MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team defeated Bordentown, 7-5, in eight innings on Saturday, May 10, at Bordentown. After Bordentown scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the score 4-4 to force extra innings, Columbia answered with three runs in the top of the eight. Bordentown […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded Columbia High School girls lacrosse team dropped a tough 11-10 overtime decision to sixth-seeded Verona in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Tuesday, May 6, at Verona. Senior Margaret McManus had four goals; junior Anabel MacGuire had two goals and two assists; junior Maddie McKinstrie had two […]
MAPLEWOO/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior Claire Shupe pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and three walks to lead the second-seeded Columbia High School softball team to a 5-1 win over Montclair in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, May 10, at Meadowland Park field in South Orange. The Cougars jumped out to […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored Yogi Berra’s 100th birthday with a celebration attended by community members, Museum supporters, elected officials, baseball players and fans of all ages. Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Bob Costas emceed the event, which featured a family tribute by Yogi’s three sons — Larry, Tim, and […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Evie Campbell scored four goals, including her 100th career goal, to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia High School girls lacrosse team to a 20-12 win over No. 11 seed Cedar Grove in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, May 3, at Underhill Sports Complex in Maplewood. Campbell, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. Junior Gabe O’Brien scored six goals and added one assist, and junior Mason Wolpov had four goals and three assists to lead the ninth-seeded Cougars to a 14-9 win over eighth-seeded Millburn in the first round on […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/NEWARK — The Columbia High School boys and girls track and field teams posted solid performances at the Essex County Relays on Tuesday, April 29, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The boys team took fourth place overall among the 22 scoring teams. Seton Hall Prep took first place, followed by Livingston and Bloomfield. On […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The No. 2 seed Columbia High School softball team defeated No. 15 seed Montclair Kimberley Academy, 8-0, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament at Meadowland Park field in South Orange on Saturday, May 3. Junior Claire Shupe pitched a two-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts and no walks. Sophomore […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Ben Leepson delivered an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the sixth-seeded Columbia High School baseball team past No. 11 seed Nutley, 5-4, in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Friday, May 2, at Underhill Sports Complex in Maplewood. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Margaret McManus scored six goals, including her 200th career point, but the Columbia High School girls lacrosse team lost to New Providence, 14-13, on Friday, April 25, at Underhill Sports Complex in Maplewood. McManus has 161 goals and 44 assists for 205 career points. This season, she has 36 goals […]