MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys soccer team gained the No. 5 seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. The Cougars were scheduled to host No. 12 seed Bayonne in the first round on Tuesday, Nov. 5, after press time. The winner […]
MAPLEWOOD/MILLBURN, NJ — New Jersey Fencing Alliance would like to congratulate another of its fencers on their accomplishment of achieving the No. 1 ranking in the United States and Canada in the Youth 12 Epee category. Since age 5, Alexander “Alex” Luo has been training in epee fencing at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded Columbia High School girls volleyball team defeated No. 11 seed Plainfield 25-11, 25-16 in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Monday, Nov. 4, at home. Senior Libby Kosik had 16 digs, senior Lucy Hummel had […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Evie Campbell scored two goals to lead the seventh-seeded Columbia High School girls soccer team to a 4-0 win over No. 10 seed Woodbridge in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Monday, Nov. 4, at Underhill […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — For the second straight year, the Columbia High School boys cross-country teams swept the varsity, junior varsity and freshman titles at the Essex County Championships on Friday, Oct. 25, at Cedar Grove Park in Cedar Grove. In the varsity race, the Cougars finished in first place among the 24 schools. Leo […]
NEWARK, NJ — For the second consecutive season, the Columbia High School boys cross-country team finished in first place at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Leo Klint, a junior, took first place out of 73 runners in a time of 16 minutes, 25.90 seconds […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded Columbia High School girls volleyball team defeated No. 11 seed Newark Academy 25-18, 25-21, on Saturday, Oct. 19, at home to advance to the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament. Senior outside hitter Sinnika Reynolds-Vickberg had seven kills and three digs, senior setter Lucy Hummel had seven assists, senior […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, Nov. 3, at Meadowlands Field 3, the Columbia High School baseball and softball teams will join together and play the Battle of the Bats, a Halloween-themed annual exhibition game in the spirit of cooperation and fun. The event begins at 5 p.m. Though this is officially the second Battle […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-seeded Columbia High School boys soccer team stunned No. 2 seed Montclair in the quarterfinals of the 50th Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Montclair. The game was scoreless through regulation and two overtimes. The Cougars then prevailed on shots from the penalty area by a score of […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Senior Sebastian Rios-Valdez scored in the second half and senior goalie Zac Calveric made six saves to lead the Columbia High School boys soccer team to a 1-0 win over Livingston on Monday, Oct. 14, at Livingston in a Super Essex Conference crossover divisional game. The Cougars improved to 6-4-3 on the […]