Columbia HS girls fencing team advances to state tournament semifinals

Columbia HS girls fencing team advances to state tournament semifinals

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — The 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team defeated No. 2 seed Morris Hills, 15-12, in the quarterfinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The Lady Cougars, who improved to 8-1-1 on the season, will visit sixth-seeded McNair Academy of Jersey City in […]

Columbia HS track teams compete at sectional championships

Columbia HS track teams compete at sectional championships

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls indoor track-and-field teams competed at the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, championships held at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 12. The girls team finished in ninth place overall with 14 team points. […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team tops West Essex in divisional play; falls to Central in ECT quarterfinals

Columbia HS girls basketball team tops West Essex in divisional play; falls to Central in ECT quarterfinals

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bella Galatt, a junior, had 13 points and junior Shana Desir had 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists to lead the Columbia High School girls basketball team to a 55-38 home win over West Essex on Tuesday, Feb. 8, in a Super Essex Conference–American Division game. Sophomore Talia Baptiste had […]

West Orange HS hockey team has good run at McMullen Cup

West Orange HS hockey team has good run at McMullen Cup

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School ice hockey team defeated East Side, 8-0, in the first round of the McMullen Cup on Friday, Feb. 11, at Codey Arena in West Orange. Andrew Raymon had 2 goals and two assists to lead the Mountaineers, who was scheduled to face Kearny on Monday, Feb. […]

NJ Transit board approves purchase of additional multilevel rail cars

NJ Transit board approves purchase of additional multilevel rail cars

NEWARK, NJ — On Feb. 9, the NJ Transit board of directors approved the purchase of 25 additional MultiLevel III rail cars. The purchase exercises options on the original December 2018 contract with Alstom for the purchase of 113 new MultiLevel III rail cars. The additional 25 cars in this action are funded as part […]

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team gears up for district tournament

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team gears up for district tournament

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep wrestling team completed its dual-meet portion of the season with an 8-7 record following a 61-12 loss to St. Joseph of Montvale in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Non-Public A North state team tournament in Montvale on Monday night, Feb. 7. The varsity will now prepare […]