April 17, 2007 at 9:11 am
Filed under Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Around the newswire today...
Jeff Peterson (left) says he will decide between Iowa, Saint Louis and Princeton 'in the next day or so.'
Update: Saint Louis just fired their head coach, another twist in this saga. Two of Peterson's finalists are schools without coaches and one is a school coached by someone who did not recruit him.
Princeton recruit Bobby Foley scored seven points for the victorious North in the 804 North vs. South All-Star Game. Foley also made it to the finals of the 3-Ball contest, where he lost 9-8.
6'2" Del Campo senior and golf/basketball standout Eric Salazar has been accepted at Princeton and mentions he may try to walk on to the basketball team this fall.
It is the Daily Princetonian's turn to say there isn't much new to say about the Princeton coaching search.
Will Venable goes 3-5, raising his average to .400. Missions win again.
April 16, 2007 at 9:52 am
Filed under Chris Young, Denver, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News, Will Venable
Around the newswire today...
Chris Young was surprisingly wild against the Dodgers last night and lasted just two innings. Young faced five batters in the third but retired none of them. The Padres lost 9-3.
C. Young (1-1) - 2.0 IP 7 H 5 ER 5 BB 2 K 4.30 ERA. 84 pitches, 47 strikes.
"I was terrible," Young said, flatly. "I never found my rhythm, never found my groove. Sometimes you can figure it out and find it. I couldn't make the adjustment. I dug us in too deep."
The Trenton Times grasps for new details trying to get information on the Princeton coaching search. While I'm not at liberty to share what I know, lets just say that some of the people they mentioned have already interviewed for the job, but there are a number of people that they haven't unconvered yet who have been seen around Jadwin in the last couple of days. Sorry for the tease.
A couple articles from out in Colorado about Joe Scott, the first looking at the challenges he faces at Denver and the second discussing some possible Pioneer recruits.
Princeton recruit Kareem Maddox will be playing for the West team in The Battle of the Valley at Cal State Fullerton on April 21st at 7:00 pm PT.
Will Venable is 2-5 at the plate in another Missions victory.
April 14, 2007 at 9:59 am
Filed under Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Today's News
Around the newswire today...
Georgetown juniors Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert have declared for the NBA draft, but neither has signed with an agent. The Washington Post and the Washington Times have more on this story.
Meet John Thompson III at the Wegmans in Fairfax, VA on Wednesday.
SportsProf writes about the lack of public news in the Princeton coaching search.
Baseball Prospectus has a piece by Joe Sheehan on Chris Young. Some interesting numbers here.
Tommy Amaker was introduced at a press conference as the new head coach of Harvard on Friday.
April 12, 2007 at 9:47 am
Filed under Basketball, Chris Young, Georgetown, Princeton, Recruiting, Richmond, Today's News
Around the newswire today...
Joseph White from AP has the first interview with John Thompson III since the Final Four.
ESPN The Magazine writes about Chris Young and his thesis on Jackie Robinson. Young will pitch Sunday night on ESPN as Major League Baseball honors the 60th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier.
Princeton recruit Kareem Maddox writes a lengthy testimonial for Baseline To Baseline, a service that helps high school players improve their skills.
Chris Mooney announces that Richmond has signed five players to play basketball for the Spiders.
Finally, Tommy Amaker was officially named the men's basketball coach at Harvard. This leaves 12 open head coaching positions in Division I, including Princeton.
April 11, 2007 at 9:17 am
Filed under Chris Young, Gabe Lewullis, Princeton, Recruiting, Today's News
Around the newswire today...
As part of the Ivy League's 50th anniversary celebration, this week's feature checks in with former Princeton standout Gabe Lewullis.
The win turned out to be bittersweet, as Carril announced his retirement in the locker room.
"It was kind of chaotic," remembers Lewullis. "We get back to the locker room and everyone is high on life. Carril comes in, doesn't say a word, just goes to the chalkboard and writes down: 'I'm retiring.' It was dead silent. We didn't know what to do so we just started clapping for him."
The San Diego Padres have rewarded Chris Young with a new contract.
On Tuesday, less than a day after Young tossed seven scoreless innings in a victory over San Francisco and less than a month since Towers and Babby met, the 27-year-old had agreed to a four-year contract worth $14.5 million, including a includes a $500,000 signing bonus and a $8.5 million club option for 2011.
He'll receive $750,000 this season, $2.5 million in 2008, $4.5 million in 2009 and $6.25 million in 2010. The deal covers his arbitration-eligible years as well as his first year of free agency.
In recruiting news, there's a tiny update on the Jeff Peterson saga and news that Bobby Foley will be playing on the North squad in this Saturday's North/South All-Star game.
�[Peterson] wants to meet with coach Lickliter before making his decision, but Iowa�s definitely still in the picture,� Jones said. �He likes the Iowa campus, players and the AD. He likes Saint Louis because he�s from, Springfield (Mo.), and he�s got the academic thing going for him at Princeton, so he can�t go wrong whichever school he chooses.�
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