Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXV, No. 22
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Sports

(Photo Courtesy of Princeton Crew/Tom Nowak)

GOLD STANDARD: The Princeton University women’s open first varsity crew races to victory in a race earlier this spring. Last Sunday, Princeton completed an historic campaign as it took the gold medal in the grand final at the NCAA Championship regatta in Sacramento, Calif. The win culminated a season that saw the Tigers go undefeated in regular season races and win the Eastern Sprints.

PU’s Top Open Crew Caps Historic Season; Taking Gold Medal at NCAA Championships

Bill Alden

Lori Dauphiny had an uneasy feeling heading into last weekend’s NCAA Championship regatta even though her Princeton University women’s open first varsity crew hadn’t lost a race all spring.

Senior Standout Sykora Pushing Hard to the End As No 1 PU Women’s Lightweights Head to IRAs

Bill Alden

For Lauren Sykora, the idea of getting involved in rowing came when she was in grade school.

Senior Star Dowers Leads Fight to the End As PHS Boys’ Lax Falls in State Quarters

Bill Alden

After the Princeton High boys’ lacrosse team tied Robbinsville 8-8 in mid-April to move to 1-3-1, senior defenseman Robby Dowers and his co-captains decided it was time to clear the air.

PDS Boys’ Lax Ended on High Note In Producing Superb 10-5 Campaign

Bill Alden

It was the start of alumni weekend at Princeton Day School but it was the end of the season for the PDS boys’ lacrosse team.

After Seeing Progress in Debut Season at Helm, Hun Girls’ Lax Coach Loffredo Excited for Future

Bill Alden

Beth Loffredo liked the progress her Hun School girls’ lacrosse team was making in her first year at the helm of the program as the squad stood at 3-2 midway through April.