Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Pirate girls work to remain unbeaten in CVC

    Pirate girls work to remain unbeaten in CVC

    Ketchmark helps WW-P South swim by Irish By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Jenna Ketchmark tried to do her homework while passing the afternoon hours before the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ swim team’s meet Thursday.  It was a little hard to focus with an impending showdown against Notre Dame scheduled for that night.    ”I tried…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Paladino locks down MHS crown By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    When the Montgomery High boys’ basketball team got behind by 13 points after the first quarter of the championship game of the Gene Haley Memorial Tournament, there was only one way the Cougars were going to get back into the game — with lockdown defense.…

  • Seniors leading Knights swimming

    Seniors leading Knights swimming

    Cino, Whitlow took different paths to guide girls By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Michelle Cino and Abby Whitlow started their careers similarly, but took different paths to being leaders for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ swim team.    Cino is in her fourth year swimming for the Knights. She was a big points winner as…

  • Litwak anchor of Knights’ ‘D’

    Litwak anchor of Knights’ ‘D’

    North hockey remains unbeaten By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    There is nothing complicated about the way the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North ice hockey team has opened the season with an 11-game unbeaten streak.    ”We’ve just been focusing on playing solid defense and trying to get the shutout,” said junior defenseman Scott Litwak, who helped the…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Montgomery High boys’ basketball player Connor Paladino is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Seniors leading Knights swimming

    Seniors leading Knights swimming

    Senior Abby Whitlow has been a welcome addition to the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ swim team, helping the Knights to last week’s Hornet Relays title. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Victory easy for Cassidy

    PHS soph is getting better By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group    Can it be that Victoria Cassidy is only a sophomore?    It seems like she has been winning for the Princeton High girls’ swimming team forever after enjoying a strong freshman season and an even stronger start to this campaign.    Prior to the Little Tigers…

  • Litwak anchor of Knights’ ‘D’

    Litwak anchor of Knights’ ‘D’

    West Windsor-Plainsboro High North’s Adam Kessler is checked into the boards by Robbinsville’s Richie Flocco during the Knights’ 6-1 win on Wednesday at Mercer County Park. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Cougars’ Paladino making a quick impact

    Freshman sets high jump mark at county meet By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Fiona Paladino set the bar pretty high in her first significant winter track and field meet.    It figures. The high jump is the Montgomery High School freshman’s favorite event.    She broke the Somerset County Championships record and won in her debut…