’s District 12 Final Eight semifinal win Tuesday. The leadoff hitter’s first-pitch, walk-off home run to open the bottom of the sixth inning gave West Windsor a 9-8 win over Robbinsville and…
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PRINCETON: Sunshine game a career highlight
South graduate Twamley is MVP for winners By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor EWING For some players, the Sunshine Classic football game last Thursday night at The College of New Jersey was a perfect segue into the college football careers they will begin next month. For others, the game was one last chance to get…
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WEST WINDSOR: Merkovitz hangs in for Legion win
WW-P eyeing playoff berth By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Max Merkovitz didn’t have his best stuff to start the West Windsor-Plainsboro American Legion baseball team’s Sunday game against Lawrence. ”I felt real tired the first inning,” said the right-hander. “I thought, if I make it through five innings, I’ll be really happy.” Merkovitz couldn’t…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Running Co. starts scholastic run
High school harriers invited tonight By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor High school runners, particularly newer runners, can get a jump on their cross country preparation on Tuesday nights. The Princeton Running Store on Nassau St. in downtown Princeton is organizing a 7 p.m. start from the store for high school boys and girls from…
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WEST WINDSOR: Baseball teams reach Final Eight
C-P falls in opener, WW advances to semis with win By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Before you can start to think about winning a District 12 championship, you need to survive pool play. Both West Windsor and Cranbury Plainsboro did that in the District 12 Little League Tournament for 12-year-olds, finishing in the top two…
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PRINCETON: Column: Nuse Sense
It looks like PU got the right guy By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Some random thoughts as we head into July. . . Princeton University has its successor to Bill Tierney. And all indications are they got the right guy. Mark Kovler thinks so. And so does Bill Tierney. Both are pretty optimistic the Tigers…
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PRINCETON: Bates is choice to succeed Tierney
PU lacrosse job goes to Ivy guy By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Chris Bates had always admired the Princeton University men’s lacrosse program from afar. Now he’s in charge of it. On Monday, the Drexel University head coach accepted the job of replacing a legend, Hall of Fame coach Bill Tierney, who left three…
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PLAINSBORO: C-P bounces back with needed win
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Ben Danis felt like he had a lot to make up for. His manager didn’t agree. Whether he had any added pressure to perform well or not, Danis did plenty to help Cranbury-Plainsboro to a 7-2 win over HTRBA on Tuesday night in the District 12 Little League tournament for…
