MAPLEWOOD – The energy was palpable at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in Maplewood when the Columbia High School boys’ fencing team was preparing for their state tournament meet against Montclair High School. As well prepared as they were, they knew that they were in for a tough night given the strength of Montclair’s saber […]
MAPLEWOOD – History was made in Paris, France, when Maplewood’s Jack Woods, age 14, won Gold and was the first fencer to win this prestigious international event for two years in a row, according to the organizers of the Challenge CEP Marathon Fleuret, 2016 – the world’s largest Youth Men’s (Y15) Foil Event. Three-hundred […]
MAPLEWOOD – Columbia High School wrestling team had a busy and tough week. The Cougars wrestled five meets and participated in a Freshman and JV tournament. During the week, the grapplers lost to a good Irvington team, 63-12. Columbia wrestled only seven of the 14 weight classes and won two. The winners were 120-pound Devin […]
2016 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL 42nd ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT First preliminary round, on or by Feb. 6 Game 1: (29) Belleville at (16) Caldwell Game 2: (28) West Side at (17) West Essex Game 3: (24) Glen Ridge at (21) Verona Game 4: (32) North Star at (13) Orange Game 5: (25) North 13th Street […]
2016 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL 70th ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT First preliminary round, on or by Feb. 4 (36) North Star Academy at (33) Montclair Kimberley Academy (35) Science Park at (34) Caldwell Second preliminary round, on or by Feb. 6 Game 1: (29) Golda Och Academy at (16) Millburn Game 2: (28) Belleville at […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost at St. Anthony of Jersey City, the No. 1-ranked team in the state, 63-31, Jan. 28. John Reed, a junior, scored six points for the Cougars, who trailed 17-6 at the end of the first quarter and 36-20 at halftime before St. Anthony blew […]
MAPLEWOOD – Dominique Rayam had 14 points and fellow senior Shadekay Haughon had eight points to lead the Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 38-31 win over Caldwell on Jan. 26 at South Orange Middle School. Sophomore Kayla Anderson and junior Courtney Miller each had six points; and senior Melissa Etienne and […]
WEST ORANGE – Catherine Jordan won the girls’ high jump event to lead the Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Jersey City Armory on Sunday, Jan. 31. Jordan, a sophomore, leaped 5 feet. Jordan also took fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:27.01 and […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams swept the 2016 NJIFA Team Championships earlier this season, with the boys’ team winning the Cetrulo trophy for the fifth year in a row and the girls’ team winning the Santelli Cup for the third year in a row. The CHS boys’ saber squad, […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team, entering nine wrestlers in the 14 weight classes, enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 21-22, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Despite that disadvantage, the Cougars had four grapplers place in the very tough tournament as they finished 11th out […]