Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • WW-P South gives East starting point

    WW-P South gives East starting point

    Princeton High graduate Jordan Simpson prepares to snap the ball to quarterback Matt Hill during Wednesday night’s Sunshine Classic game at The College of New Jersey. Photo by Dennis Symons Jr.

  • C-P learned from loss in final nine opener

    Ewing bats too much to overcome By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    HAMILTON — Rather than reflect on the final score, Dave Benerofe prefers to look at the things his Cranbury-Plainsboro team accomplished in its final nine opener of the District 12 Little League tournament at Nottingham Little League.    ”It was a tough opener,” said Benerofe,…

  • Column: Justin Time

    Keeping it real on the diamond By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Kids nowadays are bigger and stronger than ever at an earlier age.    They have better equipment, and better facilities. It’s considered a hardship if there’s not an indoor batting cage at a league site. And by bumping the age cut-offs back two years…

  • Perfect again

    Perfect again

    Montgomery’s Greg Kocinski (left) congratulates teammate Michael Edenzon after scoring a run during Tuesday night’s 14-4 win over Hamil´ton in the Cal Ripken District One tournament. Photo by Dennis Symons Jr.

  • Foster is a hit with WW baseball team

    Foster is a hit with WW baseball team

    HTRBA’s Sam Giacino dives back into second base ahead of the tag of West Windsor’s Scott Feryus during West Windsor’s 4-3 win on Friday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Kocinski keeps Montgomery 12s unbeaten

    Walk-off homer sends squad to district final By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    HAMILTON — Greg Kocinski may have had his struggles in the spring, but everything seemed to clear up in time for districts.    It always does for Kocinski, who drilled a no-doubt, two-run walk-off home run in a 12-10 win over Hopewell on…

  • McCann starting quickly

    WW-P 13s in Babe Ruth semifinals By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    In the spring, Matt McCann poured his energy into helping the Grover Elementary middle school team, but the highlight to his year of baseball was still to come.    ”In the spring, I was very focused on the school team,” McCann said. “Once that…

  • Everybody out of the pool

    Princeton, C-P and West Windsor all move on in District 12 By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    HAMILTON — All three Packet-area teams in the District 12 Little League 12-year-old baseball tournament have advanced from pool play and will take part in the final nine, which begins Wednesday night at Nottingham Little League.    Cranbury-Plainsboro, which finished…

  • Princeton 12s softball wins second in district

    Costantino aids effort vs. West Windsor By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Halley Costantino wanted to play in the District 12 Little League Softball Tournament.    The problem was, the Plainsboro resident didn’t have a team when the summer began.    ”First we went for West Windsor and they didn’t respond in time,” Costantino said. “Then we…