Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Leung sets two-mile mark at national meet
South senior third; North boys’ relay second By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Brian Leung met former Paramus Catholic great Kevin Byrne before the two-mile run at the Nike Indoor Track and Field Nationals in Landover, Md. Then Leung broke Byrne’s 29-year-old state record by finishing third in 8:59.66 Sunday. That mark eclipsed Byrne’s hand-timed…
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Haynie helps Tigers pull away from Hofstra for complete win
PU men’s lacrosse is 2-2 after dominant second half By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Haynie’s third career three-goal outburst didn’t win the game, but it helped raise a new level of confidence in the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team. Haynie scored all of the Tigers’ fourth-quarter goals as they pulled away for an…
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Boys’ fencer of the year
Hummel’s versatility led Panthers to top By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor In a sport where most tend to be specialists, Trevor Hummel showed his versatility this season. The Princeton Day School senior, whose primary weapon is the foil, fenced half of his matches this season in epee. It was a move that helped the Panthers…
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PU men’s hockey wins ECAC series
Tigers shut out Yale to advance By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton University men’s ice hockey team prefers to look at Saturday night’s 4-3 loss as a blip in their season. After opening its best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series with a 3-0 win over Yale on Friday night, Princeton let a 2-0 lead slip away…
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Fencers flourish in state
MHS’ DeLucia fifth in epee By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Nathaniel DeLucia was already going to leave the Montgomery High fencing program feeling good about the way his career and the program has progressed. Now he can leave feeling even better. DeLucia completed his Montgomery fencing career with a fifth-place finish in epee at the…
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Column: Justin Time
Are you ready for some hockey? By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor We added an hour of daylight by pushing the clocks ahead last weekend, but some of the best action remains inside. Here’s the challenge to the area — bring as much support for the Princeton University men’s ice hockey team as you would…
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Jubinville, Tigers set for playoff challenge
PU hockey hosts Yale in ECAC quarterfinals By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Lee Jubinville will be a marked man throughout Princeton University’s Eastern College Athletic Conference quarterfinal series against Yale University that begins 7 p.m. tonight at Hobey Baker Rink. The Princeton junior and Ivy League Player of the Year had better be if…
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Hun hoops grad excels in Division II
Fritsch leads Bentley into national tourney By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor What looked like some misfortune five years ago for Bentley College men’s basketball Jay Lawson turned out to be one of the more fortunate things to happen to the program. Lawson, the longtime head coach at the Waltham, Mass. school, thought he had a…
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Ice Hockey Player of the Year
Jabs’ play helped Panthers to success By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Nick Jabs was concerned at the start of the boys’ ice hockey season. There were any number of things that could have concerned the Princeton Day School junior. The Panthers goalie was coming off a year in which he hadn’t felt good about…
