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(Photo by Bill Allen/NJ SportAction) caption: JOB SEEKERS: Junior Matt Verbit, left, and senior co-captain David Splithoff share a laugh as they take a break from their battle to earn the starting quarterback position for the Princeton football team. With Splithoff still recovering from shoulder surgery, Verbit has taken the upper hand in the competition. The Tigers, coming off a 6-4 mark in 2002, open the season this Saturday night when they host Lehigh.d of caption

Princeton Football Emphasizing Work Ethic As it Aims To Build on Last Year's Progress

by Bill Alden

Sitting at a table in the press box high atop Princeton Stadium for the recent Princeton University football media day, head coach Roger Hughes was tanned, fit, and bursting with optimism, looking nothing like a man whose team has been picked to finished fifth in the Ivy League by the preseason media poll.

Tiger Football Co-Captain Kirby Grows Into a Defensive Standout

by Bill Alden

Tim Kirby experienced plenty of growing pains during the fall of 2000 when he started his Princeton University football career.

For PDS Field Hockey Player Welsh, Opener Was Latest Profile in Courage

By Bill Alden

Enjoying a crystal clear late summer day and the promise of a new season, the Princeton Day School field hockey team buzzed through a spirited pregame warm-up last Wednesday prior to its season opener against visiting Stuart.

PHS Football Swamped By Trenton; Will Renew Focus on Fundamentals

by Bill Alden

It didn't take long during last Saturday's season-opener for Princeton High football coach Steve Everette to realize that he was in for a long afternoon.