MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Wednesday June 14, 2:25 p.m.) – Columbia High School alum Jimmy Murphy was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on June 13. Murphy, a right-handed pitcher from Fordham University, was the No. 248 player selected overall on the second day of the draft. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Monday June 12, 4:44 p.m.) – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team featured seven players who have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. They include: First Team • Jalia Santos, senior • Kristina Collins, junior • Kasey Coury, senior Second Team • Ayana Andrade-Zygmunt, junior • Lexi Corio, freshman pitcher Honorable […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Stanford University junior Olivia Baker, a 2014 Columbia High School graduate, finished eighth in the women’s 800-meter finals in 2:04.21 at the NCAA Division 1 Track and Field National Championships on Saturday, June 10, at Hayward Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Baker was as high as fourth with 150 meters to go.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity softball team featured five players who have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors this season. Maya Goldner, a junior, made the First Team; juniors Jordan Stephan and Ally Krause each made Second Team; and junior Clementine Sherman and freshman Hudson Hassler each made Honorable Mention. The young […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Joe Picataggio has had many fond memories in his 15 years as head track and field coach at West Orange High School. Picataggio, who will retire as coach at the end of the school year, took a moment to reflect on his coaching career. When he first came to WOHS, […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The following Nutley High School varsity softball players earned All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors: Second Team • Samantha Echevarria, senior • Sydney Kunz, junior • Courtney Wilde, sophomore Honorable Mention • Alexa Hergenhan, freshman • Lauren Hogan, senior The young Raiders finished with an 11-14 record.
NUTLEY, NJ – Though it finished with a disappointing 11-15 record, the Nutley High School varsity baseball team saw several positive signs that bode well for next spring. The Raiders featured just five seniors on the roster, which gave several young players the chance to gain valuable varsity experience. “Each one of those kids improved […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE – The Orange High School and East Orange Campus High School varsity softball teams featured several players who earned All-Super Essex Conference honors. Orange HS All-SEC-Freedom Division First Team: Amanda Anderson, Orezia Logus, and Ashley Moscoso. Second Team: Andifer Santana, Stefany Aguilar, and Jasmira Cordova. Honorable Mention: Keturah Cohen. East Orange Campus HS […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Liz O’Connell and the girls’ 4-x-100-meter relay team gave good efforts at the NJSIAA state Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington County Regional High School in Columbus on Saturday, June 10. O’Connell, a junior, finished 21st in the girls’ 1,600-meter run in 5:20.30. The girls’ 4-x-100-meter relay team finished 28th in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday June 13, 11:51 a.m.; CORRECTED) – Bloomfield High School senior track and field star Myles Toppin won the fifth-place medal in the boys’ long jump event at the NJSIAA state Meet of Champions at Northern Burlington County Regional High School in Columbus on Saturday, June 10. Toppin leaped 22 feet-11 ½ […]