Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • WEST WINDSOR: Kenavan passes on shots, not wins

    Junior helps Knight boys lax past PHS By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Drew Kenavan is among the points leaders for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys lacrosse team, yet he didn’t even attempt one shot in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over Princeton High School.    ”That was fine with me,” said the junior midfielder. “I don’t mind…

  • PRINCETON: Harvard (or MIT or …) man

    Panthers’ Trivedi has many options off the court By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Vinay Trivedi admits that he is struggling in his senior year at Princeton Day School.    Trivedi, one-half of the boys tennis team’s first doubles tandem with Jeremy Lu, isn’t having any problems on the court. His trouble is in deciding where…

  • WEST WINDSOR: South’s Miller makes impact on relays

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    By the time that Shelby Miller got the baton in the 4xmile at the Mercer County Relays on Saturday, her job simply was to maintain West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s giant lead.    Miller, however, wants to do more than maintain.    Miller is already an impact runner for the Pirate girls, but…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Valero finishes off Knights in South win

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Eric Valero has made a career out of finding the open cutter for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys lacrosse team.    The Pirates senior showed Saturday that he’s also a very capable finisher if needed.    Valero scored four goals and added an assist as the Pirates avenged back-to-back heartbreaking losses…

  • PRINCETON: New book targets younger runners

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    A small crowd came to hear Marc Bloom promote his new running book at Barnes and Noble in MarketFair on Thursday.    Bloom had already appeared in Freehold, which holds a race series that is featured in his “Young Runners: The Complete Guide to Healthy Running for Kids from 5…

  • PRINCETON: Little Tigers put it together in softball win

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    This was more than just a win for the Princeton High softball team.    It was a game that ended three years of frustration against Hightstown.    ”This is my fourth year as the softball coach,” Princeton coach Craig Haywood explained. “My first three years we had played them four times and…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Athlete of the Week

    WEST WINDSOR: Athlete of the Week

    Megan Odachowski… WW-P South lacrosse

  • PRINCETON: The sweet taste of spring success

    Column: Justin Time By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    There’s nothing like a few trials and tribulations to make a success all the sweeter.    It’s a theme that is rampant in this week’s sports pages and frequently common in athletics.    Megan Odachowski, our Athlete of the Week, is scoring at a similar rate as last…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Athlete of the Week

    WEST WINDSOR: Athlete of the Week

    Odachowski aids turnaround By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    A lot has changed for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls lacrosse team this season.    The Pirates have a new coach, a new attitude and some newfound success. But one thing that has not changed is the production they’ve received from Megan Odachowski.    ”She is off to a…