Hun School assistant athletic director Kathy Quirk
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Kathy Quirk knew early on in her life that she wanted to coach. “I knew when I was a freshman in high school,” Quirk said. “I was inspired by my field hockey coach, Mary Anne Morgan, who was young and energetic. I remember we were at a camp and she… Continue reading PRINCETON: Hun’s Quirk chose wise path
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Princeton defeated Rider on Friday 64-56 in the season opener for both teams. Princeton, 1-0, is off until Saturday when the Tigers play St. Peter’s in the home opener at Dillon Gym.
Dynamic quarterbacl Malik Thompson is one of the weapons the West Windsor-Plainsboro High football team will use in its playoff opener against Middletown South tonight.
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North football team knows it will be facing a tall order when it opens play in the North Jersey, Section 2 Group 4 playoffs tonight at Middletown South. While the Knights have been a prolific scoring team themselves this year, they face a Middletown South team… Continue reading PLAINSBORO: Knights welcome challenge
After starting every game as a freshman a year ago
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Mitch Henderson enters his fifth season as head coach of the Princeton University men’s basketball program with as deep and talented a roster as he’s ever had. But what excited Henderson the most is the way the players on the roster have approached the season. “The day to day approach… Continue reading PRINCETON: Depth, experience key PU men’s hoops
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor So what does the Princeton University women’s basketball team do for an encore? After going 31-1 and reaching the second round the NCAA tournament a year ago, the Tigers come into this season with a No. 25 pre-season ranking and a target on their backs every time they step on… Continue reading PRINCETON: PU women’s hoops set for encore
The McGowen triplets (left to right) Juliet
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor For four years the McGowen triplets have been making opponents do a double-take, or in their case a triple-take, during lineup introductions for the Stuart Country Day School tennis team. “When we all line up to do introductions we get a lot of comments asking if we’re all sisters,” said… Continue reading PRINCETON: McGowen triplets are backbone for Tartans
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The Princeton Day School girls soccer program solidified itself as an elite program on Tuesday when the Panthers captured their second straight state Prep B championship. The win gave the Panthers their third straight year with a championship, having captured the Mercer County Tournament title in 2013. Hannah Bunce scored… Continue reading PRINCETON: Panthers repeat in Prep B soccer
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor SOMERVILLE — After having played nearly 200 minutes of soccer against each other this season, it’s pretty clear very little separates the Montgomery High and Pingry School boys soccer teams. And that makes Saturday’s 1-1 tie in the Somerset County Tournament a fitting result that left the teams as county… Continue reading MONTGOMERY: MHS boys earn share of SCT soccer crown
West Windsor-Plainsboro South senior Tim Bason became the fourth straight Pirate boy to win the Mercer County Cross Country title.
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor JAMESBURG — Although the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys cross country team fell short in its quest for a sixth straight Mercer County title, Tim Bason was able to continue one tradition for the Pirates. Bason was the overall top finisher in last Friday’s Mercer County Championship meet at Thompson… Continue reading WEST WINDSOR: Bason continues winning tradition
Senior Lindsay Craig has been one of the leaders of a Stuart Country Day School cross country team that went 10-0 during the dual meet season.
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Casey Nelson’s steady improvement with the Stuart Country Day School cross country team fueled her to work even harder to see what more she could do this year. “Last year, the practices during the season helped me increase my speed the most,” Nelson said. “I didn’t start out that… Continue reading PRINCETON: Nelson helps Stuart runners stay perfect
