Will Venable was 3-4 with two runs scored in San Antonio's 6-4 victory over Frisco, which moved the Missions past the RoughRiders and back into first place in the Southern Division of the Texas League.
Princeton's athletic department has news on Scott Greenman being invited back to Israel for the 2007-08 season and the relatively new Tiger tradition of former point guards playing overseas.
Here is Princeton's press release about the 2007-08 basketball schedule.
"We will certainly have our work cut out for us this season,” says head coach Sydney Johnson. “Apart from playing in the Big East - which is the best conference in America - I can't imagine a tougher schedule for our team. That being said, true players want to play against the best competition and playing these caliber of programs is what Princeton basketball is all about."
Two mentions of possible Princeton recruiting targets: Max Kenyi, a 6'5" Gonzaga High School swingman, has Princeton on his list. In a blog post about Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, Andrew Van Nest is discussed. Van Nest is a 6'10" forward who is considering Harvard "ahead of Penn, Princeton and Northwestern."
November 2007
11 Sun. vs. Central Connecticut State - 2:00 pm ET - 59-57 W (1-0 / 0-0 Ivy)
14 Wed. vs. Iona - 7:30 pm ET - 66-58 W (2-0 / 0-0 Ivy)
19 Mon. vs. Duke (Maui Inv.) - 9:00 pm ET - 83-61 L (2-1 / 0-0 Ivy)
20 Tue. vs. Arizona St. (Maui Inv.) - 4:00 pm ET - 61-42 L (2-2 / 0-0 Ivy)
21 Wed. vs. Chaminade (Maui Inv.) - 7:00 pm ET - 74-70 L (2-3 / 0-0 Ivy)
28 Wed. vs. Seton Hall - 7:30 pm ET - 65-55 L (2-4 / 0-0 Ivy)
December 2007
1 Sat. at Rutgers - 2:00 pm ET - 54-50 L (2-5 / 0-0 Ivy)
5 Wed. at Evansville - 8:00 pm ET - 53-32 L (2-6 / 0-0 Ivy)
12 Wed. at Penn State - 7:00 pm ET - 61-38 L (2-7 / 0-0 Ivy)
16 Sun. vs. Manhattan - 5:00 pm ET - 71-65 L (2-8 / 0-0 Ivy)
22 Sat. at Marshall - 3:00 pm ET - 66-60 L (2-9 / 0-0 Ivy)
30 Sun. at Monmouth - 4:00 pm ET - 59-50 L (2-10 / 0-0 Ivy)
January 2008
6 Sun. at Lehigh - 1:00 pm ET - 68-49 L (2-11 / 0-0 Ivy)
9 Wed. vs. Lafayette - 7:30 pm ET - 76-71 OT L (2-12 / 0-0 Ivy)
27. Sun vs. Dominican - 2:00 pm ET - 60-46 W (3-12 / 0-0 Ivy)
February 2008
1 Fri. vs. Dartmouth - 7:30 pm ET - 57-53 W (4-12 / 1-0 Ivy)
2 Sat. vs. Harvard - 6:00 pm ET - 68-54 W (5-12 / 2-0 Ivy)
8 Fri. at Cornell - 7:00 pm ET - 72-61 L (5-13 / 2-1 Ivy)
9 Sat. at Columbia - 7:00 pm ET - 58-53 L (5-14 / 2-2 Ivy)
12 Tue. at Penn - 7:00 pm ET - 70-65 L (5-15 / 2-3 Ivy)
15 Fri. vs. Yale - 7:30 pm ET - 67-56 L (5-16 / 2-4 Ivy)
16 Sat. vs. Brown - 7:30 pm ET - 65-63 OT L (5-17 / 2-5 Ivy)
22 Fri. at Harvard - 7:00 pm ET - 74-67 OT L (5-18 / 2-6 Ivy)
23 Sat. at Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET - 71-52 L (5-19 / 2-7 Ivy)
29 Fri. at Brown - 7:00 pm ET - 64-57 L (5-20 / 2-8 Ivy)
March 2008
1 Sat. at Yale - 8:00 pm ET - 67-59 L (5-21 / 2-9 Ivy)
7 Fri. vs. Columbia - 7:30 pm ET - 75-64 W (6-21 / 3-9 Ivy)
8 Sat. vs. Cornell - 7:30 pm ET - 71-64 L (6-22 / 3-10 Ivy)
11 Tue. vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - 60-47 L (6-23 / 3-11 Ivy)
C. Young (9-4) - 6.0 IP 3 H 4 ER 5 BB 5 K 2.02 ERA. 105 pitches, 58 strikes.
Chris Young threw six innings of one-run baseball in his return on Thursday evening, but could not retire a batter in the seventh. Young left the game versus St. Louis trailing 2-0 with two men on base. Reliever Doug Brocall would get the first two men he faced out, but pinch hitter Rick Ankiel hit a three run home run to provide the game's final margin.
"A little rusty, but overall not bad," Young said, assessing his outing. "I felt good. I had no problems with my side at all. I came out of hit healthy. That's a big step forward."
The Trenton Times offers up two tidbits about the 2007-08 Princeton schedule: The Tigers' game versus CCSU on November 11th will be the season-opener and the Iona game now has a date - three days later on November 14th at Jadwin.
Will Venable was 1-4 with three strikeouts in San Antonio's 5-1 loss to Springfield on Thursday. Venable homered for the fifth time this season and scored three times on Friday as the Missions defeated the Cardinals 5-3.
Chris Young takes to the hill for the first time since July 25th. Young faces the Cardinals in the rubber game of the Padres' three game series with St. Louis starting at 8:10 pm ET.
"These are all terrific programs and the opportunity to compete against them in Maui will certainly serve as a challenge," says Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. "We'll work our hardest to be ready to take advantage of that opportunity."
Will Venable was 1-6 with two runs scored in San Antonio's 12-8 victory over Springfield. The Missions have a one game lead over Frisco in the Texas League's Southern Division.
Chris Young is still on track to come off the disabled list and start Thursday against the Cardinals.
Princeton's first round opponent for the Maui Invitational? Duke. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm ET. The Tigers' second opponent will be either Arizona State or Illinois.
Will Venable was 1-3 with a run scored in San Antonio's 5-1 victory over Frisco.
Former Princeton star and current Brown head coach Craig Robinson will be the special guest at the Hoops. Action. Change. basketball tournament finals in New Hampshire.
1981 was the last year until the early 1990s that Topps made basketball trading cards. Each card in this set had three players on it, with perforations that allowed for division into three smaller cards. This Brian Taylor card was #221 in the ill-fated series, from Taylor's penultimate NBA campaign.
Back from my annual vacation in Canada. Here's the week in review...
Another game from the tentative 2007-08 schedule has a date. Princeton will play at Penn State on December 12th. Joe Scott's Denver team will be in Happy Valley three days later for a meeting with the Nittany Lions.
Dan Connelly is Princeton's new Director of Basketball Operations.
The Padres placed Chris Young on the Disabled List on Saturday, retroactive to July 25th.
An anonymous American League scout sees Will Venable as one of six or seven San Antonio Missions players that project as future major leaguers.
Venable's team has lost five straight in Texas League play.
June 26th: 0-3 with a run scored in a 9-5 loss to Midland.
June 27th: 0-4 in a 7-1 loss to Midland.
June 28th: 2-4 with a run scored and a double in a 7-5 loss to Midland.
July 31st (game one): 1-4 with a double in a 4-3 loss to Corpus Christi.
July 31st (game two): 1-4 in an 8-4 loss to Corpus Christi.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
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1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
