MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams placed second in the championship matches of the 2016-2017 NJSIAA state boys’ and girls’ team tournaments held at Morris Hills HS in Rockaway on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The CHS girls were defeated in the finals by Bergen Tech, 14-12. In the first round, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams enjoyed strong play in regular season and playoff action. The boys blue Meola team beat St. Michael’s, 35-12, at home Saturday. John Pirone led with 14 points, 4 of which came from the foul line. Liam Haley had 6, Henry Aaron and Justin DeVomecourt each had […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – National fencing champion Zander Rhodes is in the international spotlight since she won the Gold medal in the Y14 Women’s Foil event at the prestigious Marathon Flueret in Paris, France earlier this month. The Marathon Flueret is the world’s largest youth foil event, attracting hundreds of top level fencers from around […]
Region 3 At West Orange H.S. Feb. 22 First Round 106: Michael Rodriguez (Becton) d. Dominic Cofone (Nutley) 8-6; Darren Jones (Caldwell) d. Jacy Jones (Montclair) 7-1; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) t.f. Kenneth Ramos (North Bergen) 5:33 (15-0); Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Matthew Nichter (Livingston) 9-2. 113: Alex Strashinsky (Delbarton) d. Alex Lyon […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a great run in the Essex County Tournament. The sixth-seeded Cougars lost to second-seeded Newark West Side 67-43, in the semifinals at West Orange High School on Feb. 21. Stephan Gabriel had 13 points; Nashiem Harte had nine points; Brandon Askew and Breizh […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams advanced to their respective finals of the state tournament. The boys’ team faced St. Peter’s Prep, while the girls’ team faced Bergen County Tech in the finals at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway on Feb. 22, beginning at 7 p.m. The CHS […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maplewood’s champion foil fencer Jack Woods won the Bronze medal at the 2017 Junior Olympics Men’s Cadet Foil A4 event in Kansas City on Monday, Feb. 20. The Junior Olympics comprised 284 foil fencers from across the nation, starting in th e pools with 256 fencers competing in the direct elimination bouts […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Livingston and Mount Saint Dominic Academy to improve to a 10-13 record. Shayla Keegan had 11 points and three blocks and fellow junior Brialle Carthens had nine points to lead the Cougars to a 42-17 home win over Livingston on Feb. 14 in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s Celtic’s CYO JV 5 blue boys basketball Meola team defeated the other JV blue boys Thompson team, 26-23, on Sunday afternoon. John Pirone led the scorers with 15, with Henry Aaron contributing 5, Kieran Dawkins getting 4 and Conor Cavanaugh getting his first bucket of the season. Dawkins was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Devin Rocha finished second in the 126-pound weight class to lead the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team at New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 10 tournament held at Nutley HS, Feb. 17-18. Rocha, a sophomore, took second after dropping a tough 7-6 decision to Delbarton’s John Cuming in the final. […]