The Princeton basketball team won the campus-wide Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday night.
Will Venable cleared the bases with a triple on Saturday night, as Portland beat Fresno 8-5.
Venable's professional relationship with his father, Beavers hitting coach Max Venable, is the subject of a story in the Sacramento Bee.
Seven straight games with a hit for Will Venable.
Chris Young is in the unenviable position of making his first road start of the season in Philadelphia the same evening the Phillies pay tribute to the late Harry Kalas.
A slew of Oregon State notes, including word that the Beavers will play at George Washington next season.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett had eight points as Bucks County fell 106-90 to I-3 All Stars in the championship game of the Alfred C. Donofrio tournament.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 22 points as Bucks County reached the finals of the Albert C. Donofrio Classic.
Some comings and goings at Georgetown. Reserve Omar Wattad will transfer while Big East Rookie of the Year Greg Monroe will return for his sophomore season.
Big 5 broadcaster Les Keiter died at the age of 89. In his memorial, Frank Dolson recalls how Keiter effected the end of a Princeton/Villanova game in the 1960s.
Will Venable hit his first home run of the season as Portland defeated Sacramento 11-1. Venable is batting .370 in AAA this season.
Rick Giles '83, president of the Gazelle Group, is unhappy with pressure he feels the NCAA put on teams to not play in the CBI.
KATU has a piece on Oregon State's return home after winning the CBI.
Chris Young is on the hill for San Diego versus Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants today at 4:00 pm ET.
Young is unhappy with ESPN and the way they treat footage of player injuries.
Princeton's staff and players visited the Trenton Boys & Girls Club last month.
Andy Katz writes about a nice gesture by Princeton Athletic Director Gary Walters at the Final Four.
Congratulations, Judson Wallace! You were named Honorable Mention 2008-09 All-Eurocup and to the All-Defensive Team.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett was also recognized with Honorable Mention All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Boys' Basketball status by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Will Venable went 2-4 at the plate in Portland's 2-0 win over Fresno.
Scans of three Princeton pocket schedule cards, each sponsored by Budweiser.
Kit Mueller.
Matt Lapin.
Bob Scrabis.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 15 minutes as the Capital All-Stars defeated the U.S. All-Stars, 129-98. Hummer will also play for Team Finish at next weekend's Reebok All-American Games.
Will Barrett tallied 16 points for Bucks County, who advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 Albert C. Donofrio Classic.
Will Venable is back for a second season with the Portland Beavers.
Princeton recruit Mack Darrow is one of five players on the Pioneer Local's "Supreme Court." He was also named "Best Interview" by the paper.
Ian Hummer and the other members of the Washington Post's All-Met Boys' Basketball Team each answer five questions about themselves (video).
The daughter of former Tiger John Smyth has decided to play tennis at Richmond, turning down Princeton.
This accolade for Princeton recruit Ian Hummer from late January was only brought to my attention this afternoon.
C. Young (1-0) - 6.0 IP 5 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K 3.00 ERA. 97 pitches, 66 strikes.
Chris Young and the Padres won their first game of the season, 4-2 over the Dodgers.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 13 points for the Bucks County All-Stars in a second round Donofrio Classic victory over Don-Len.
Princeton held its awards banquet at Jadwin Gym tonight.
The worthy recipients of honors at the 2008-2009 banquet included:
Class of 1959 Bob Rock Sixth Man Award - Patrick Saunders.
B.F. Bunn Trophy - Pawel Buczak.
Friedman Memorial Award Trophy - Marcus Schroeder.
Guardian of the Program - Vernon Bugg.
The night set the perfect tone for the end of the season and the start of the work that needs to be put in for greater success next season, with goodnatured jibes delivered between players and coaches and a pair of funny, touching speeches by seniors Jason Briggs and Michael Strittmatter.
On a personal note, it is always an honor to attend this event, and I confess I got a tear in my eye when Coach Johnson announced that Marcus Schroeder was the recipient of the Friedman Award.
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Chris Young takes to the hill for the first time this season as San Diego hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers. First pitch is at 10:00 pm ET.
Princeton recruit Mack Darrow achieved Honorable Mention status on the News-Gazette's 77th All-State Boys' Basketball Team.
Jimmy Sherburne will play for Division 2 South in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association 2009 All-Star Games.
The Oregonian writes about the 1965 Final Four.
Princeton recruit Gus Gabel was named Honorable Mention 2008-09 All-Tribune Boys Basketball.
Will Barrett scored four points for the Suburban All-Stars as they bested the City All-Stars by four in the Boys All-Star Labor Classic.
Two short video interviews from the end of San Diego's spring training. The first with Will Venable, the second with Chris Young.
Young made a small adjustment to his delivery on Saturday that has him feeling positive heading into his first regular season start.
John Truhan, coach at Colts Neck, was named Star-Ledger Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. Why am I linking to this story? Truhan has a close connection to Denver head coach Joe Scott and has consulted with Coach Carril about his offense.
