Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Pirate is forward thinking
Echeverri’s goals lift South field hockey By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Carolina Echeverri is doing a good job of making two transitions in one. The sophomore is in her first year of varsity with the West Windsor-Plainsboro South field hockey team after jumping from playing on the Pirates freshman team last year. Echeverri is…
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North, South volleyball gaining experience
Pirates prevail in rivals matchup By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Both the West Windsor-Plainsboro North and WW-P South girls’ volleyball teams have shown the trademark inconsistencies of youth. Both have also shown promise. In the early season and in their first matchup of the season, the Pirates have gotten the better of the Knights.…
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Zimmerman leading way as blocker for PU
New fullback prepared for Tiger home opener By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It took a little bit of an adjustment, but Matt Zimmerman realizes that a move to fullback got him on the field a lot quicker for the Princeton University football team. ”I was more of a tailback type in high school,” said Zimmerman,…
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Lieb repeats for MCT first singles title
Princeton Day School sophomore Samantha Lieb captured her second straight Mercer County Tournament first singles title with a win over the Hun School’s Kara Shoemaker on Wednesday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
West Windsor-Plainsboro North cross country runner Joe Rosa is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week. Staff photo mby Mark Czajkowski
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Rosa off to record start for North By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Briarwood Invitational in Philadelphia is fast becoming Joe Rosa’s eye-opening meet. Last year, as a freshman, Rosa surprised his West Windsor-Plainsboro North coach Brian Gould by finishing the hilly Belmont Plateau course in 16 minutes, 24 seconds for seventh place. ”It’s…
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Lieb repeats for MCT first singles title
Sophomore leads PDS to second By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Samantha Lieb is no less of a tennis player this year than she was last year, but the wins haven’t come as easily at the start of her season. The Princeton Day School sophomore lost only once last year — by injury default —…
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Pirates top all at MCT
South tennis back to No. 1 By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Before The Hun School girls’ tennis team won seven straight Mercer County Tournament championships, it was the Pirates of West Windsor-Plainsboro South that dominated play with five straight crowns of their own. The Pirates returned to the top of the MCT for the…
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Pirates going global
West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Quinn Male (left) battles for the ball against Montgomery’s Sal Ghodbane during the Pirates’ 4-1 win on Saturday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
