Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: PHS, South boys advance in MCT hoops

    Area trio of girls teams ousted in quarterfinals By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Getting back to basics worked out quite well for the Princeton High boys basketball team.    The Little Tigers used their up-tempo style and a strong defensive effort to pull away from Hamilton and earn a 65-36 win in the Mercer County Tournament…

  • MONTGOMERY: Adams, Ryba advance to MHS Greatest quarterfinals

    Kristina Adams and Andy Ryba have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Montgomery High’s Greatest Athlete contest. Adams received 68 percent of the vote to defeat Kevin East. Ryba received 62 percent of the vote to defeat Maurice Bahr. Two more second round matchups are now being voted on. In one matchup, Travis Rickards takes on Derek Spencer.…

  • PRINCETON: Lee paces Hun for league crown
  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights sweep Pirates

    Win has North in MCT semifinals By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    LAWRENCEVILLE — The end result was the same, but the method of getting there was different this time for the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North ice hockey team.    On Friday night, WW-P South had a 2-0 lead before North rallied for a 3-2 win. The…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirate girls swimming into sectional finals

    Michibata saves personal bests for state meet By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Cori Michibata seemed tailor-made for one of West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s best programs.    The daughter of Princeton University men’s tennis coach Glenn Michibata did not take up the sport that her father played professionally, instead opting for the pool.    ”I never really got…

  • PRINCETON: PHS girls, Moran stop Steinert

    Little Tigers earn long-awaited upset By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    It was the win that Casey Moran and the Princeton High School girls basketball team has been waiting for all season.    An upset. A big upset, and the Little Tigers got it as a 12th seed when they opened the Mercer County Tournament with…

  • PRINCETON: PU men’s hoops drops OT decision

    PRINCETON: PU men’s hoops drops OT decision

    Penn pulls away in extra session By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Princeton University men’s basketball team inserted Zach Finley into the starting lineup to get them off to a better start against the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday night at Jadwin Gym.    What the Tigers really needed, however, was a better finish as…

  • PRINCETON: Stuart rallies for OT win

    PRINCETON: Stuart rallies for OT win

    Tartans answer early deficit in MCT By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Falling behind by 14 points in the first quarter isn’t the best way to start a tournament game.    But even after West Windsor-Plainsboro North came out making every shot to build a 26-12 lead, the Stuart Country Day School basketball team never got down.…

  • MONTGOMERY: Drake, Lubas advance in MHS Greatest

    Second round voting has begun Gary Drake and Christine Lubas have advanced to the second round of the Montgomery High’s Greatest Athlete contest. Second round voting will begin today with a pair of matchups. Drake received 83 percent of the vote to defeat David Wolf. Lubas received 75 percent of the vote to defeat Mark…