Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PU’s VanLeuven ninth at NCAA 10,000 meters
Junior finishes season with strong effort By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Jolee VanLeuven is not a fast starter, but she is a good finisher, perfect for the longest event on the track. The Princeton University junior came on strong to finish ninth and earn All-America in the women’s 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships…
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Princeton Packet Tennis Player of the Year
Holland stays to finish dominant career By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor David Holland accomplished a lot in his first three years on the Princeton Day School boys’ tennis team. He also accomplished plenty outside the Panthers team, and each year witnessed great strides in his level of play. After another big jump last summer,…
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Giles records round to remember at CVCC
Princeton resident sinks two holes-in-one* By: Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Rick Giles had never hit a hole-in-one. In fact, he’d never been close. Then in one day the Princeton resident not only accomplished the elusive golf feat, he nearly did it twice. Giles, playing in the Cherry Valley Country Club Three-Day Invitational Golf Tournament earlier…
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PU’s McBride is international man of mystery
Tiger keeps busy during hectic lacrosse week By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Jack McBride is no Austin Powers, but last week he was an international man of mystery. Keeping track of the rising Princeton University sophomore was harder than stopping one of his laser shots. McBride met the United States Under-19 men’s lacrosse team…
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PU trip abroad ‘great’
Lacrosse enjoyed games, sights By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Princeton University men’s lacrosse team capped the 2008 season and simultaneously welcomed in the 2009 season on a weeklong trip to Spain and Ireland. ”For our seniors, it was a good reward,” said PU head coach Bill Tierney after returning Friday. “They were down…
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Princeton Packet Tennis Player of the Year
Princeton Day School senior David Holland is the Princeton Packet Boys’ Tennis Player of the Year. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Softball Player of the Year
Knights’ Parisi motivated for huge year By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor After three years of starting for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North softball team, Danielle Parisi should be pretty comfortable in any situation. Even as a senior, however, the fear of failure was a big motivator for her. ”The biggest fear for me is definitely…
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Haywood Derby sees fast finish
PHS has own speed racers By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Tension and excitement hung in the air at Princeton High School on Wednesday. Final exams and graduation were approaching quickly, but it was the speed of some miniature cars that was on the mind of the nearly 100 students in Craig Haywood’s four Computer…
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Basketball league begins 20th season
Special events highlight new year By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Ben Stentz has a hard time believing this is the 20th season of the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League. ”It’s pretty amazing that it’s been 20 years,” said Stentz, the league co-commissioner and a former player in the league. “I started playing with (Doug)…
