Category: sports/the_princeton_packet
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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…
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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.…
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Positive-thinking Christian aids PDS win
Panther tennis shuts out George By: Justin Feil Losses in her first two matches in the Princeton Day School singles lineup did nothing to dissuade Brittany Christian. ”We stayed positive,” said the junior co-captain of the Panthers. “We always try to stay positive. We just said we have lot more matches and we’re going to…
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Hun boys’ soccer picks up where it left off
Raiders open with win at WW-PS By: Bob Nuse With a good number of players returning from the team that won the Mercer County Tournament championship a year ago, Hun School boys’ soccer coach Chris Kingston wasn’t sure if the momentum from last year would carry over. ”You would think it would carry over and…
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Cougars very defensive on way to 2-0 start
Offense also does its part in 39-7 win By: Bob Nuse In the first two weeks of the season, the Montgomery High football team has proven what a lot of people already knew, that the Cougars have a very potent offense. What a lot of people may not have known is the Cougars are pretty…
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Miscues hurt PU in loss
Princeton University quarterback Bill Foran looks for running room during the Tigers’ season-opening 32-21 loss to Lehigh. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
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Miscues hurt PU in loss
Tigers’ comeback bid falls short By: Justin Feil From the start of the season opener, Princeton University had to defend a short field against Lehigh on Saturday. The Tigers defense never gave up a drive of over 51 yards to the Mountain Hawks, yet Princeton fell, 32-21, to opportunistic Lehigh. The Tigers turned the ball…
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Princeton ‘Berry’ excited to host opener
Junior wideout, Tigers host Lehigh 6 p.m. Saturday By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor An opening-game win over Lehigh served as Adam Berry’s big introduction to Princeton University football fans. And to Lehigh as well. Berry came off the bench to make a career-best three catches, including the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter of…
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Rasmussen leads MHS’ fab four
Freshmen help Cougars earn early wins By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Having four freshmen in the lineup could be a sign of good or poor team strength. For the Montgomery High School girls’ tennis team, it looks like a good sign as four freshmen have contributed to a 2-0 start. Having that many freshmen…
