Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Column: Justin Time

    PHS, South rivals in golf, tennis By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor     The Princeton High School boys’ golf team won the regular-season meeting with West Windsor-Plainsboro High South last week.    The Pirates responded one week later by winning the Mercer County Tournament on Wednesday. PHS finished second, and it took the Pirates’ record 302 to…

  • Oh, brother: South third singles delivers win

    Richardson helps Pirates tennis by PHS By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Julian Richardson hears the question more than he cares to count.    ”People ask me all the time, ‘Are you Leland’s brother?’” said the younger Richardson. “I’m trying to make my own identify.”    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South sophomore took a big step forward in…

  • Leaders at school, friends on the track

    Stuart seniors lend helping hand By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Changing the world by day, leading the Stuart Country Day track and field team by night.    That’s Tartan seniors Alaina Gaines and Dominique Rice.    The best friends were honored for their work as leaders of Stuart’s Diversity Awareness Youth Services club with certificates of…

  • North grad living dream with Colgate

    North grad living dream with Colgate

    Lalli captains first Patriot lacrosse champs By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Matt Lalli got the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ lacrosse program off the ground over a standout four-year career. He wanted to do the same for the Colgate University men’s team, but even he wasn’t sure the Red Raiders could fly this high. ”You…

  • North grad living dream with Colgate

    North grad living dream with Colgate

    West Windsor-Plainsboro North graduate Matt Lalli will conclude his career at Colgate University with an appearance in the NCAA tournament. Photo courtesy Colgate Athletics

  • Haughton, PHS girls ready for big ending

    Haughton, PHS girls ready for big ending

    Princeton High’s Mary McNutt attempts to run the ball past a West Windsor-Plainsboro South defender during the Little Tigers’ 11-4 win over the Pirates on Tuesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PU softball sweeps to Ivy crown

    Tigers claim third title in four seasons By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Even as the Princeton University softball team opened the season with losses in 17 of its first 20 games, the Tigers’ confidence never waned.    ”From the beginning, we played as a team,” senior Beth Dalmut said. “Even when we were struggling at the…

  • Knights’ comeback falls short

    North resilient after slow start By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    If there’s one habit Beth Mitchell would like to see her girls’ lacrosse team snap out of, it is slow starts.    If there’s one thing that the West Windsor-Plainsboro North head coach would like to see continue is the way that her team has…

  • Steady Kohn leading balanced MHS golf

    Cougar senior looks to finish strong By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Charles Kohn liked the makeup of the Montgomery High golf team last year.    He likes it even better this year.    ”I’m very happy with the way the team has been playing,” said the senior, who leads the team with a 40.2 stroke average. “We’ve…