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Vol. LXIII, No. 38
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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Vol. LXIII, No. 38
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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(Photo by Stephen Goldsmith)
BATTLE OF BRITTON: Princeton University linebacker Scott Britton bears down on a foe in 2008 action. Last Saturday, senior co-captain Britton had a team-high nine tackles but it wasn’t enough as Princeton fell 38-7 to The Citadel in its season opener. |
Glancing quickly at the stat sheet, it would appear that the Princeton University football squad battled The Citadel to a standstill when the teams met last Saturday.
Princeton gained 347 yards of total offense, nearly matching the 381 accumulated by the Bulldogs.
In winning its first three games this season, the Princeton University men’s soccer team had displayed a knack for taking advantage of opportunity.
The Tigers, however, took their opportunistic mentality to a new level as they hosted Fairleigh Dickinson University last Friday night in the Princeton Invitational.
Scott Schwarz knows that it is his turn to step up as a leader of the defense on the Princeton High boys’ soccer team.
With last season’s defensive stalwarts Will Slade and Chris Bechler having graduated, senior Schwarz feels the responsibility to lead from the back.
A year ago, the Princeton Day School boys’ soccer team didn’t put up much of a fight in its 5-0 loss to the Peddie School.
Last Thursday, PDS never stopped battling in this season’s meeting with Peddie, rallying from two one-goal deficits to pull out a 2-2 tie in double overtime on the
Maddie Copeland stood out as the busiest player on the field for the Stuart Country Day School field hockey team as it hosted Blair Academy in its home opener last Wednesday.
Repeatedly gaining possession of the ball, the sophomore midfielder took off on a series of runs through the Blair defense.