MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School track-and-field contingent gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 state championships at Franklin High School in Somerset on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. On the girls side, sophomore Madison Stevens took eighth place in the shot put with a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Our Lady of Sorrows track-and-field team recently closed the season with a makeup meet with a few athletes who competed often in unusual events. Miguel Aylward completed the season undefeated in the boys third- and fourth-grade shot put. Seventh-grader Alfonso Dunmeyer secured a fourth-place finish in the TurboJav. Nora D’Andrea, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Men of Essex, Inc., has selected Newark Academy tennis phenom Nicolas Kotzen as the recipient of the 64th annual Essex Award. Kotzen was a standout tennis player and was selected first team all-state and All-American. He will attend Columbia University on a full tennis scholarship in the fall. The 64th […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls Ultimate Frisbee team, known as Sparkle Motion, ended a successful spring season by winning the New Jersey state championship for the first time since 2010. Sparkle Motion began the game with a 3-point deficit against the favorites, West Windsor–Plainsboro Regional, but came back to win in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, championships at Clifton on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. On the girls side, sophomore Madison Stevens won the shot put with a throw […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team is on a mission to win the state sectional and group championships. Luke Nomura hit a two-run, walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the sixth-seeded Cougars to a thrilling 4-3 win over No. 11 seed Bloomfield in the first round […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Paul Robeson All-Star Football Classic will take place on Thursday, June 9, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange at 7 p.m. The Robeson Classic features graduating high school seniors. The East squad is composed of Essex and Hudson county players; the West team is composed of players from Morris, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The ninth-seeded Columbia High School softball team had a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament. Columbia defeated No. 8 seed Kearny, 9-3, in the first round on May 17. Freshman Charlotte Klepesch and junior Mady Rowell each had two singles […]
Ronnie Hickman Jr.’s football journey began with MSO Packers
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Playing for one of the most storied collegiate programs, Ronnie “Rocket” Hickman Jr. has seen his football career skyrocket. The South Orange native enjoyed a great season as a redshirt sophomore safety for Ohio State University last fall. Hickman Jr., listed at 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, led the team in tackles with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team, under head coach Dylan Heningburg, enjoyed a banner season. The Cougars finished with a 14-5 overall record, including winning the Kimber Division of the New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League with a 5-0 record. Columbia had a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]