Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • PLAINSBORO: Athlete of the Week

    PLAINSBORO: Athlete of the Week

    Abernathy is still improving By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Corey Abernathy felt a little off in the shot put at the Central Jersey Group III boys track and field meet.    ”I was a little excited from discus,” said the West Windsor-Plainsboro North junior. “I was at least consistent in the shot put.”    Abernathy throws…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates, Cougars miss lacrosse encore

    WEST WINDSOR: Pirates, Cougars miss lacrosse encore

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Dan Nesson (right) gets a shot off for a goal during the Pirates’ 9-6 loss to Shawnee on Tuesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • WEST WINDSOR: No easy road to medals

    WEST WINDSOR: No easy road to medals

    Macaluso runs to gold, silver By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Underneath his slight distance runner’s frame, Sam Macaluso has a strong shell.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South junior has been through a lot in his career, but he has continued to work toward the top. It paid off at the Central Jersey Group IV boys…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates, Cougars miss lacrosse encore

    WEST WINDSOR: Pirates, Cougars miss lacrosse encore

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Montgomery High School and West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys lacrosse teams were looking forward to a possible encore to their regular-season overtime thriller.    Both, however, were eliminated in the Group III state tournament semifinals Tuesday, the fourth-seeded Cougars in a 10-6 loss at defending sectional champion and top-seeded…

  • PLAINSBORO: WW-P North boys win CJ III track title

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Another big track meet, another title for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys team.    The Knights, who won the Mercer County championship earlier this month, added a Central Jersey Group III title to the list as they easily outscored second-place Jackson Liberty, 99-71.WW-P North finished first in five events, with Corey…

  • MONTGOMERY: Yetter’s presence lifts MHS lacrosse

    Cougars get past Knights; South advances By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Mark Yetter missed last year’s Group III final against Ridgewood.    The Montgomery High School junior attack made sure he’ll have another chance. He and Greg Ives scored four goals apiece to lift fourth-seeded MHS to an 11-6 win over fifth-seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro North…

  • PLAINSBORO: Kelly has focus on state run

    North baseball advances in CJ III By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Scott Kelly does not want to see his high school baseball career come to an end.    Neither do his West Windsor-Plainsboro High North baseball teammates.    After a sluggish start in their Central Jersey Group III tournament opener on Friday, the Knights made sure Kelly…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights, Pirates advance in softball

    Montgomery falls to powerful HC By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South softball will be trying to do something few teams have done this year when they host their Central Jersey Group IV semifinal on Wednesday — beat Hunterdon Central.    While the Pirates are the higher seed in the game, No. 2…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougar girls third at first golf TOC

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Montgomery High School was able to send two of its players to represent the girls golf team at last year’s Tournament of Champions.    This year, in the first season in which teams were included, the Cougars finished tied for third with a four-player score of 376 at Bamm Hollow…