Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Ice Hockey Player of the Year

    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…

  • Savage exits as PU fan favorite

    Savage exits as PU fan favorite

    Local resident’s college career ends By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    In his nine years of playing basketball in Princeton, Noah Savage has become a fan favorite.    He has his own explanation for why fans seem to have enjoyed watching him play.    ”That’s mainly because (Kyle) Koncz’s charisma is pretty low,” Savage said with a smile.…

  • Disappointing PU hoops year over

    Penn loss adds to tough season By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The Princeton University men’s basketball team was looking for a feel-good way to end its season.    Maybe it was fitting that there wasn’t really one.    True to their season, the Tigers fought Pennsylvania valiantly in a game that was close until the final…

  • PU men’s lacrosse improves despite second straight loss

    Offense tests Virginia for more competitive Tigers By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Make no mistake about it, Bill Tierney wants to win every game his Princeton University men’s lacrosse team plays.    But in some situations — like Saturday’s 12-10 loss to Virginia — losses are a little easier to deal with.    ”One thing I’ve learned…

  • Dillon alumni return

    Dillon alumni return

    Hoops coaches once in league By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The Princeton Recreation Department’s Dillon Youth Basketball League offers a unique opportunity that few other youth recreational leagues offer — the opportunity to be coached by college students.    While most recreation leagues rely on the coaching of parent volunteers, the Dillon League has been utilizing…

  • Biago, Reynolds first from MHS for states

    Cougar wrestlers hope to build on experience By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Erik Biago and Tom Reynolds went to Atlantic City last year to watch the Meet of Champions.    ”It was exciting,” Reynolds recalled. “I looked at those wrestlers because I had been wrestling for barely a month. I imagined being one of them.…

  • Princeton men hosting Penn tonight to conclude season

    Princeton men hosting Penn tonight to conclude season

    Princeton University’s Jason Briggs drives to the basket past Columbia defender Brett Loscalzo during the Tigers’ win on Friday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski