Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Pirates win unbeaten matchup

    Pirates win unbeaten matchup

    Football tops unbeaten ND By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Playing without a couple of its major weapons on offense and defense didn’t seem to hinder the West Windsor-Plainsboro South football team.    The Pirates overcame injuries to starters David Twamley and Max Merkovitz to top Notre Dame, 44-23, Saturday in a battle of the last two…

  • Pirates win unbeaten matchup

    Pirates win unbeaten matchup

    West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Jeff Riemann looks for some running room during the Pirates’ 44-23 win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • No near miss for Baginsky

    Cougar junior earns XC medal By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Danielle Baginsky was shocked by the large number of runners and teams when she showed up to the Manhattan Invitational cross country meet on Saturday.    The Montgomery High School junior was even more shocked when she left Van Cortlandt Park with the final medal…

  • Kreger’s return aiding Hun soccer team

    Raider senior provides winner for boys By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Ryan Kreger’s junior season on the soccer field didn’t last very long.    ”I got hurt in the first five minutes of the first game,” recalled Kreger, a senior at The Hun School who tore his ACL and partially tore his meniscus in the season-opener…

  • Colgate field goal tops PU

    Tigers fall, 27-24, in Hamilton By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Jacob Stein’s 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds left gave Colgate a 27-24 win over Princeton University’s football team on Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. The Raiders drove from their own 20 with 1:10 left and reached the Princeton 16 before Stein’s kick helped them improve to 4-2 overall. Princeton dropped…

  • Local product is one of Ivy’s best punters

    Coyle steady on special teams for PU football By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Princeton University football team returned just one first-team All-Ivy League player this year.    Ironically, the Tigers would be thrilled to see Ryan Coyle never get back on the field.    The senior is Princeton’s punter. In his second season as a…

  • Keim fits fine for Panthers

    Keim fits fine for Panthers

    Tennis frosh in win over Hun By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Nicole Keim is facing a tough choice this spring.    She has to decide between playing softball or lacrosse for Princeton Day School or joining the Mercer Junior Rowing Club.    It was much easier for the PDS freshman this fall. The chance to join…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Molly Chenot…Montgomery girls’ soccer

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Chenot adds scoring to MHS role By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Montgomery High School girls’ soccer team figured that it would take a number of players to replace the scoring of the graduated Lauren McClintic.    The Cougars didn’t figure that Molly Chenot would be in the mix, especially from her position.    ”We changed…