Columbia HS indoor track teams give good efforts at the Season Opener

Columbia HS indoor track teams give good efforts at the Season Opener

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Columbia High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams enjoyed good efforts at the Essex County Track Coaches Association’s Season Opener Invitational on Friday, Dec. 20, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, N.Y. The following are their varsity highlights: Boys Junior Christian Caravetta […]

Columbia HS wrestling team impresses at Mountain Lakes tournament

Columbia HS wrestling team impresses at Mountain Lakes tournament

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team enjoyed a good showing at the Laker Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Mountain Lakes High School. August Katz, a junior, won the 150-pound title with a 20-8 major-decision win over Charlie Shaddow of Ridgewood. Christian Venescar,  a senior 106-pounder, and Jared Van Allen, […]

Columbia HS boys basketball team gains first win of season

Columbia HS boys basketball team gains first win of season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated Newark Central, 57-44, at the Brick City Showcase, hosted by Weequahic High School, on Friday, Dec. 20. Senior forward Jude Brantley had 12 points and 20 rebounds to lead the CHS Cougars. He also had four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior […]

Columbia HS swim teams splash to 4-0 starts to year

Columbia HS swim teams splash to 4-0 starts to year

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls swimming teams have enjoyed a great start to their seasons. The teams each were 4-0 to start their seasons. The following are their results: Dec. 6: West Orange, boys 97-57,  girls 120-33, at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dec. 9: Livingston, boys 95-75, girls […]

Columbia HS wrestling team optimistic this season

Columbia HS wrestling team optimistic this season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team has high hopes for the season. “We are very excited about the upcoming season,” CHS head coach Mike Freedman said. “I would anticipate, if we stay healthy, this will be the best Columbia High School wrestling team in the last decade.”  Reid Ordower has 89 […]

Columbia HS boys basketball team boasts good mix

Columbia HS boys basketball team boasts good mix

  MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team has a good mix of youth and experience, looking to have a competitive season. “I like that we are a young team, with a mixture of some veterans,” said second-year head coach Deon Mingo, as the Cougars were about to begin practice on […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team will be ‘fast and athletic’

Columbia HS girls basketball team will be ‘fast and athletic’

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This season’s Columbia High School girls basketball team features athleticism and talented youth, much to second-year head coach Aaron Breitman’s delight. “We’re fast and athletic,” said Breitman after the team’s practice at CHS on Tuesday, Dec. 3. “We’re very good in transition. I think we are going to surprise a lot […]

Columbia HS football players earn conference honors

Columbia HS football players earn conference honors

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School football players Hans Archer and Charlie Knutsen earned All–Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division honors, as selected by the divisional coaches. Archer, a junior lineman, made the Second Team Offense. Knutsen, a junior tailback/defensive end, made the Honorable Mention. Photo Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens

South Orange Elks Hoop Free-Throw contest winners advance to districts

South Orange Elks Hoop Free-Throw contest winners advance to districts

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 25 student-athletes recently competed in the South Orange Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Free-Throw Competition at St. Joseph’s in Maplewood. The winners were: 8-9 Boys – Sebastian Banker 10-11 Girls – Kendrick Conway 10-11 Boys – Greyson Gousse 12-13 Girls – Fiona Lowe 12-13 Boys – Aditya Singla  These winners […]

Maplewood’s Eva Sieger sparks Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team to banner season

Maplewood’s Eva Sieger sparks Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team to banner season

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Maplewood resident Eva Sieger has excelled as a sophomore on the rise for the Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team, which finished with a superb 16-7 record following a 5-0 loss to second-seeded Oak Knoll (Summit) in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Non-Public, North Jersey state tournament sectional semifinals on […]