Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Senior boosts offense for PHS

    Edgcomb lifts girls’ soccer By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Carly Edgcomb can be defensive-minded next year when she plays for the Villanova University women’s soccer team.    This year, the Princeton High School girls’ soccer squad needs her to provide a little offense as well. Edgcomb provided both goals in a 2-0 win over Allentown…

  • PU football defeats Columbia in Ivy opener

    Britton causes late turnover to preserve win By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    NEW YORK — The challenges were bigger in the third game of the season for the Princeton University football team, and it responded again with a win.    One week after beating Lehigh on the final play of the game at home, the…

  • McCloskey and Webber advance in Princeton’s Greatest Athlete contest

    Fletcher, Sharpless, Reynolds and Reddy featured in next matchups    Former three-sport star Missy McCloskey (Bruvik) and former two-sport star Kirk Webber have advanced through the first round of the Princeton High’s All-Time Greatest Athlete contest.    McCloskey, who was a standout in field hockey, basketball and softball, garnered 87 percent of the vote to defeat former…

  • Barclay, Pirates ace test

    South girls are second at Shore XC By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Becky Barclay helped the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ cross country team pass its first big test of the week, but she nearly missed the chance due to another test.    The senior placed 32nd overall for fifth among the Pirates as they finished…

  • Chang takes aim at final tennis tourney

    Senior at first singles for Knights By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Steady improvement has taken Caroline Chang to the top of the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ tennis lineup in four short years.    The senior got a late start in her tennis career, later than most first singles players on solid high school teams.    ”I…

  • Raiders football handles Big Red

    Williams keys Hun win No. 3 By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    LAWRENCEVILLE — Nick Williams isn’t the biggest guy on the field. He’s not the fastest or the strongest either.    But Nick Williams is a football player, and a pretty successful one at that. He’s the kind of player every coach wants to have on…

  • Game story: PU football wins Ivy opener

    Tigers rally at Columbia, 27-24 By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor NEW YORK CITY – Scott Britton didn’t know how big a play he had made until he heard the reaction. “I heard all the Princeton fans screaming,” said the Princeton University linebacker. “I looked and the guy didn’t have the ball. It was great…

  • PHS XC eyeing big races

    PHS XC eyeing big races

    Princeton High’s Clara Hartmanshenn has been a consistent contributor to the cross country team for a second straight season. Photo by Robert Gleason

  • PHS XC eyeing big races

    PHS XC eyeing big races

    Hartmanshenn adds to depth By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Clara Hartmanshenn is evidence of how much potential the Princeton High School girls’ cross country team has this fall.    The sophomore is much improved since last season when she finished as high as third for the Little Tigers, yet she is running fifth in the…