Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    MHS’ Herrmann off to fast start By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    By the end of Amanda Herrmann’s junior year, she was feeling confident again as she won the unseeded heat of the 3,200 meters at the Outdoor Meet of Champions.    It was a satisfying end to a year that began with a cross country…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Montgomery High cross country runner Amanda Herrmann is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week.

  • Hun football happy to welcome Leffler

    Transfer, Raiders travel to Mercersburg for MAPL opener By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Dave Dudeck considers himself lucky to have a player like Brian Leffler in the Hun School football program.    For his part, Leffler is just as happy to be a Raiders.    ”What a great kid to have in this program and on our…

  • Brach not as busy in MHS win

    Brach not as busy in MHS win

    Senior field hockey goalie, Cougars win first of year By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Sammi Brach is closing in on a career milestone that says two things about her and the Montgomery field hockey team.    One, she’s a pretty good goalie.    Two, the Cougars spend a lot of time playing defense.    Brach, made seven saves…

  • Kotowski, PHS draw early attention

    Kotowski, PHS draw early attention

    Boys’ soccer wins first four By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Sam Kotowski has gotten used to people paying a lot of attention to him on the soccer field.    When you score eight goals in four games, it tends to draw attention from your own team, as well as the opposition.    ”Even before he came to…

  • Hsieh now runs from front

    South senior XC captain has come long way By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Tiffany Hsieh is the No. 2 runner and co-captain for a solid West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ cross country team.    The Pirate seniors’ ascension did not seem plausible three years ago, if only because she had to go so far.    ”Freshman year,”…

  • PDS girls off to surprise start

    Maher helps young Panthers tie Hun soccer By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Alexa Maher would have preferred a win over the Hun School girls’ soccer team, but the Princeton Day School midfielder wasn’t complaining too much about a 0-0 tie Tuesday.    After all, as the lone senior, she’s happy to be unbeaten four games…

  • Defenses help PHS, Pirates improve to 2-0

    Hun opens with win, Knights fall on road By: Bob Nuse   The last time the Princeton High football team started the season with two straight wins, the Little Tigers went on to finish with their first .500 season in 10 years.    The last time West Windsor-Plainsboro South opened the season with two straight wins, the…

  • Cougars learn about life on other side

    Cougars learn about life on other side

    Girls’ soccer falls to Pennington By: Justin Feil    EWING — After improving to 4-0 Friday, the Montgomery High School girls’ team got a sense of some of the frustration its first four opponents felt.    Four-time defending state prep champion Pennington handed the Cougars a 5-0 defeat at The College of New Jersey on Saturday morning.…