Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Dillon alumni return
Pictured are five former Dillon Youth Basketball League players who are now attending Princeton University and volunteering in the league. Clockwise from lower left are: Anna Lutz, Taher Modarressi, Sam Hayes, Mykel Kulkarni and Ellen Clarke. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year
West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Becky Peters is the Princeton Packet Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Cougars win state tourney opener
Irving’s switch has MHS in quarters By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor SOMERSET — A couple of switches for Will Irving helped the Montgomery High School boys’ ice hockey team reach the public A Division quarterfinals. Irving was forced to switch sticks when he broke his only two early in the sixth-seeded Cougars’ round of…
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Harper’s crowning moment
Senior helps PU win Heptagonals By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Emma Harper approached the Indoor Heptagonals Championships differently last weekend. She figured she had to as a captain of the Princeton University women’s track and field team. ”I felt this year there’s a sense of determination I hadn’t felt in other years,” said the…
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North hockey posts upset before elimination
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor RED BANK — The West Windsor-Plainsboro North ice hockey team felt a bit slighted by its No. 18 seed in the state tournament. The Knights had played well this season and with 16 wins and a semifinal appearance in the Mercer County Tournament felt they deserved better. Judging by their…
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Cougars win state tourney opener
Montgomery High’s Mike Papsin is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the first goal of the game in the Cougars’ 3-2 win over Brick Township on Tuesday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
