Stanford University track and field star Olivia Baker, a Columbia High School graduate, finished in eighth place in the women’s 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships held at Texas A&M University on Saturday, March 10. Baker finished in 2:04.54. This marked her third straight appearance in the NCAA […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Blessed with a strong returning nucleus that keyed a stellar 2016-17 season, the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team had many goals this season. Of course, one of them was to win the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament for the first time in program […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams enjoyed fine playoff action. The 6th Grade girls defeated St. John’s on Sunday, March 4, in the semifinals of the White Division, 20-9. Opening up strong, Talia Baptiste had a fast break to start the game with her signature left-handed layup to start the […]
Jeff Goldberg contributed to this article. WEST ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall Prep wrestlers Charles Cunningham, Danny Young, Alex Garcia and Niko Diakides gave good efforts at the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 2-4. The four wrestlers were the lone qualifiers for the Pirates in the state finals, which consisted […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The top-seeded Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team improved its record to 24-2 on the season as the Pirates defeated No. 8 seed St. Joseph of Montvale, 84-62, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Non-Public “A” North State Tournament at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium at SHP on Saturday, March 3. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – When John Warchol was the head hockey coach at Seton Hall Prep, the Pirates had one of the top programs in the state. Warchol, who is now an assistant coach, led SHP to 506 wins, including 16 major championships. In recent years, the SHP ice program has slipped a bit. However, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team completed Mike Atkinson’s third season as the head coach with a 12-8-5 record. This is the most victories since the 2009-10 season when they were 12-9. SHP dropped a tough 1-0 overtime match to Christian Brothers Academy in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School wrestler Galileo Hetherington gave a good effort at the NJSIAA state finals held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Hetherington, seeded 23rd in a field of 32 in the 285-pound heavyweight class, lost in the preliminary round against No. 10 seed Bryce Dunn of Cumberland Regional by pin in […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Medford Tech, Feb. 21. Columbia won, 67-60. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team ended its season after losing at top-seeded Newark East Side, 76-42, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Feb. 27. Zayon Marsh […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School wrestler Carl Napoleon enjoyed an inspiring run on the biggest stage. The senior 285-pound heavyweight was just one win away from earning an NJSIAA state medal. Though he came up short, Napoleon demonstrated incredible perseverance at the NJSIAA state finals held at Boardwalk Hall, March 2-4. After losing in […]