Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Cougars put together crazy comeback in loss

    MHS boys fall to PHS in overtime despite rally By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    It wasn’t quite Reggie Miller against the New York Knicks, but it was pretty close.    In the 1995 NBA playoffs, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to lift his Indiana Pacers team to a 107-105 win over the stunned Knicks.…

  • Hirsch does well in first start for Tigers

    Sophomore aids PU men’s lax win By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Jeremy Hirsch is in the same position that countless Princeton University defenders have been in before — replacing an All-American.    Hirsch, a sophomore, is stepping into the role on defense held by Zach Jungers. He’s joining with senior Dan Cocoziello, another All-America player, and…

  • PHS girls’ state run ends in B semifinal

    PHS girls’ state run ends in B semifinal

    Little Tigers fall to Haddonfield By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Jordan Shapiro found a little memento of her final swims for Princeton High School.    Moments after the third-seeded Little Tigers lost, 98-72, to second-seeded Haddonfield in a rematch of last year’s state final, the PHS senior found what she was looking for taped to…

  • Eight is enough to wrestle Regions

    Marsh, Knights duo join five from MHS By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Corey Marsh came away from the Mercer County Wrestling Tournament disappointed with his fifth-place showing.    He was hoping to make up for that disappointment with a strong showing at the District 17 tournament on Saturday. And while the Princeton High junior didn’t get…

  • PHS boys looking forward to first state game

    PHS boys looking forward to first state game

    Princeton High’s Matt Young defends a shot by Montgomery’s Misha Miljanic during the Little Tigers’ 54-53 overtime win. Photo by Robert Gleason

  • WW-P South girls hit by Tornadoes in MCT final

    WW-P South girls hit by Tornadoes in MCT final

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s Tory Sharpless drives to the basket during the Pirates’ 51-29 loss to Trenton in the Mercer County Tournament. Photo by Dennis Symons

  • PHS girls’ state run ends in B semifinal

    PHS girls’ state run ends in B semifinal

    Jordan Shapiro anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay for Princeton High in its loss to Haddonfield in the state B Division semifinals. Photo by Dennis Symons Jr.

  • Pirate girls swim best in finals loss

    Pirate girls swim best in finals loss

    WW-P South is state runner-up By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ swimming head coach Paul Hamnett still ended up in the pool.    Though the final outcome wasn’t in their favor, the Pirates had every right to celebrate.    They made lineup moves that worked. They set personal bests. They swam to school…

  • Girls’ fencing squads take step up in state

    WW-P North epee is Top 10 finisher By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    None of the Packet-area girls’ fencing squads that competed in the girls’ state squad championships finished as high as they would have liked on Sunday at North Hunterdon.    But all four squads had something in common — they were taking another step forward…