Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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PHS hoops building tourney experience
Little Tigers fall in state opener By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor TINTON FALLS — The coaches and players on the Princeton High boys’ basketball team believe the squad will be better with the experience gained playing in the state tournament this year. They just wish that experience had lasted a little longer. The Little Tigers…
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Pirate boys expect to take bigger step
South hoops falls in quarterfinals By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor FREEHOLD TWP. — For three quarters, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ basketball team played just the way it wanted. And that put the Pirates into position to claim their first state tournament win in 10 years. ”We went up 44-41 at the start of the…
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Girls basketball seasons end with states
Montgomery High’s Laura Coletti goes up for a basket during the Cougars’ CJ IV win over South Brunswick on Monday. Photo by Dennis Symons, Jr.
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Riley return helps Tigers capture Howe Cup
Women’s squash tops Penn for title By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Casey Riley chose rehabilitation over surgery for the chance to contribute to the Howe Cup championship. The Princeton University senior came all the way back from tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee for the third time to help the Tiger…
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Improved Biago adds another title By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Erik Biago is bigger and better. The Montgomery High School sophomore is not much bigger than he was last year, but it’s all relative. Instead of being underweight as he was last year, Biago has to cut a few pounds now to reach his…
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Bird helps PDS soar into MCT hockey final
Panthers top Hun, North falls to HoVal By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Carson Bird is making the most of a late opportunity. The senior has played sparingly in his first season with the Princeton Day School boys’ ice hockey team, but with the Panthers starting to resemble a scene out of ER, he has…
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MHS exits states after memorable start
Montgomery High’s Kevin Tarca drives to the basket during the Cougars’ 41-40 win over North Brunswick in the opening round of the CJ IV tournament. Photo by Robert Gleason
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MHS exits states after memorable start
Cougars top No. 7 seed By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor NORTH BRUNSWICK — In Casablanca, Rick and Ilsa knew they’d always have Paris. Even after its loss to Rancocas Valley on Wednesday, the Montgomery High boys’ basketball team knows they’ll always have North Brunswick. The 10th-seeded Cougars were eliminated from the Central Jersey Group IV…
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Pisani’s payoff for playing is tourney
Senior leads North hoops into states By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Most coaches would try to talk a good player on the fence into playing. But West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ basketball coach Bob Boyce offered Megan Pisani a way off the team. He wanted her to know that the Knights would understand if she…
