Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • 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)…

  • Bachner’s summer starts at diamond

    WW-P North pitcher makes Mercer squad By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    David Bachner isn’t playing American Legion baseball this summer, but he has found the perfect way to keep his arm sharp between the high school season and the start of his showcase season.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North junior is on the Mercer County…

  • Otis elevates game in Legion season

    Otis elevates game in Legion season

    WW-P baseball off to fast start By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Don Hutchinson came into the season with a bit of an idea of what Chet Otis could do to help the West Windsor-Plainsboro American Legion baseball team.    And after just four games, Otis has done all the WW-P manager could have hoped for and…

  • Softball Player of the Year

    Softball Player of the Year

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High North senior Danielle Parisi con´cluded her career as the first Knights player to reach 100 hits. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Otis elevates game in Legion season

    Otis elevates game in Legion season

    West Windsor-Plainsboro’s Greyson Van Dyke steals second base during Tuesday’s 6-1 win over Mitchell Davis. Photo by Dennis Symons Jr.

  • Pirates perfect at MOC

    Pirates perfect at MOC

    Griffith’s new best leads South track trio By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — West Windsor-Plainsboro South was disappointed to send just three athletes of the Meet of Champions on Thursday.    The Pirates, though, were thrilled when all three returned with medals and two school records, and another finished less than an inch…

  • Prentice saves best for last MOC race

    MHS soph is fifth in 3,200 meters By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Jillian Prentice keeps coming up big in big races.    The Montgomery High School sophomore did it at the end of the fall, and she did it in Thursday’s Meet of Champions. Prentice obliterated her school record to finish fifth…

  • Knights’ time comes at MOC

    Walters’ third leads North’s record meet By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — The West Windsor-Plainsboro North track and field contingent won’t be forgetting its first trip to the outdoor Meet of Champions anytime soon.    The first trip for nine of the 10 Knights to go to South Plainfield on Thursday ended with…

  • Baseball Player of the Year

    Baseball Player of the Year

    Clint O’Brien led the Princeton Day School baseball team to the best season in program history in his senior year. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski