Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PU gives XC reins to Dolan
Assistant rises to head coach By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Steve Dolan has excelled with the responsibility to lead the Princeton University men’s distance runners. Now he has the title to prove it. Dolan was named the Tiger head men’s cross country coach after serving as assistant to Fred Samara for the past four…
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PU making major moves
Former Tigers get call-ups By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor If there were any doubts as to the talent level of Princeton University’s Ivy League championship baseball teams, there isn’t anymore. Three members from those teams were active in the major leagues Wednesday, two with the same organization. Will Venable, a 2005 PU graduate, was…
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Change for MHS soccer
Steeb new boys’ coach By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Rickey Steeb feels like he is coming into his position as Montgomery High boys’ soccer coach pretty well prepared. A graduate of McCorristin High School and Rowan University, Steeb spent the last two seasons as the Cougars’ freshman coach. So he knows the players in the…
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Keasey starting on 49ers…on offense
Former Princeton University linebacker Zac Keasey (45) has found a home in the NFL as a fullback with the San Francisco 49ers. Photo courtesy of San Francisco 49ers
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Perry: Two races, two continents, one day
Ex-WW-P South hockey star selected for thrill By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Adam Perry suspected at first that he had received a hoax e-mail. Instead, a unique invitation turned into one of the most memorable experiences of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South graduate’s life. Perry was one of just a handful of entrants in…
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Perry: Two races, two continents, one day
West Windsor-Plainsboro High South graduates Adam Perry (left) and Nicole Gregorio competed in the Melbourne 10k and Los Angeles 10k on the same day as part of the Human Race.
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Keasey starting on 49ers…on offense
Ex-PU linebacker now an NFL fullback By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Zak Keasey was a two-time first-team All-Ivy League linebacker at Princeton University. He will make his first NFL start at fullback for the San Francisco 49ers when they host Arizona 4:15 Sunday. ”I’m looking forward to getting the regular season kicked off,” Keasey…
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PU football finally opens pre-season camp
Captain Koch looking forward to final season By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Not quite one week after his 21st birthday, Matt Koch received the best present he could get. Football practice started for the Princeton University senior. Koch remained on campus this summer to condition and prepare for the upcoming season in which he…
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Opener matters for PU
Urgency raised for field hockey By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Must-win declarations are usually saved for end of the season when a team sits on the brink of a playoff or tournament bid. The Princeton University field hockey team isn’t going to wait that long. The Tigers open their season on Saturday at Richmond,…
