MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team defeated Bloomfield, 13-3, on Friday, Oct. 7, at Foley Field in Bloomfield. It was the Cougars’ first win of the season. The Cougars improved to 1-5. Junior quarterback Charlie Morrison completed nine of 15 pass attempts for 154 yards, and junior Henry Aaron kicked two […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School football team fell to Columbia High School of Maplewood, 13-3, on Friday night, Oct. 7, at Foley Field. The Bengals fell to 2-4 on the season. It was Columbia’s first win of the season. Columbia moved to 1-5. Senior running back Jayden Evans rushed for 93 yards on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Senior receiver Famah Toure scored his third touchdown of the game with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter on a 9-yard run, and he scored on the ensuing two-point conversion on a run to lift the Irvington High School football team to a thrilling 22-21 win over Montclair on Saturday afternoon, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls tennis team, under first-year head coach Wikenson Jean-Pierre, clinched the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division title this season. The Lady Blue Knights had a 6-4 overall record, 5-0 in the division, through Sept. 27. One of the wins came in the Essex County Tournament preliminary round against Belleville. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School field hockey team defeated Verona, 2-0, on Saturday, Oct. 1, at George Washington Field. Junior Grace Petretti scored in the third quarter on an assist by junior Amanda Woertz, and sophomore Emily Stapleford scored on an assist by junior Natalie Shaw in the fourth quarter. Sophomore […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Jaiden Wright scored a hat trick to lead the Columbia High School boys soccer team to a 5-4 win over West Essex on Sept. 28. Garrett Dyson had a goal and three assists, and Andersen Jiminez scored a goal. Holden Reeves and Jon Yourkoski each had one assist. Sumner Verdun made […]
CHS 2001 graduate credits her family and former CHS head coach Johanna Wright for her success
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 2000-01 Columbia High School girls basketball team, under legendary head coach Johanna Wright, was one of the best in school history. The team finished with a stellar 28-4 record, winning county, sectional and state championships before finishing as runner-up in the state Tournament of Champions. One of the top players […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team will look to snap a two-game losing streak when the Blue Knights host Montclair on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. in a Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division game. Irvington lost at Union City, 19-15, on Friday, Sept. 30, in a divisional game to move to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Anya Terry scored two goals to lead the Columbia High School girls soccer team to a 4-2 win over Belleville on Sept. 29. Evie Campbell and Riley Rucker each had a goal. Josie Brophy made four saves and Julia Hartley made three saves for Columbia. CHS first-year head coach Sarah Cortes […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls volleyball team defeated Nutley and West Essex to extend its winning streak to four matches. Sinikka Reynolds-Vickberg had seven kills, Allie Harris had six kills, and Julia Roses had 20 assists and four digs in the 25-15, 25-20 home win over Nutley on Sept. 28. Zoe […]