North (7-0): A win against Nottingham, 17-0, on December 16. Goals: Stephen Kolber:2 , Casey Litwack: 2, Ben Bugge: 2, Scott Martin: 2, Shatnu Kumar: 2, Adam Kessler; Joe Bensky: 2; David Sandberg; Andrew Washuta: 2; Andrew Lalli; Larry Li.##M:[more]##
A win against Lawrence, 6-3, on December 15. Goals: Scott Martin: 2; Sean Kumar; Bugge; Kessler; Mark Raziano. Assists: Kumar; Strober; S. Litwack; A. Washuta; Harrison Washuta; Sanberg; Kessler. North took 51 shots. James Komianos had 29 saves.
A win against Steinert, 6-1, on December 12. Goals: Scott Martin; Stephen Kolber; Dylan Strober; H. Washuta; A. Washuta: 2. Assists: Litwack: 3; Kessler: 2; H. Washuta; Kolber; Sandberg. North took 32 shots. James Komianos had 15 saves.
A win against Hightstown, 10-0, on December 8. Goals: Scott Litwack; Kumar; A. Washuta: 2; Stroeber; Raziano; Bugge; Kessler; Bensky; Kolber. Assists: Litwack: 3; Martin: 2; Stroeber; A. Washuta; H. Washuta: 2; Bensky; S. Kolber; Lalli. North took 41 shots. James Komianos had 9 saves.
A win against Brick Memorial, 4-3, on December 5. Goals: Martin, Litwack, Raziano, Washuta. Assists: Berg, Bugge, Litwack. North took 12 shots. Komianos had 20 saves.
South: A loss to Notre Dame, 4-2, on December 17. Goals: Matt Birght and Chris So.
A win against Hamilton, 12-2, on December 10. Goals: Mike Nestel: 4; Rothman: 2; So: 2; Wong; Rathor; Martell; Plester. Assists: Rothman; Cangelosi: 4; Plester; McAuliffe; Martell: 4; So: 3; Wong; Nestel: 2; Bright; Carnegie. South took 41 shots. Stafford had 15 saves.
Boys Swimming
North: (3-0) A win against Princeton, 91-79, on December 16. 200 Medley Relay: 1.) North (Jung-Mao Hsieh, Edwin Chiu, Derek Chiao, Nathan Hirshbein), 1:41.71; 3.) North, 1:55.25. 200 Free: 2.) Evan Hundley, 1:56.36; 3.) Robb Dunne, 2:00.98. 200 IM: 1.) Hsieh, 2:10.46; 2.) Chiu, 2:12.30. 50 Free: 2.) Hirshbein, 23.46. 100 Fly: 1.) Hirshbein, 58.52; 3.) Derek Chiao: 58.98. 100 Free: 3.) Kevin Zhang, 55.10. 500 Free: 2.) Hundley, 5:21.52; 3.) Dunne, 5:27.85; 200 Free Relay: 1.) North (Ken Chang, Chris Martinez, Dunne, Hundley), 1:39.66. 100 Back: 2.) Hsieh, 1:00.74. 100 Breast: 1.) Chiu, 1:08.24; 2.0 Ben Chang, 1:10.57; 3.) Jon Slawitsky, 1:13.79. 400 Free Relay: 2.) North, 3:34.77.
A win against Nottingham, 99-71, on December 9. 200 Free: 2.) Hundley, 2:09.88; 3.) Zhang, 2:18.88. 200 IM: 1.) Jung Mao Hsieh, 2:26.63; 2.) Chiu, 2:29.97. 50 Free: 2.) Chiao, 0:26.27. 100 Fly: 1.) Chiao, 1:06.02; 2.) Hirshbein, 1:06.39. 100 Free: 1.) Zhang, 1:00.52; 3.) Martinez, 1:02.80. 500 Free: 2.) Hundley, 4:46.78. 200 FR: 2.) North (Chang, Martinez, Lao, Hundley), 1:53.52. 100 Back: 1.) Mao-Hsieh, 1:07.14; 3.) Chan, 1:13.73. 100 Breast: 1.) Chiu, 1:17.63; 2.) Chang, 1:20.13. 400 FR: 2.) North (Chiao, Mao-Hsieh, Hirshbein, Hundley), 4:04.98; 3.) North (Chang, Lu, Lao, Chiu), 4:07.62.
A first place finish, with 454 points, at the Knights Relays on December 6. 200 SC Meter Medley: 1.) North (Brian Chan, Ben Chang, Jung-Mao Hsieh, Nathan Hirshbein), 2:04.20. 200 SC Meter Freestyle: 1.) North (Chris Martinez, Sanjay Jumani, Ben Lao, Evan Hundley), 1:55.46. 200 SC Meter Breaststroke: 2.) North, 2:23.99. 200 SC Meter Backstroke: 1.) North (Brian Chan, Ben Lao, Chris Martinez, Jung-Mao Hsieh), 2:13.67. 400 SC Meter Medley: 2.) North, 4:51.05. 400 SC Meter Freestyle: 1.) North (Kevin Zhang, Chris Martinez, Jonathan Slawitsky, Evan Hundley), 4:16.00.
COED: 200 SC Meter Freestyle Composite: 2.) North, 2:03.44. 200 Meter Mixed Freestyle: 4.) North (Jonathan Slawitsky, Kristie Wong, Pooja Singh, Sanjay Jumani), 2:19.54; 6.) North (Eugene Kim, Smanatha Jeng, Carrie Bianchetti, Diana Torres), 2:24.23.
Girls Swimming
North (3-0) A win against Princeton, 108-62, on December 16. 200 Medley Relay: 1.) north (Christine McCarthy, Connie Zhang, Virginia Hung, Rocio Riestra), 1:58.49; 3.) North, 2:07.44. 200 Free: 1.) Kelly Covey, 2:03.76; 2.) Katrina Chen, 2:09.79. 200 IM: 2.) Hung, 2:22.65; 3.) Connie Zhang, 2:23.77. 50 Free: 1.) Riestra, 26.53. 100 Fly: 1.) hung, 1:01.63; 3.) Ann Lee, 1:08.91. 100 Free: 1.) Riestra, 59.35; 2.) McCarthy, 1:00.16. 500 Free: 1.) Covey, 5:48.57; 2.) Carrie Bianchetti, 5:50.87. 200 Free Relay: 1.) North (Riestra, Chen, Diane Maa, Covey), 1:49.22. 100 Back: 1.) McCarthy, 1:08.16; 3.) Lee, 1:09.29. 100 Breast: 1.) Connie Zhang, 1:14.19; 3.) Dana Lee, 1:20.12. 400 Free Relay: 1.) North (Hung, Chen, Connie Zhang, Covey), 4:00.56; 3.) North, 4:11.76.
A first place finish, with 480 points, at the Knights Relay on December 6. 200 SC Meter Medley: 1.) North (Christine McCarthy, Connie Zhang, Virginia Hung, Rocio Riestra), 2:12.40. 200 SC Meter Freestyle: 1.) North (Rocio Riestra, Connie Zhang, Christine McCarthy, Kelly Covey), 2:01.38. 200 SC Meter Breaststroke: 2.) North, 2:53.00. 200 SC Meter Backstroke: 2.) North, 2:26.47. 200 SC Meter Butterfly: 4.) North (Dana Lee, Sophia Chan, Allison Latham, Joanna Bi), 2:28.84. 400 SC Meter Medley: 2.) North, 5:02.91. 400 SC Meter Medley 4×100: 3.) North, 5:26.83. 400 SC Meter Freestyle: 3.) North, 4:49.66.
COED: 200 SC Meter Mixed Medley: 2.) North (Connie Zhang, Edwin Chiu, Virginia Hung, Evan Hundley), 2:10.79.
Diving
North (0-2) A loss to South and North Brunswick, with a score of 9, at a tri-meet on December 9. For the girls, Christina LiPuma posted a 149.1 for fourth place.
South (2-0) The boys and girls diving teams came out with a win, with 50 points, over North Brunswick and High School North at a tri-meet on December 9. For the boys, Michael Casarona scored a 157.05. For the girls, Alice Eltvedt scored a 157.2 for second place, while Erickson scored a 156.675.
Sports Briefs
West Windsor resident Emma Levy, a senior at the Lawrenceville School, has signed a letter of intent to play tennis at Tulane University. Levy is currently ranked number one in the United States Tennis Association’s Middle States section in both the 16-and under and 18-and under divisions. She is has been ranked as high as 17th nationally in the 16-and under division and is currently 48th nationally in the 18-and under. Levy has been undefeated at first singles for Lawrenceville.
High School South student Alina Weinstein, of Plainsboro, signed with the University of Illinois gymnastics team. According to the school’s website, she placed 11th in the all-around at the 2008 Level 10 Nationals and won back-to-back Level 10 Regional titles on bars in 2007 and 2008, as well as the all-around and floor titles in 2007. Weinstein also won the beam crown and placed third in the all-around at the 2007 Level 10 State Championships.
Jon Scheer, a High School South graduate and a sophomore midfielder on the men’s soccer team at the University of Delaware, scored two goals and had an assist this season. He started all 19 games.
Junichi Kusakawa, 23, of West Windsor, who has been a Special Olympics New Jersey athlete for nine years, will be headed to Idaho to compete in cross country skiing at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
