Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

Brothers set for MCT wrestling By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The Matt and Jon Redmond that Christopher Manente sees at wrestling practice every day are a lot different than the Matt and Jon Redmond the rest of the school sees all day long.    ”They’re both really interesting guys,” said Manente, the first-year West Windsor-Plainsboro High…

MHS girls third in Skyland swimming By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Gwen Comollo is still getting used to being able to swim this fast.    The Montgomery High School junior has no specific explanation for how she has set personal records in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events this year. In fact, after last…

Jabs lives up to big-game billing By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor   Nick Jabs grew up in hockey skates, but it was his first season of high school football that taught him an important lesson to be used on the ice.    ”Make every play 25 seconds long,” said the Princeton Day School junior. “My mental…

PU men’s hockey wins sixth straight By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    In appearance, it was just like all the rest Taylor Fedun had seen in his years of ice hockey.    Hard rubber, one inch thick by three inches in diameter.    But the hockey puck that the Princeton University freshman was handed on Tuesday night…

Pirate ready to show track speed By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Ashleigh Delemos feels naive about what she will face in the Mercer County Championships at Toms River 9 a.m. Sunday.    It may be the West Windsor-Plainsboro South freshman sprinter and hurdler’s first truly big meet, but it is her opponents who might want…

Better times ahead By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor   A year ago, the Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team won three games all season. This year the Panthers are 12-8 and contenders for a state Prep B championship.    A year ago, the Princeton High boys’ basketball team finished 7-15, the Little Tigers’ sixth straight losing season.…

Brothers Jon (left) and Matt Redmond are two of a large group young wrestlers on the West Windsor-Plainsboro South wrestling team. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski.

Juniors Riestra, Smith lift North By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ swim team has every reason to expect to top last year’s fourth-place finish when it opens the Mercer County Championships at Lawrence High on Thursday.    The Knights improved to 8-2 with a 113-57 win over Steinert last Thursday. They…

Tigers stop Dominican to snap losing streak By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    As the losses mounted, Sydney Johnson could count on the fact his team would keep working hard and looking for ways to improve.    ”This is a resilient group,” Johnson said after his Princeton University men’s basketball team had snapped a 12-game losing streak…