Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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Slow is key for Pirate
Johnson aids South boys’ hoops By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor HAMILTON — Bob Schurtz is fully aware of just how much Chris Johnson can help his basketball team. Now, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South coach just needs to get Johnson to slow himself down enough to do it every night. ”Chris is going to get there,”…
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Stirlings package MHS wins
Cougar careers closing at top By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Brian and Jeff Stirling will make some college swim team very happy next year. ”We’re a package deal,” said Brian. But for just over one more month, they belong to the Montgomery High School boys’ team. The Cougars are thrilled to be getting a…
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Logan helps Hun squeak by Benedict’s
Raiders come up with big swims By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor St. Benedict’s presents a unique challenge for Emily Logan and the Hun School swim team. Last season, Logan’s first year on Hun’s co-ed team, the Raiders didn’t face St. Benedicts. Friday they did. ”It was tough because they’re all boys,” said the Hun…
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Peters nets 1,000th point in big win
Senior is fifth Pirate to milestone By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor HOPEWELL — Becky Peters has a thousand reasons to smile. And now she has 1,000 points to smile about as well. The West Windsor-Plainsboro South senior didn’t waste much time in reaching the milestone during Friday’s 49-38 win over Hopewell Valley. With 1:31…
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Schulte gets Stuart going
Defense aids in win By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Sarah Schulte was part of a pretty good Stuart Country Day School basketball team a year ago. As a freshman, Schulte played in 20 games, averaging 3.2 points a game as the Tartans went 11-12. This year, Schulte is better and so is Stuart. With two…
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Schulte gets Stuart going
Stuart Country Day School’s Amber Bowman (front) and Princeton Day School’s Tiffany Patterson battle for a loose ball during the Tartans’ 55-44 win on Friday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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Larsen, young WW-P North starting to show improvement
Knights wrestle to five wins in loss to Allentown By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Eventually, Zach Larsen hopes to be one of West Windsor-Plainsboro High North’s best wrestlers. He’s set his goals high, but not too high during his first full season with the Knights’ varsity. ”One of our wrestlers last year was Jeff Rotella,”…
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Track gold for Knights
South, MHS also winners By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Ryan Sleeper won a medal at the Group III state relays last year. The West Windsor-Plainsboro North junior shared in one a little more valuable Sunday. The Knights team of Steve Au-Yeung, Sleeper, John LiPuma and Tyler Corkdale captured gold in the 4×800 relay in…
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Kaiser’s goal lifts Tigers
PU ice hockey earns weekend sweep By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Kaiser only needed one shot to celebrate his 21st birthday. The Princeton University sophomore found a birthday surprise, a blocked puck in the neutral zone, waiting for him when he left the penalty box. He scooped it up and raced in for…
