Sports Briefs
Megan Pisani, a graduate of High School North, scored five goals for Rider University’s women’s field hockey team through September 20.
Alex Xue, a sixth-grader at Community Middle School won 13 medals, including nine gold, at the National Junior Disability Championships in Chicago over the summer. Xue, a junior amputee athlete, plays tennis, soccer, basketball, baseball, bicycling, skateboarding, skiing, and does Tae Kwon Do. He is a member of the New Jersey Children’s Lightning Wheels.
North graduate Trish Reilly finished seventh, with a time of 23:44, for the Columbia University women’s cross country team at the Iona Meet of Champions on September 18.
Graham Alig, WW-P graduate, finished 99th overall in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Philadelphia Distance Run on September 19.
The Mercer Community College Athletics Department is will hold its 19th Annual Golf Classic on Tuesday, October 5, at Mercer Oaks West Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit the MCCC Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund. The tournament is held in memory of MCCC Foundation board member and local physician Dr. Cynthia Schaffer. For ticket and/or sponsorship information, visit www.mccc.edu/golf or email golfclassic@mccc.edu. Call John Simone at 609-570-3740.
The 5th Annual Covello Classic Memorial Golf Outing will be held Friday, October 1, at the Cranbury Golf Course. The outing is presented by the Hightstown-East Windsor Youth Baseball League. The price to golf is $135. Dinner is $50. Log on to https://covelloclassic.org/registration to register.
Support Your Team
The West Windsor-Plainsboro News seeks interested parents or other fans of high school sports teams to supplement its coverage of the teams. Scores, team highlights, and photographs can be used in our biweekly print edition and can be posted online at www.wwpinfo.com.
For information E-mail editor Rich Rein: rein@wwpinfo.com. Or call 609-243-9119.
