Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Tiger Lilies skate to nationals
Locals ready to cap thrilling finish to hockey year By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Julie Hammond has enjoyed some unique experiences in her life. The Alaska native knows the thrill of going on a moose hunt. And after the Princeton Tigers Lilies 19-and-under girls ice hockey team captured the Atlantic District championship, the Montgomery…
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PRINCETON: PU eyes elusive NCAAs victory
Hockey opens tourney tonight against Minnesota-Duluth By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Princeton University men’s ice hockey team is hoping to make it a little tougher on opponents at the NCAA tournament. Doing so will make it tougher for future Tigers teams to continue a remarkable trend. In each of the past six seasons,…
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PRINCETON: Roberts moves up at PHS
Former collegiate pitcher is new baseball coach By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Princeton High School baseball team should see the benefits of taking batting practice off Dave Roberts. ”If we can’t hit a lefty this year,” Roberts said, “I’ll be upset.” The former left-handed starter at McDaniel College hopes to bring more than…
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WEST WINDSOR: Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Marcia Voigt graduates after becoming Montgomery’s all-time leading scorer and leading the Cougars to the Central Jersey Group IV championship game. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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PRINCETON: Gratch enjoys big finish
Hun graduate helps Lehigh to NCAA tourney By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor PISCATAWAY — Emily Gratch’s first year with the Lehigh University women’s basketball team didn’t start as quickly as she hoped. It ended, however, with the Hun School graduate being guarded by Auburn’s DeWanna Bonner — the SEC Player of the Year, a…
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MONTGOMERY: Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Montgomery High senior Marcia Voigt is the Princeton Packet Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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MONTGOMERY: Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Voigt led Cougars to season to remember By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Kretschy could identify with a well-known “Brady Bunch” episode when he was applying for the Montgomery High School girls basketball head coaching position. ”That’s all I heard before I took the job — Marcia, Marcia, Marcia,” he said. Three years later,…
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PRINCETON: MacIntyre, PU men bounce back
Tigers hockey returns to NCAA tournament By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Cam MacIntyre has come back from tough times all year, and he did it one more time Saturday to help lift the Princeton University men’s ice hockey team back into the NCAA tournament. The PU junior missed chunks of the season after suffering…
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WEST WINDSOR: Fisher encouraged by Pirates’ promise
Former soccer player is new lacrosse coach By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Bryan Fisher’s first varsity head coaching job isn’t one he anticipated, but he is thrilled to be guiding the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls lacrosse team. ”I’m a soccer guy,” Fisher said. “I played soccer at West Windsor when it was just Windsor…
