Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Pirates perfect at MOC
West Windsor-Plainsboro South sophomore Keith Griffith reacts to his final time after finishing third in the 800 meters at the Meet of Champions on Thursday. Photo by Elane Coleman
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Baseball Player of the Year
Versatile O’Brien made PDS best ever By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Bruce Devlin has a hard time believing his time with Clint O’Brien is finally over. ”It feels like he has been with me for eight years,” said Devlin, who coached O’Brien at the varsity level in football and baseball the last four years at…
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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…
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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…
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Tennis tourney trips end in semis
Richardson, South doubles fall at Inman By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ tennis team sealed its season by sending its flights to the semifinals in the state singles and doubles tournaments. Third-seeded Leland Richardson reached the singles semifinals before falling to second-seeded Mike Lampa of Ocean Township, 6-2, 6-2, indoors…
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Legion teams open year optimistically
WW-P, Post 218 seeking playoffs By: Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Both Tom Parker and Don Hutchinson found themselves in similar positions heading into their respective season openers in the Mercer County American Legion League. Hutchinson, whose West Windsor-Plainsboro team went 17-5 a year ago, will open the season with a solid number of returning players,…
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Duo makes most of final chances
Au-Yeung, LiPuma into Meet of Champs By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Four years of work culminated in Steve Au-Yeung and John LiPuma reaching the Meet of Champions. It is the first time for each of the West Windsor-Plainsboro North senior captains in an outdoor track and field season. Both also went with the Knights…
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PU soph soars to NCAAs
Frick is tops in East high jump By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor For the second straight year, Justin Frick will cap his outdoor track and field season with a trip to the NCAA Championships. After placing third in the East Regionals to advance to nationals last year, the Princeton University sophomore won the men’s…
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Tholis’ sleepless night rewarded By: Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Matt Tholis didn’t sleep well on Friday night. The Montgomery High School senior was thinking about the Group IV state track and field meet. “I wasn’t really nervous, as much as excited,” Tholis said. “I had trouble sleeping. I was bouncing off walls…
