Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Big senior send-offs for Hun, PDS football

    Raiders end 9-0, Panthers win bowl By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Dave Dudeck wanted to see his senior class go out with a win.    So did Bruce Devlin.    Both football coaches got their wish this weekend, sending their seniors away on a high note after impressive seasons.    Dudeck’s Hun School team topped Worcester Academy, 46-6,…

  • Pirates defense comes up big against Jackson

    Pirates defense comes up big against Jackson

    WW-P South advances in CJ IV football By Steve Tuckerson, Special Writer   It was certainly appropriate that the defense provided the exclamation point on West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s second playoff win in three seasons on Saturday.    The unit had already forced five turnovers and kept visiting Jackson Memorial out of the end zone before standout middle…

  • Prentice, Kellner returning to to Meet of Champs

    Local girls fare well at Group XC By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor     HOLMDEL — The last time that Katie Kellner and Jillian Prentice ran at Holmdel Park, it was sunny and hot for the Shore Coaches Invitational. Too hot, in their minds.    Under overcast and cool skies, both showed considerable improvement in advancing to…

  • Pirates defense comes up big against Jackson

    Pirates defense comes up big against Jackson

    WW-P South’s David Twamley looks for runnung room during the Pirates’ 28-14 win over Jackson Memorial. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Cougars look to build on state experience

    Cougars look to build on state experience

    MHS returns several key gymnasts By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor   Now that the Montgomery High gymnastics team has achieved its goal of making it to the state tournament as a team, the Cougars can set their sights on a new goal — coming closer to winning a state title.    ”We did OK, but not great,”…

  • PHS football gaines experience in loss

    Little Tigers look to add strength By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    MATAWAN — The Princeton High football team didn’t get the end result it had hoped for in its 38-3 loss to Long Branch in the Central Jersey Group III playoffs.    But the Little Tigers are hopeful that this is just the latest step forward…

  • WW-P North boys win Group III cross country

    WW-P North boys win Group III cross country

    Squeri helps push Knights to goal By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor   HOLMDEL — Jon Squeri ended up bloodied the last time the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ cross country team raced at Holmdel Park.    It took a dozen stitches to close a cut over Squeri’s eyebrow that was opened up by an elbow at the…

  • Tigers get one for PU

    Men’s hoops wins Johnson debut By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    In the early part of the season, first-year Princeton University men’s basketball coach Sydney Johnson is getting to know his players and his players are getting to know him.    But as this learning process goes on, both sides have at least one thing in common…

  • WW-P North boys win Group III cross country

    WW-P North boys win Group III cross country

    Jon Squeri helped the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ cross country team win its first Group III state championship Saturday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski