MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team finished 15th overall in the team standings among the 27 scoring teams at the state Group 4 Relays at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Jan. 15. Sophomore Ciara French, junior Dahria Lewis, freshman Cloe Citron and sophomore Briana Reckling took fourth […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – For over a half century, Marty Glickman was the pre-eminent voice of New York sports, and became arguably the most influential sports broadcaster of all time. He announced games of virtually every team, beginning as the radio announcer of the New York Knicks when they were formed in 1946. And he was […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will hold a Character Building Program and Screening of “The Sandlot” on President’s Day, Feb. 15, from 1-4 p.m. for children in grades 3-5. The first in a series of four classes, children will participate in a new inter-disciplinary way to build character and learn […]
By W. L. Bill Allen, JR. Correspondent CALDWELL – In the type of interesting irony which pretty much only occurs in the world of sports, two girls’ basketball battalions which, just a few years ago, drew packed houses when they collided, will meet in much less ballyhooed fashion when 0-10 Mount Saint Dominic Academy plays […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team won back-to-back games for its first victories of the season. Dominique Rayam scored 15 points and Jasmine Keegan had six points in a 39-34 win over West Essex on Jan. 7 at South Orange Middle School. Courtney Miller and Ashley Phillip each had five points; […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) teams at St. Joseph Church in Maplewood opened up 2016 with lots of basketball on the first two weekends of the New Year. Pee Wee Girls Red On Jan. 3, in the Pee Wee Girls Red Division, the Celtics won their fourth straight game to open the new […]
MAPLEWOOD – Pictured above, the Columbia High School JV boys’ basketball team won the Christmas tournament title at West Side High School in Newark from Dec. 27-29. Darius Forester-Plummer, wearing No. 5, won the MVP award. The JV head coach name is Jameel Grace. The team then defeated both Orange, 69-59, Jan. 7, and East […]
MAPLEWOOD – Both the Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams won their first meet of the season against West Essex, which was held at the West Essex High School last month. Spirits were high despite the abundance of nervous energy, with an almost all new lineup of starters on the CHS boys’ fencing […]
MAPLEWOOD – Four registration dates have been scheduled for all South Orange and Maplewood children planning to play baseball or softball this spring: Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7. In-person registration can be completed at either the Baird in South Orange or Town Hall in Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD – Stephan Gabriel had 17 points and Henry Voorhees had six points for the Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team in a 63-36 loss to St. Joseph of Metuchen in the first round of the Jingle Bell Jubilee at Paterson Charter on Dec. 26. Davidson Rancine had 18 points and Matthew Derilus had […]