Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

Mak, field hockey squad are building on chemistry By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    With 12 seniors on the roster, the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North field hockey team came into this season hoping to make it a special one.    After opening the season with a loss to Robbinsville in a game that was shortened due to…

Little Tigers turn page with victory vs. Hamilton By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The Princeton High football team came into this season ready to put last year’s winless campaign behind them.    The Little Tigers did that in a big way as they outplayed Hamilton on both sides of the ball on their way to a…

Li, Ravi are experienced leaders By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Angela Li and Sanjana Ravi rallied to help lift the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls tennis team to an encouraging 3-2 win over Princeton High on Thursday.    The Pirates have rallied as a team after they got a bit of a shock to start the…

Phil McAuliffe Princeton Day School’s Lauren Finley looks to get the ball between Stuart Country Day School defenders Kate Walsh and Fayette Plambeck during the Panthers’ 3-2 win on Monday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

Field hockey slips past Stuart for initial win By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Tracey Arndt is asking a lot of her young players this year. And so far they have responded well for the Princeton Day School field hockey team.    ”We have such a young team and I am really asking a lot of them…

Dijkgraaf settles into newest role By Bob Nuse, Sports    Jurriaan Dijkgraaf knows that a big part of being successful in the Princeton High boys soccer program is taking advantage of your opportunity when it comes.    After spending his sophomore season on the junior varsity and last year as a backup to three very experienced strikers,…

Little Tigers excel at annual event By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Emma Eikelberner’s third season of cross country began with her first win at a road race.    The Princeton High School junior was the top female finisher at the 6th Annual Helene Cody Cranbury 5k Run/Walk on Saturday in 20 minutes, 29 seconds.    ”I…

By Jashvina Shah, Special Writer    Robert Consulmagno has 17 gold medals in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He’s a purple belt with six silver medals, is ranked eighth in the world and can’t go a day without training.    But four years ago, Consulmagno was travelling around the country, running away from his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and looking…

Junior looks to aid PU football’s title defense By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    At 5-foot-11, Evan Kappatos does not exactly stand out among the Princeton University defensive lineman.    The junior tackle is hoping to change that when the season starts. He would like to be one of the solutions to the biggest question mark…