Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Hun School fencer Ambika Singh is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Raiders glad Singh stayed home By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor   Ambika Singh could have been fencing with the United State junior national team in Budapest, Hungary.    Instead, the Montgomery resident stayed home to enjoy some family time and compete for the Hun School girls’ foil squad at the Santelli Tournament on Saturday.    ”I fully…

  • 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…

  • PHS puts it together in win over rival PDS

    PHS puts it together in win over rival PDS

    Boys’ basketball searching for consistency By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor   When the Princeton High boys’ basketball team gets rolling, it can be a pretty tough bunch to stop.    Princeton Day found that out first-hand Monday night when the Little Tigers went on a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter, breaking open a tight game for…

  • MHS’ Ren makes most of second chance

    Once cut, swimmer now provides depth By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor   Tracy Ren could have given up altogether after her first foray into competitive swimming ended almost as soon as it started.    The Montgomery High School junior was cut from the girls’ swim team as a freshman, but has returned to surprise even herself…

  • Experience benefits South fencers

    Experience benefits South fencers

    West Windsor-Plainsboro South fencer Jason Wang (right) won a pair of foil bouts in the Pirates’ win over Montgomery on Wedenesday. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Dozen defeats for PU hoops

    Dozen defeats for PU hoops

    Overtime unkind to Tigers By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor   What is worse, losing your 12th straight game or knowing you won’t get a shot at snapping that streak for nearly three weeks?    That’s the question facing the Princeton University men’s basketball team after the Tigers let an 18-point lead slip away before losing to Lafayette,…

  • Cougars earn win by a Hare

    Late goal fuels MHS By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    A 10-0 win would be nice, but Amo Hare knows there are none in the Red Division.    That’s why the Montgomery High School ice hockey team’s 1-0 win over West Essex, a one-win team, Tuesday didn’t bother him much. He found a big positive in…

  • PHS puts it together in win over rival PDS