Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Ridge killer Vazquez lifts Cougars to final
Senior, MHS soccer defense key SCT victory By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Montgomery High School girls’ soccer team will give Alex Vazquez a big send-off at the conclusion of this season. Ridge might as well. The Cougar senior has been a thorn in the Red Devils’ side over the last four seasons. Vazquez…
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Prieto is scoring for South
Pirates soccer is MCT winner By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Scoring goals is nothing new for Alex Prieto. But scoring goals for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ soccer team is something new for the Pirates’ junior. ”On our club team (the WW-P Patriots), Drew (Siversten) and I play in the same positions as we do…
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Panther boys’ soccer advances with shootout
Top-seeded PDS girls also win Prep B opener By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor This has been an up and down season for the Princeton Day School boys’ soccer team. So it seemed only fitting that the Panthers opened the state Prep B tournament with an up and down game against Oratory Prep. The Panthers, the…
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Stuart field hockey opens title defenses
Tartans in position for challengers By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Katie Grant knew that her Stuart Country Day School field hockey team still had talent. The second-year head coach just had to figure out where to put it all. It was a struggle in the first couple of weeks as the Tartans opened the…
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Soccer stars advance in Princeton’s Greatest
Two more second-round matchups underway Former Princeton High soccer star and former head boys’ coach Ron Celestin, as well as former girls’ soccer goalkeeper Saskia Webber have advanced the the quarterfinals of the Princeton High’s Greatest Athlete Contest. Celestin, who starred on the field and as a coach for the Little Tigers, received 79 percent…
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PU football can’t stop Harvard
Crimson rally for late win over Tigers By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Princeton University football team did just about everything it had to, but still couldn’t come up with a win over Harvard on Saturday on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. They largely contained the Ivy League’s leading passer Chris Pizzotti. They allowed…
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Raiders split state matches vs. Blair
Boys soccer advances, girls fall By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Blair Academy girls’ soccer team found an answer to stopping Arielle Collins, while the Hun School boys’ soccer team found an answer to its scoring woes. The end result was mixed results for the two Hun teams as they hosted opening-round state Prep A…
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Column: Seaman is last to don No. 42
Princeton University to retire special number By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Bill Bradley. Dick Kazmaier. Greg Seaman. All three will be there tonight as Princeton University retires jersey No. 42 in a ceremony at Jadwin Gym. A cocktail reception begins at 7 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 8 p.m. The ceremony is open…
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PU, Harvard both in need of a victory
Second Ivy League loss would hurt title hopes By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor History has shown that teams with two losses don’t stand much of a chance for the Ivy League championship. The last time it happened was in 1982, when three teams shared the Ivy crown. Neither Harvard nor Princeton is counting on…
