Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Girls’ Swimmer of the Year

    Girls’ Swimmer of the Year

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High South sophomore Rebecca Lewinson repeated as the winner of the 100 breaststroke at the Meet of Cham´pions, while also finishing fifth in the 200 IM at the meet. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Williams makes trek for ice hockey title

    Princeton resident wins with Green Wave By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Thad Williams has a longer commute to school each day than most high school seniors.    But for the Princeton resident, the daily trek back and forth to the Delbarton School in Morristown is a worthwhile one. Williams has found the benefits far outweigh the…

  • PU men’s hockey extends season with title

    Tigers earn ECAC crown, advance to NCAAs By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    ALBANY, N.Y. — Make no mistake about it, the Princeton University men’s ice hockey team is excited to be playing in the NCAA tournament.    But the Tigers were just as excited to know that their win in the ECAC championship game on Saturday…

  • Crunch time is West Windsor resident’s hobby

    Crunch time is West Windsor resident’s hobby

    Tower develops player analysis system By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Brandon Tower has a fascination with numbers and statistics.    He’s also a huge fan of the NBA.    The West Windsor resident has put those two passions together and started his own system of evaluating players, which he hopes may someday be used on a widespread…

  • La Placa fights in new ring

    La Placa fights in new ring

    Princeton High graduate Paul La Placa will compete as an amateur in the Mixed Martial Arts Fight Leaguein the 189-pound cruiserweight division at the House of Blues in Atlantic City’s Showboat Casi´no on Saturday night. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Boys’ Swimmer of the Year

    Boys’ Swimmer of the Year

    Grant helped Pirates stay on top in CVC By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Joey Grant doesn’t often find himself in come-from-behind situations, and this season was no different.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South junior stayed at the forefront of area swimming, and more surprisingly, kept the Pirate boys near the front as well.    ”I think…

  • Boys’ Swimmer of the Year

    Boys’ Swimmer of the Year

    Junior Joey Grant helped the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ swim team to a 14-2 record this season. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • La Placa fights in new ring

    La Placa fights in new ring

    MMA amateur is former PHS wrestler By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    When Paul La Placa’s wrestling career came to an end, he found something just a little more intense.    Albright College cut its program after La Placa’s freshman year there, but the former Princeton High School wrestler turned his attention to mixed martial arts,…

  • PU women top rival late

    Perrelle helps save Tigers vs. UVA By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The latest Princeton-Virginia women’s lacrosse game had all the makings of an NCAA Tournament game, without the finality.    That element may come in May when the NCAAs start, and it will if recent history is any indication.    ”We’ve seen them four out of…