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With Trio of Seniors Providing Winning Mindset, PU Men’s Hoops Tops Penn to End Regular Season

When Patrick Saunders, Douglas Davis, and John Comfort joined the Princeton University men’s basketball team in 2008, they found a program in transition. The Tigers went 6-23 the year before…

Fighting Through Pneumonia to Take 4th at Easterns, Tiger Wrestler Kolodzik Ready for Shot at NCAAs

Daniel Kolodzik thought he had done enough to earn a spot in the NCAA wrestling championships last year in his junior campaign with the Princeton University program. “Last year, I…

Paced by Senior Stalwarts Herring, Hunter, PHS Girls’ Hockey Never Stopped Fighting

It would have been understandable if the Princeton High girls’ hockey team had gone through the motions when it played Shady Side Academy (Pa.) in its season finale. The Little…

PDS Girls’ Hockey Saved Its Best for Last; Capping Winter With WIHLMA ‘B’ Crown

Lorna Gifis Cook wasn’t sure what to expect when the Princeton Day School girls’ hockey team culminated its season by playing in the ‘B’ bracket of the WIHLMA (Women’s Interscholastic…

Hun Boys’ Hoops Had Roller-Coaster Season; Senior Leadership Helped Spark Late Surge

For the Hun School boys’ basketball team, the 2011-12 season turned into a roller-coaster ride. Working some new players into the rotation, the Raiders took their lumps as everyone got…

Hun Boys’ Hockey Falls Short in IHL Title Game But Has Foundation in Place for Future Success

There were no mysteries when the Hun School boys’ hockey team faced Pennington last month in the Independence Hockey League (IHL) championship game. “We had split with them, losing most…

PHS Boys’ Hoops Dropped Nailbiter in States, But Exceeded Expectations With Division Title

Playing at Hamilton with a chance to win the CVC Valley Division title outright, the Princeton High boys’ basketball team came up short. “It was a setback,” said PHS head…

PHS Boys’ Hockey Goes Down Fighting; Falling in OT to No. 1 Kinnelon in States

When the Princeton High boys’ hockey team edged Rumson-Fair Haven in the first round of the state Public B tournament to earn a shot at top-seeded Kinnelon High, the PHS…

Former PHS Star Graham Enjoys Homecoming; Helping Duke Women’s Lacrosse Edge Princeton

It was a long-awaited homecoming for Mie Graham but she didn’t get to spend much time at home. Last Saturday, the former Princeton High star athlete returned to her old…

PU Men’s Hockey Displays Fighting Spirit But Falls to Yale in ECACH Playoff Series

Having gone 0-7-1 in its last eight games with Yale, the Princeton University men’s hockey team had reason to dread its trip to New Haven last weekend to face the…