Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • MONTGOMERY: Ice Hockey Player of the Year

    MONTGOMERY: Ice Hockey Player of the Year

    Garinger grew into MHS standout By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Tripp Garinger was a sophomore when he first played for the Montgomery High School ice hockey team.    Making the jump to the varsity was a big step for him two years ago.    ”He was a little timid,” said MHS head coach Rob Scarpa. “He…

  • MONTGOMERY: Ice Hockey Player of the Year

    MONTGOMERY: Ice Hockey Player of the Year

    Montgomery High senior Tripp Garinger is the Princeton Packet Ice Hockey Player of the Year. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Grant’s passion on track

    Ex-PHS sprinter leads Hun team By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    It seemed only a matter of time before Nixon Grant was heading up the Hun School track and field teams.    Grant competed in the sprints, high jump and javelin for Princeton High School before going on to an injury-shortened career as a sprinter at…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars best in decade

    MONTGOMERY: Cougars best in decade

    MHS girls end Skyland track streak By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Danny Sciotto has no problems finding motivation for her races.    The junior just looks to her Montgomery High School girls track and field teammates.    In dual meets, like Tuesday’s 97-44 win over Hunterdon Central, Sciotto ran second in the intermediate hurdles to teammate…

  • PRINCETON: Committed Graham thrilled by lacrosse start

    Senior pushes PHS girls to 2-0 By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Mie Graham has plenty to come, but it is this year on which she is happily focusing.    She signed at the end of the summer to continue her lacrosse playing career at Duke University. As excited as she is to join a Blue…

  • PRINCETON: Boys Fencer of the Year

    Weller finished Hun career at top By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    As a sophomore, Teddy Weller contemplated leaving The Hun School fencing team to concentrate on training outside of school.    He didn’t, though, and went on to finish four solid seasons. He will graduate as one of the top fencers in program Hun history…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars best in decade

    MONTGOMERY: Cougars best in decade

    Renee Brzyski anchored the winning shuttle hurdle relay team to help Montgomery High capture the Skyland Conference Relays title. Photo by Elane Coleman

  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights hope the hits keep coming

    North baseball shows promise By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Bob Boyce knows he has the makings of a pretty good baseball team this season.    On Wednesday, everything he thought might happen did, and his West Windsor-Plainsboro High North team topped Robbinsville, 9-0, for its second win in three games this season.    ”It’s not a…

  • MONTGOMERY: Girls Fencer of the Year

    MONTGOMERY: Girls Fencer of the Year

    Singh’s example raised MHS level By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Ambika Singh had a nearly perfect high school fencing season.    In matches, she was perfect, going 37-0 in foil for Montgomery High.    But because of her international success as a fencer, she was not able to fence in two of the bigger high school events.…