Columbia HS track athletes impress at Penn Relays

Columbia HS track athletes impress at Penn Relays

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls track and field teams enjoyed strong efforts at the 129th Penn Relays, Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The boys 4×100-meter relay team placed 76th out of 104 schools in 44.71 seconds. The runners were junior Jasiel Phair, freshman Kobe […]

Columbia HS boys lacrosse team notches first win

Columbia HS boys lacrosse team notches first win

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — After losing its first six games, the Columbia High School boys lacrosse team earned its first win of the season, as the Cougars defeated Verona, 14-9, on Saturday, April 26, at Underhill Sports Complex in Maplewood. Junior attacker Gabe O’Brien scored four goals, including the 100th point of his career, in […]

Columbia HS softball team enjoys more wins

Columbia HS softball team enjoys more wins

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior Claire Shupe went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, and she pitched a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts to lead the Columbia High School softball team to a 4-3 win at Governor Livingston on Monday, April 28, in Berkeley Heights. Senior Charlotte Klepesch had a single and an RBI […]

Maplewood trio sparks MKA softball team this season

Maplewood trio sparks MKA softball team this season

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The young Montclair Kimberley Academy softball team is bolstered by the return of three young players from Maplewood: sophomores Gabby Ladd and Eva Sieger and junior Maudie Grace Lomuscio, as the Cougars vie in Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division. Ladd, who bats third in the MKA lineup, can be utilized at a number […]

Maplewood fencer Charlie Lim receives Montclair Kimberley Academy’s ‘Winter Captain’s Award’

Maplewood fencer Charlie Lim receives Montclair Kimberley Academy’s ‘Winter Captain’s Award’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood resident Charlie Lim, a standout junior fencer at Montclair Kimberley Academy, was the recipient of the prestigious Montclair Kimberley Academy “Winter Captain’s Award,” following the past winter high school sports season. “The very special award is given out each season to that male or female captain who has exhibited the qualities […]

Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center to celebrate Yogi’s 100th birthday

Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center to celebrate Yogi’s 100th birthday

LITTLE FALLS, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, is marking what would have been the 100th birthday of legendary baseball Hall-of-Famer and national icon Yogi Berra.  The celebration, on Monday, May 12, at 4 p.m., is being hosted by Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Bob Costas. […]

Columbia HS girls lacrosse team surges

Columbia HS girls lacrosse team surges

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team continued its hot streak. The Cougars defeated Caldwell, 19-12, on Thursday, April 17, at Underhill Sports Complex for their fourth win in a row to improve to a 4-2 record on the season. Junior midfielder Anabel MacGuire scored four goals and added two assists, […]

Columbia HS softball team improves to 6-1

Columbia HS softball team improves to 6-1

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior Claire Shupe pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts and two walks to lead the Columbia High School softball team to a 9-1 win at West Essex on Saturday, April 19, in North Caldwell. Shupe allowed an unearned run. At the plate, she had a single and two RBI.  The Cougars […]

Columbia HS baseball team moves to 5-4 mark

Columbia HS baseball team moves to 5-4 mark

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team is having a good season so far. Though they have lost three games in a row, the Cougars had a 5-4 record through Saturday, April 19. The Cougars visited Becton and won, 7-2, on Tuesday, April 15, in East Rutherford. Juniors Adam Carlucci and Oliver […]