Maplewood resident picked for squad that will play in Spain tourney this month
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The attraction of joining in the travel and excitement of an international baseball tournament in Spain this month has to be pretty exciting for any 17-year-old high school prospect, and certainly for one currently getting settled in for a winter at his home in Maplewood. As one German baseball fan on ‘X’ […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks No. 1154 recently held its Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition at St. Joseph’s School in Maplewood. The winners were as follows: Girls ages 8-9 Mary Jane (M.J.) Galea Girls ages 10-11 Adriana Pinto Boys ages 8-9 Greyson Gousse Boys ages 10-11 Jack Catanese […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Madison Stevens signed a national letter of intent to continue her track and field career at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Stevens is one of the top shot put throwers in the state, with three second-place finishes and a first-place finish in New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Super Essex Conference announced their fall all-conference honors, as voted by the conference coaches. The following are the Columbia High School honorees for boys soccer, girls soccer, girls tennis, girls volleyball, cross-country and field hockey: BOYS SOCCER American Division: Second team: freshman Yuta Goldberg and junior Alejandro Valenzuela. Honorable mention: […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team featured several players who earned all–Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division honors. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Skill – Stevenson Memo, senior. At-large – Zhamir Rowan, senior. SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker – Henry Aaron, senior. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Lineman – Max Archer, senior. HONORABLE MENTION Yassan Fields, senior. The […]
HOLMDEL PARK, NJ — Columbia High School girls cross-country standout runner Mae Dowling capped a great season with a solid showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state Meet of Champions on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the famed Holmdel Park. Dowling, a senior, finished in 90th place out of 160 runners. She clocked […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Four Columbia High School baseball players announced their college commitments on National Signing Day on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Jared Carlucci will attend Rutgers University, Reno Spagnoli will attend Seton Hall University, Alex Mandell will attend Anna Maria College, in Paxton, Mass.; and Orlando Shin will attend Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Deon Mingo is pumped up about the upcoming Columbia High School boys basketball season. The first-year head varsity coach has been quite delighted by the Cougars’ commitment and hard work in the offseason. Since May 30, the Cougars have been quite busy. They competed in summer and fall leagues hosted by […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks No. 1154 will be holding their Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition on Sunday, Nov. 19, at noon at St. Joseph’s School gym, located at 240 Franklin St., in Maplewood. Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The contest begins sharply at noon. The program is free […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls volleyball team, seeded seventh, lost at No. 2 seed Watchung Hills, 25-15, 25-22, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The Cougars finished the season with a 12-13 overall record. […]