Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Bates is new PU lacrosse coach
Princeton University has named Chris Bates as its new head men’s lacrosse coach. Bates takes over for Bill Tierney, who led the Tigers to six national championships before leaving earlier this month to take over as head coach at the University of Denver. Bates, a 1990 Dartmouth graduate, has spent the last 10 seasons as the head…
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MONTGOMERY: Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year
Paladino lived up to high expectations By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor One of Fiona Paladino’s biggest concerns this year was living up to the expectations raised by a strong freshman debut in track and field for the Montgomery High School girls team. Paladino might as well get used to it after her sophomore season…
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CRANBURY: History on horizon for C-PLL
Baseball team aims for District 12 title By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group The Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League 12-year-old all stars are taking a negative and turning it into a positive. Rather than be discouraged by the fact that no C-P team has ever won a District 12 tournament championship, this group of players is taking…
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MONTGOMERY: Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year
Montgomery High sophomore Fiona Paladino established herself as one of the nation’s top high jumpers and also qualified for the Meet of Champions in the 100 hurdles. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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PRINCETON: Softball team combines forces
C-P-P brings young team into District 12 play Rich Fisher, The Packet Group The Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League softball team has once again been expanded to the Cranbury-Plainsboro-Princeton Little League 12-year-old All-Stars as the three towns have joined forces for a second straight year in the District 12 Tournament. ”None of us could field a team…
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PRINCETON: 12s baseball likes potential
Balanced squad has chance to advance By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor All the ingredients are there for Princeton to have a successful run in the District 12 Little League baseball tournament for 12-year-olds. The team has pitching depth, power, plays well in the field and even has an intangible or two to help the cause.…
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PRINCETON: Sunshine is Best chance for local
PHS defensive back eyes college tune-up By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Like most of the players in the Sunshine Classic, Ahmad Best is looking forward to the opportunity to play one more high school football game before heading off to college. ”I’m excited,” said Best, a Princeton High graduate who will play at Erie Community…
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WEST WINDSOR: 12s softball brings enthusiasm
Team ready for stiff pool play challenge By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Howard Alter couldn’t be happier with how his West Windsor 12-year-old all-star softball team has approached practices for the District 12 Little League Tournament. ”In terms of effort,” said the WW manager, “we’re seeing the girls work really hard at a level…
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PRINCETON: Bradley leads US soccer to miracle win
Column: Nuse Sense By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It wasn’t quite the ‘Miracle on Ice’ game from the 1980 Olympics, when the United States topped Russia in ice hockey. Or was it? ”I saw a soccer website where the headline on the stories was ‘Miracle on Grass’,” Princeton University men’s soccer coach Jim Barlow said…
