Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Irritated Lewinson a record setter By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor   Rebecca Lewinson was feeling tired at the Pirate Invitational on Saturday, but all it took her to get going at the end was a sticky starter.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South sophomore was on the starting block, dreading jumping in the pool for her final…

  • PDS girls bottle up volleyball win

    Mischner, Panthers making progress By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor   If Lindsey Mischner could bottle up any performance, it would be the win the Princeton Day School girls’ volleyball team had over Germantown Academy in the Inter-AC Tournament on Saturday.    ”That was definitely one of the best games of our season,” said the Panthers outside…

  • Hun hockey gets back to winning

    Raiders top Steinert to open MCT By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The day before The Hun School began its midterm exams, the Raiders ice hockey team passed a big test.    Seeded 14th, Hun topped third-seeded Steinert, 5-2, Monday in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament. Hun lost, 5-2, to Steinert just 12…

  • Grant seizes opportunity to shine at Pirate

    WW-P South junior sweeps pair of sprint wins By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    West Windsor-Plainsboro South coach Paul Hamnett didn’t emphasize the Pirate Invitational last weekend with just two weeks to go until the Mercer County Championships.    ”I told my guys and girls, I’m not as concerned with performance,” he said. “I didn’t give…

  • Ettin in big role for PHS

    Helps hoops stop Knights By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Skye Ettin came into his sophomore season with the Princeton High boys’ basketball team looking to contribute wherever he was needed.    And so far this year, he’s been needed in a lot of places and contributed in all of them.    ”Skye is very versatile,” said Princeton…

  • MHS is still perfect on 2008 hardwood

    Wysocki producing for Cougars By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Jen Wysocki is playing a lot more than she did last season for the Montgomery High School girls’ basketball team.    Just as Kevin Kretschy thought.    ”She played sparingly,” recalled the MHS head coach. “Looking back at the films from last year, she was very productive…

  • Hun comes together for win vs. Solebury

    Goulbourne, Raiders eye tourneys By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    One game after another, the Hun School boys’ basketball team has taken on some of the best teams in the area.    And one game after another, the Raiders continue to work on coming together as a team, even if the end results isn’t always a win.…

  • Cougars wake up for split

    Bobal sustains wrestling streak By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Tyler Bobal was up at 5 a.m., but wasn’t feeling fully awake until halfway through Saturday’s wrestling tri-meet.    Despite a win from the freshman, Montgomery High School suffered a 33-28 loss to Vernon in the first match of the day, but they turned it around…

  • Raiders’ winning returns

    Liaskos helps Hun net pair By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Lexee Liaskos was hoping to become a better all-around basketball player when she transferred to The Hun School.    When the Raiders junior tore ligaments in the thumb on her shooting hand, she had a chance she didn’t necessarily ask for.    ”I was determined to…