Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Pirates going global

    Pirates going global

    Travels aid South soccer senior By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Keisuke Murata has been busy.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior came into this soccer season as prepared as ever. And to do that, he spent a lot of time traveling and gaining experience playing against elite players.    ”I went to Malta this summer,” said…

  • Even after near-perfect half, PU falls short

    Tigers drop football opener at The Citadel By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    All the little details that the Princeton University football team had talked about improving since last season were there.    There were no turnovers. There were red-zone scores. There were stops on third down defensively and conversions offensively. For one half, they gave…

  • PHS duo hammers, nails down first win

    Hun, MHS also square football records By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Princeton High football coach Steve Everette felt like he was coaching a different team than the one that had opened the season with a 29-3 loss to Nottingham.    After a disappointing opener, the Little Tigers bounced back with a 39-7 win at Ewing on…

  • Celestin, Marsielle advance in Princeton’s greatest contest

    Trotman Sr., Craig, Webber and Mooney in current matchups    Former Princeton High boys’ soccer star and one-time Little Tigers head coach Ron Celestin, as well as former track and field star Wagner Marsielle have advanced through the first round of the Princeton High’s All-Time Greatest Athlete contest.    Celestin, currently an assistant women’s soccer coach at…

  • Pirates going global

    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

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Record-setting opener for Farrell By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor  Connor Farrell has been impressive since moving into the starting quarterback role for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South football team.    Nothing he’d done in the last two seasons, however, could have predicted such a record-breaking start to his senior season.    ”In the preseason, he was real…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    WW-P South quarterback Connor Farrell is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PHS puts it together for first win of year

    PHS puts it together for first win of year

    Akrong shutout backs Annis goals By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Princeton High School field hockey team got just what it needed at both ends of the field Thursday.    The Little Tigers’ defense was anchored by goalie Moriah Akrong while the offense found its stride led by Liz Annis. They combined for a 3-0…

  • Abad has adjusted to No. 1

    Junior helps Stuart start 6-0 By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Monday was a special day in Alex Abad’s tennis season.    The Stuart Country Day junior was looking forward to the start of the Mercer County Tournament.    ”Mercer Counties is my favorite time of the year,” said Abad, who plays first singles for the Tartans.…