MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH OColumbia High School first-year athletic director Rich Porfido was given the Essex County Athletic Director of the Year Award during the 2022-23 Karen Fuccello Essex County Scholar Athletes Awards banquet on Tuesday, May 9, in Belleville. Columbia’s Garrett Dyson and Julia Roses also were honored as Essex County Scholar Athletes at the banquet. The […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Cole Abel had three goals and one assist, and Mason Wolpov and Gabe O’Brien each had two goals and one assist to lead the Columbia High School boys lacrosse team to a 10-7 victory over St. Peter’s Prep on Thursday, May 11, in a New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League–Bianchi Division game. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Junior Tyler Juhlin scored his third goal of the game with 2:08 remaining in overtime to give the Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team an 11-10 victory over Delbarton at Cocoziello Field in Morris Township on Thursday, May 11. It was Delbarton’s first loss of the season against a New Jersey opponent […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys track and field’s 4×800-meter relay team finished in first place at the Essex County Relays on Friday, May 5, at Livingston High School. The runners on the team were sophomore Shakur Taylor, sophomore Tyler Walker, senior Michael Henderson and junior Everand McPhatter-Davis. The team […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Nouseline Georges took first place in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1 minute, 03.80 seconds to lead the Irvington High School girls track and field team at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships at Schools Stadium in Newark on Friday, May 12. Georges also took second place in the 100-meter […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls flag football team gathers for a group pose. The Blue Knights, who are the reigning state champions, recently defeated Nutley 31-0 to improve to 5-0 on the season and clinched the Super Football Conference Liberty Division championship. They were scheduled to host East Orange Campus in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Sports Media Association is thrilled to announce its latest Scholar Athlete of the Week, Jesse Makachi. “Jesse’s exceptional achievements in both academics and athletics are truly remarkable,” according to a statement by the WOHSSMA. “As a two-year varsity player in volleyball and basketball, Jesse has demonstrated […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team defeated Livingston and Cedar Grove in consecutive games to improve to 9-7 overall on the season. Olivia Fitzsimmons had five goals, and Evie Campbell and Katie O’Mara each had three goals to lead the Cougars to a 15-8 win over Livingston on Wednesday, May […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team has advanced to the semifinals of the Essex County Tournament for the first time since 1981. The fourth-seeded Cougars, under head coach Cliff Smith, defeated fifth-seeded Caldwell 7-0 in the quarterfinals on Saturday, May 13, at Meadowland Park field. Sam Stein went 2-for-4 with two […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Livia Mair became only the second player in West Orange High School softball history to strike out 300 batters in her career. Mair, a senior, accomplished this amazing milestone in just two-and-a-half seasons. She recorded her historic strikeout in the second inning of the Mountaineers’ 12-0 victory over Newark Tech on […]