Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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MHS freshmen quite a pair
Rasmussen, Foxx earn SCT singles crowns By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor There’s a reason that John Arnold feels so good about the future of the Montgomery High School girls’ tennis team. At the top of the Cougars lineup are a pair of freshmen, freshmen that are Somerset County Tournament champions as of Sunday. Ayla…
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PU football feasts on Lions turnovers
Tigers win Ivy League opener By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor It was feast or famine for the Princeton University football team in a 42-32 win over Columbia on Saturday. The Tigers punted only once against the Lions, and alternated between scores and turnovers on their possessions. Princeton gained a season-best 570 yards of offense…
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PU football feasts on Lions turnovers
Senior safety Kevin Kelleher had two interceptions in the Tigers’ 42-32 win over Columbia in their Ivy League opener Saturday.
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Simon rewrites MHS record book Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Simon name has been prominent in the Montgomery High gymnastics record book for several years. It’s just that lately, the name Kelly has been being replaced with Erin. Erin Simon is the younger sister of Kelly Simon, who graduated three years ago with many of…
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Flight titles give PHS, South consolation
Princeton High’s Alex Willig reached the finals at second singles, helping the Little Tigers to a second place finish at the Mercer County Tournament. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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Lieb claims MCT first singles
Freshman Samantha Lieb captured the first singles championship at the Mercer County Tournament with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Kara Shoemaker of the Hun School. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechwski
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From special teams to a special job
PU graduate Shapiro has Indians back among baseball’s best By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor As primarily a special teams contributor as well as reserve offensive lineman, Mark Shapiro lettered on the gridiron for the Princeton University football team as a junior and senior. The 1989 PU graduate downplays his contributions to back-to-back 6-4 seasons…
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Column: Justin Time
Tough times at top of MCT By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Ten years of Mercer County Tournament tennis has seen streaks come and go along with great teams and brilliant players. On Wednesday, the Hun School girls’ team won its seventh straight title, quite an accomplishment in a well-respected county. They will wear a…
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Undersized MHS tackles get job done
Schryver, McCoy give Cougars a lift By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor They’re not the large bookend tackles you’d expect to see on a team that has scored 116 points in opening the season with three straight wins. But David Schryver and Matt McCoy make up for what they may lack in size with quickness, strength…
