Athletics

Athletic Updates

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  Gorab and Jiang win tennis titles

  Posted May 23, 2013

  Senior captain Nick Gorab and sophomore Yangeng "Jerry" Jiang headed up to Edison, N.J. for the Prep B tennis finals today. Gorab was pursuing his first title at second singles while Jiang would go after the #1 singles title. Gorab and Jiang won their matches and in doing so, secured the points that Pennington Tennis needed to share the Prep B State Championship in tennis. There will be more news regarding the team's efforts to pull off this championship soon. For now, new coach Doug Potkay, could not be happier with his guys. Gorab went three hours, three sets, and two tie-breakers before winning his last set 6-2. Jiang was in a groove from the start and overwhelmed his opponent 6-1, 6-1. Jiang also became an important fan and supporter of Gorab as his match went on.

• James Bunn '12 excels for VCU

  Posted May 22, 2013

  Pennington grad and former three-sport athlete, James Bunn, had himself one fantastic season as a freshman for Virginia Commonwealth University's baseball team.

• Pennington's track teams have many bright spots

  Posted May 21, 2013

  Pennington's boys' and girls' track teams headed up to Gill St. Bernards School for the Prep B States on Monday, May 20. Both teams finished 5th overall in their respective divisions and several events were dominated by Pennington!

• Pennington Field Hockey to host camp this summer

  Posted May 21, 2013

  Pennington Field Hockey will host a camp from June 10-13 at the School's Tom Liwosz Turf Field for field hockey players in grades 4-8. Head Coach Wendy Morris (Trenton Times Coach of the Year, 2011) and Assistant Coaches Joe Fanning and Grace Megaffin will be joined on staff by Guest Coach, Liesl Morris, a member of the University of Michigan Field Hockey Team that won two Big Ten Championships. Liesel was also a Michigan Field Hockey Captain during their 2012 season. Pennington Field Hockey players will also be assisting with the coaching during the camp. Coach Morris is currently the U.S. Futures Central NJ U-16 Head Coach and has her Level II Coaching Certification from United States Field Hockey.

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  Team Alumni digs itself out of 8-run hole to take lead, but Team Varsity fights back to earn tie

  Posted May 20, 2013

  Pennington - An alumni game already with a rich 8-year history, featuring for example a grandslam by a coach in one year and a walk-off suicide squeeze in another, the 2013 match-up did not disappoint.