SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The dream for any football player is to make it to the NFL. Ronnie “Rocket” Hickman has realized that dream. After an impressive preseason, the 21-year-old South Orange native made the final 53-player roster for the Cleveland Browns. The 6-foot-1, 209-pound safety signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In every soccer season, there is a team that can strike fear in their opponents just by appearing on the fall schedule. The team’s reputation for excellence on the pitch is undisputed and widely recognized. “I really think we have the potential to be that team,” said Columbia High School girls […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School head football coach Gary Mobley doesn’t have to worry about his offensive skill players. The Cougars boast a collection of talented and experienced running backs and wide receivers, who will spark the offensive attack. However, the line on both sides of the ball is a bit of a […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Columbia High School football team will host Livingston High School in the season opener at newly-renovated Lynn V. Profeta Field at the Underhill Sports Complex at 6:30 p.m. It will be the Cougars’ first home game since the 2021 season. Columbia last season played all their […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Football Cougars would like to welcome everyone back for the 2023-2024 school year to Columbia High School. While the academic school year does not begin until September, your Columbia Cougar Football team, Marching Band, and Cheer Squad will take the field in their season opener on Thursday, […]
By Paul Brubaker MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The goal this season for the Columbia High School Cougars football team comes down to a single word: redemption. “I want you to call yourselves ‘the redemption team,’ ” said head coach Gary Mobley, projecting from the middle of the refurbished Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Sports Complex to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics in Maplewood is currently accepting registration for the 2023 girls volleyball program this fall for girls in grades 5-8. Teams are open to student-athletes who are registered parishioners in the Catholic CCD program at either St. Joseph’s in Maplewood, Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team hosted a quad scrimmage on Wednesday morning, Aug. 16. The other three participating schools were Columbia of Maplewood, Willingboro and Carteret. West Orange, the reigning North 2, Group 5 state sectional champion under fifth-year head coach Darnell Grant, will kick off the season against […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Baseball is definitely on the rise, especially in the South Orange and Maplewood community. That’s been evident this summer with the South Orange Recreation baseball camp. Directed by Tim Reynolds, the camp is held at Meadowland Park field in South Orange for children ages 6-13. The first week of the camp […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chuck Keegan has been named the new West Orange High School head boys varsity basketball coach. Keegan served as the head girls varsity basketball coach for the past five seasons at Columbia High School in Maplewood. This is his first time coaching a boys team. In a phone interview with the […]