Pennington School News
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Pennington Tennis wins share of Prep B tennis title
Posted May 24, 2013
Area tennis writer for The Trenton Times, Ann LoPrinzi, is well-known and well-respected for her diligent and thorough coverage of area tennis at all levels. LoPrinzi captured the finals of the Prep B state tennis tournament in Edison yesterday.
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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. Coach Doug Potkay said “I’m excited for the team because they worked hard and they deserve it. Our doubles teams came through huge for us by winning a round Tuesday and giving us those necessary points. And Jerry and Nick were great.” 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.
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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.
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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!
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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.