MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Pictured are Columbia High School senior student-athletes who were honored on Friday morning, June 9, in the CHS cafeteria. These student-athletes will continue their athletic careers at their respective colleges and universities. From left are Juliette Licata, softball, Albright College; Lindsey Minor, fencing, Temple University; Bella Galatt, basketball, Clark University; Emma […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School junior track and field standout Madison Stevens took first place in the shot put at both the sectional and state Group 4 championships. At the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state championships, Friday and Saturday, June 2-3, at Ridge High School […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team is having its best season in more than four decades. The fourth-seeded Cougars, under ninth-year head coach Cliff Smith, defeated second-seeded Livingston 7-5 in eight innings in the championship game of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School girls lacrosse team, seeded ninth, lost at No. 8 seed Ridge 9-5 in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, May 24, at Ridge. Senior Jamie Fardin had four goals and freshman Anabel MacGuire had one […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team, under head coach and CHS alumnus Dylan Heningburg, won the New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League–Bianchi Division title with a 6-0 divisional record. It marked the Cougars’ second straight divisional championship. The Cougars, seeded sixth, defeated No. 11 seed Morristown 10-5 in the first round […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team, seeded 15th, lost at No. 2 seed Bloomfield 9-2 in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Monday, May 22. Isaac Buchalter went 1-for-4 with a single, Reno Spagnoli went 1-for-4 with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team, seeded fourth, defeated Montclair and Union City to advance to the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament. Ellie Martin went 2-for-4 with a single, a double and two RBIs; Charlotte Klepesch went 2-for-3 with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Four Columbia High School senior lacrosse players recently were honored during a ceremony announcing their college commitments. For the boys, Cole Abel will attend Division III Kenyon College in Ohio and Sam Busch will attend Division III Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. For the girls, Jamie Fardin will attend […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded Columbia High School softball team lost to top-seeded Mount St. Dominic 3-1 in the semifinals of the Essex County Tournament at Ivy Hill Park in Newark on Friday, May 19. The Cougars, who moved to a 17-9 record this season, reached the ECT semifinals for the first time since […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls track and field team finished in second place overall at the Essex County Championships, Thursday and Friday, May 18-19, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The Cougars had 65 points. Montclair finished first with 76 points. Here are the CHS girls top results: 800-meter run: first place: […]