MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated South Plainfield and Hillside on consecutive days to improve to 9-14 on the season. Senior Talia Baptiste had 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five seals and senior Jaime Levi had 20 points to lead the Cougars to a 52-46 win at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In a thrilling weekend of basketball, the St. Joseph Celtics showcased their skills and team spirit, with each team contributing to a memorable series of games. The Celtics’ eighth grade Varsity girls team beat Good Shepherd Academy on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 11, in a 38-23 victory that coincided with “senior night,” honoring […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys wrestling team swept three matches on Saturday, Feb. 10, at Millburn. The Cougars defeated Millburn, 48-36; Rutgers Prep, 60-24 and Carteret, 60-18, to end the dual-meet season with a 12-9 record. The Cougars will gear up for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 11 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated North Star Academy and Irvington in back-to-back games to improve to 11-10 on the season. Senior forward Jalen James had 19 points and four rebounds and senior guard Julien Leveille had 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals to lead the Cougars to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Two South Orange natives and student-athletes at Newark Academy – an independent school for grades 6-12 in Livingston – have committed to playing their respective sports at the NCAA Division I level in college. Dagny Slomack committed to playing basketball at Central Connecticut State University for basketball, while Victoria Pevzner will […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls fencing team captured the District 3 tournament championship on Sunday, Feb. 4, at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale. The Cougars, under head coach Tiffani Ginlock, had 44 wins in the tournament. Livingston was second with 41 wins. As a result of its district title, Columbia […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The St. Joseph’s CYO eighth-grade girls basketball team pulled off an exciting victory Sunday night, Feb. 4, against St. Catherine, winning 53-44. Leading scorers were Mary Kola with 13 points, followed by Sofia Peterson with 12 points and Cassie Maguire with 11. As is the case with the majority of the teams […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior forward Jalen James scored 17 points and added three rebounds, four steals and two assists to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 60-49 home win over Caldwell on Thursday, Feb. 1, in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game. Senior guard Julien Leveille had 14 points, seven […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Mae Dowling won the 1,600-meter run, senior Madison Stevens won the shot put and senior Gianna Green won the high jump to lead the Columbia High School girls indoor track and field team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 State Championships at […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of his Armstrong Leaves His Mark campaign, South Orange native Mark Armstrong of the Villanova University men’s basketball team recently donated new team shoes to the boys basketball team at Newark West Side High School. Pictured above are some members of the team holding the shoe boxes. Despite being in […]