Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • MONTGOMERY: Slepokura, Hover advance in MHS Greatest

    Brett Slepokura and Sean Hover have advanced to the second round of the Montgomery High’s Greatest Athlete contest. Slepokura received 59 percent of the vote to defeat Doug Drake, while Hover received 68 percent of the vote to defeat Chris Kondorossy. The final two matchups of the first round are now being voted on. One…

  • PRINCETON: Hun boys win MAPL title

    Win over Lville caps basketball tourney; girls fall in final By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    LAWRENCEVILLE — Despite numerous close calls that didn’t go their way this season, the Hun School boys’ basketball team never lost confidence.    And playing with its confidence as high as it has been all season, the Raiders strung together three…

  • MONTGOMERY: Ng (pole) vaults into Meet of Champs

    MONTGOMERY: Ng (pole) vaults into Meet of Champs

    Phil McAuliffe Princeton High’s Bryell Wheeler (middle) finished sixth in the Group III girls 55-meter dash to qualify for the Meet of Champions while West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Ashleigh Delemos (right) was seventh. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • WEST WINDSOR: Washuta brothers lift Knights

    WEST WINDSOR: Washuta brothers lift Knights

    Could face Pirates for third time in MCT By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    LAWRENCEVILLE — In a matchup of sister school rivals, it was a pair of brothers that combined for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North ice hockey team’s win Friday.    Andrew Washuta found his brother Harrison for the game-winner as the Knights came all…

  • PRINCETON: Sports playing catch-up

    Nuse Sense: Busy time sees exciting results By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    It’s getting tougher and tougher to keep up with everything that goes on around here.    So in an effort to catch up, here are some things that have slipped through the cracks. Instead of emptying the notebook, this is more like things that…

  • MONTGOMERY: Rooney, Cianfrocca advance in MHS Greatest contest

    Former three-sport star and current Montgomery High softball coach Johnny Rooney and former three-sport standout Nancy Cianfrocca have advanced to the second round of the Montgomery High’s Greatest Athlete contest. Rooney received 80 percent of the vote to defeat Lisa Robbins, while Cianfrocca recieved 68 percent of the vote in her win over Kevin Watson. Two…

  • PRINCETON: Tartans motivated to stop PDS hoops

    PRINCETON: Tartans motivated to stop PDS hoops

    Stuart wins grudge match in states By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Any motivation the Stuart Country Day School basketball team needed beyond the fact they were playing a state tournament game came six days earlier with a 55-46 loss to Princeton Day School.    ”We were fired up,” Stuart junior Diamond Lewis said of Wednesday’s opening-round…

  • PRINCETON: Tartans motivated to stop PDS hoops

    PRINCETON: Tartans motivated to stop PDS hoops

    Princeton Day School’s Janie Smukler drives to the basket while be´ing guarded by Stuart Country Day School’s Sarah Schulte during the Tartans’ 48-44 win on Wednesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Inman’s goals lift PDS to prep hockey final

    Panthers to face Mo-Beard for championship By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    HAMILTON — John Inman’s ice hockey future isn’t clear, so the Princeton Day School center is making the most of his senior season.    Inman had a pair of goals and an assist to help the Panthers prolong their season with a 4-3 win…