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Boys’ Hockey: Pennington fell 6-3 to Germantown Academy (Pa.) last Wednesday in the Independence Hockey League tournament. The loss left the Red RaidG irl s’ B asketba l l : Nia ers with a final record of Sapia and Maura Kelly had 8-6-3. big games as fourth-seeded Hun fell 81-48 to top-seeded Blair Academy in the state Prep A semis last Thursday. Sophomore Sapia scored 20 points while senior Kelly chipped in 12 in her final Boys’ Basketball : Matt game for the Raiders. The Hart scored 19 points but loss left Hun with a final reit wasn’t enough as 14thcord of 1-22. seeded PHS fell 62-36 at third-seeded Trenton Catholic Academy last Thursday in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament. Junior Zahrion Blue chipped in 13 points as the Girls’ Basketball: Carly Little Tigers moved to 6-16. Rice led the way as second- PHS will start play in the seeded Pennington defeated state tournament where it is top-seeded Newark Acade- seeded 16th in the Central my 46-36 in the state Prep Group 4 sectional and will B title game last Wednesday. play at top-seeded HunterRice poured in 21 points, ton Central in an opening hitting four three-pointers round contest on March 1. in the process, to help the ——— Red Raiders hand Newark Girls’ Basketball: Unable Academy its first loss of the to get its offense going, season. Pennington made 16th-seeded PHS fell 58-27 a good run in the Mercer to top-seeded Ewing in the County Tournament as the opening round of the Merthird-seeded Red Raiders cer County Tournament last advanced to the semis where Thursday. Freshman Erin they fell 59-33 to second- Devine scored seven points seeded Notre Dame last to lead the Little Tigers. On Monday. The defeat left Pen- Monday, Devon Lis scored nington with a final record 10 points in a losing cause of 18-5.
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as PHS fell 52-34 to Steinert in an MCT consolation game. The Little Tigers, now 7-15, will start play in the state tournament where they are seeded 15th in the Central Group 4 sectional and will play at second-seeded Monroe in an opening round contest on March 1.
PDS Girls’ Basketball: Maddie Coyne had a big game in a losing cause as 12th-seeded PDS fell 73-39 to fifthseeded Allentown in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament last Thursday. Sophomore Coyne scored 12 points as the Panthers dropped to 12-13. ——— B oys’ Hoc ke y : Connor Fletcher came up big in his final appearance on the ice as PDS edged Chatham 3-2 last Thursday in its season final. Senior star and captain Fletcher scored the winning goal and also had two assists as the Panthers posted a final record of 15-7-2. ——— Girls’ Hockey: Sam Dwyer and Ashley Cavuto starred as PDS defeated Oak Knoll 4-1 last Thursday. Sophomore Dwyer notched two goals while junior Cavuto
CHIN UP: Princeton High wrestler Alec Bobchin, right, battles a foe in a bout earlier this season. Last weekend, freshman star Bobchin placed second at 120 pounds at the District 17 championships at Hunterdon Central. Little Tiger junior standout James Verbeyst was second at 145. PHS finished sixth of nine schools in the team standings at the competition, which was won by host Hunterdon Central. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) chipped in a goal and an asThe season will run from sist as the Panthers ended early April through mid-June. the season with a 15-8-1 Pre-season team practices record. will be held from April 4 onwards. Opening Day will be April 9 (both ceremonies and games ) . Champion ship Saturday and End of Season Celebration will be June 11. PLL Night at Trenton ThunBoys’ Basketball: Running into a buzz-saw, fifth-seeded der will be May 13. Tickets Lawrenceville fell 99-60 to are $11 each and can be top-seeded St. Benedict’s in purchased as part of the regthe state Prep A semis last istration process with part of Thursday. The defeat left the proceeds for each sale the Big Red with a final re- going to PLL. Regular game schedules cord of 16-10. will be as follows: ——— • Tee Ball (ages 4-6): SatGirls’ Basketball: Getting urdays only with variable outscored 21-9 in the second quarter, second-seeded start times approximately Lawrenceville fell 64-44 to bet ween 10 a.m. and 4 top-seeded Blair Academy in p.m.; • Instructional Division (ages the state Prep championship game last Saturday. The Big 6-8): Monday nights 6-7:30 Red ended the season with p.m. and Saturdays from approximately 9:30-11 a.m.; a 10-11 record. • Rookies Division (ages 7-9): Thursday nights 6-8 p.m. and Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., plus one practice per week TBD by Team Manager; Princeton Rec Department • Minors Division (ages Offering Spring, Summer Programs 9 -10 ) : Tu e s d a y n i g h t s The Princeton Recreation from 6-8 p.m. and SaturDepartment has activated days from 1:30-3:30 p.m., online registration for 2016 plus one practice per week Spring and Summer pro- TBD by Team Manager; grams. • Intermediate (ages 11P r o g r a m s o f fe r e d i n - 13 ) : We d n e s d ay n i g h t s clude: day camp, teen travel from 6-8 p.m. and Saturcamp, basketball camps and days from 4-6:15 p.m., plus leagues, skateboard camp, one practice per week TBD youth track camp, Commu- by Team Manager. nity Park pool membership, All players registering for CP pool programs, kids’ the Rookies, Minors, and In‘Splash ‘n Dash’ Aquathon, termediate Divisions (ages 7 among others. and up) must attend MandaThere is an Early-Bird tory Player Evaluations on Special Discount on select Februar y 27 at the Hun CP Pool Memberships, Day School. Camp and Teen Travel Camp The registration fee registration available until for PLL Spring Baseball April 8. More information 2016 is $205. Each player can be found online at www. will receive a full uniform. princetonrecreation.com. The registration fee for Tee Ball is $120 (Tee Ball play——— Princeton Little League ers will receive a cap and Holding 2016 Registration jersey). Scholarships are R e g i s t r a t i o n f o r t h e available towards registraPrinceton Little League’s tion fees and the purchase (PLL) spring 2016 baseball of equipment (gloves and and tee ball season is now shoes). A $20 sibling disopen at www.princetonlittle- count for each sibling playing baseball or softball. league.com. Please contact Meghan Hedin Players between the ages of 4 and 13 who live in or with any questions about regattend a school in the PLL istration, scholarships, or volBoundary Area are eligible unteering at meghan.hedin@ to play. Note that any child gmail.com. ——— who is currently 4 years old is eligible to play tee ball Dillon Youth Basketball this spring as long as they Playoff Results turn 5 years old by August In action last Saturday in 31, 2016. the 4th/5th grade boys’ diIn order to be eligible, vision of the Dillon Youth players MUST also meet one Basketball League, Matthew of the two following crite- Land scored 16 points and ria: 1) Players can live with- Kian Bragg added six to lead in the PLL Boundary Area, Princeton Youth Sports to a which includes par ts of 34-29 win over Jefferson Rocky Hill, Skillman, and Plumbing in the opening H o p e w e l l , o r 2 ) T h e y round of the playoffs. Wilc a n at tend a s cho ol i n liam Brandt scored 21 points to pace Jefferson Plumbing the PLL Boundary Area.
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PRESIDENTS’ DAY: Members of the Princeton Youth Hockey Association (PYHA) Bantam B Tigers show off the medals they earned for winning their division at the Philadelphia Presidential Power-Play Tournament at the Ice Line Quad Rinks and Oaks Rink in West Chester, Pa. earlier this month. The Tigers defeated the Hillsborough, N.C. Sharks in the semifinals 1-0, bringing them to an all-New Jersey championship game where they faced the Red Bank Generals. The Tigers posted a 2-1 overtime win to earn the title. Pictured, from left to right, are Danny Mulligan, Julia Epstein, Ronit Thummaluru, Seamus Parauda, Paul Sarka, Matei Moldoveanu, John Schwimmer, Jeffrey Kim, Christopher Brake, Andrew Galvin, Michael Fitzpatrick,Tyler Gural, Head Coach Joe Gural, Collin Beatty, Nicholas Sarka, and Marc Portlock.
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in the loss. In other opening round playoff games in the division, A.J. Surace scored eight points to pace Princeton Dental Group in a 22-18 victory over Ace Hardware. Jonathon Davidge and Jack Durbin scored six points apiece in the loss. Alex Winters scored 10 points and Remmick Granozio added seven as Lependorf & Silverstein defeated Conte’s 36-23. Jude Blaser had 12 and Karem Koyluoglu added seven in the loss for Conte’s. Princeton Pi topped Mason, Griffin & Pierson, 31-13, as Bram Silva scored eight points. Joshua Trotman and Jeremy Sallade added six points apiece in the win, while Charlie Howes had nine points in the loss. In the opening round of the 6th-7th grade boys’ division playoffs, MarShawn Ferguson scored 18 points to lead Princeton Pediatrics to a 2521 win over Corner House. Jaxon Petrone scored eight points in the loss. Andrew Friedman scored 19 points and Samuel Borovoy added eight as University Orthopedic Associates topped McCaffrey’s, 39-23. Benjamin Barkofsky had 20 points in a losing cause. In a non-playoff game, Ryan Bowen scored 23 points to pace Princeton Orthopedic Associates to a 40-30 win over Baldino & Brothers. Will Doran had nine points and Tommy Delaney added eight in the loss. In the opening round of the playoffs in the 8th/9th grade boys’ division, Luke Wingreen scored eight points and Grant Luther added six to lead Metropolis Salon to a 28-21 win over Woodwinds. Jay Jackson scored 11 points in the loss. Judd Petrone scored 20 points and Vincent Taylor added 10 as Princeton PBA No. 130 topped Princeton Restorative, 57-29. Denzel Washington had 19 points in a losing cause. In a non-playoff game, Jaylen Johnson scored 24 points to pace Cross Culture to a 3631 win over Princeton Pettoranello. Thomas Reid had 12 points in the loss. In playoff action in the girls’ division, Yayla Tur scored 14 points and Grace Rebak added six as the Liberty topped the Mystics, 28-21. Lauren Klein scored 19 points in the loss. Myla Wailoo scored 10 points to pace the Wings to a 14-11 win over the Sky. Freya Patel had four points in the loss. The Mercury defeated the Sparks, 31-12, as Sarah Granozio led the way with 12 points. Shea Sullivan had eight points in the loss. Marcela Nearing scored 14 points and Tara Nevin added 10 as the Storm topped the Dream, 34-11. Grace Brown and Renee Mellman had four points apiece in the loss.