MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The ninth-seeded Columbia High School baseball team defeated eighth-seeded Nutley 5-1 in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Friday, May 5, in Nutley. Sophomore Zach Barron went 3-for-3 with two RBI, and seniors Nate Berenberg and Jack Kalsched each had two hits and an RBI for the Cougars. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — After nine seasons at the helm, Eugene “Bam” Robinson has stepped down as the head coach of the Columbia High School boys basketball team. Robinson guided the Cougars, led by his son, senior point guard Jalen Robinson, to a 19-8 overall record, including 9-3 in the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division, this […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team received the No. 4 seed in the Essex County Tournament and will host a second-round game on Saturday, May 6, at 9 a.m. against the first-round winner between No. 13 seed Payne Tech and No. 20 seed West Caldwell Tech. Sam Stein, a junior, went […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team defeated Nutley 10-3 on Wednesday, April 26, at Underhill Field to snap a five-game losing streak. Sophomore Zach Barron went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI; sophomore Zac Calveric went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI; and junior Reno Spagnoli went 1-for-3 with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-seeded Columbia High School girls lacrosse team defeated No. 10 seed West Orange 17-4 in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, April 28, at Lynn V. Profeta Field at Underhill Sports Complex. Sophomore Margaret McManus had four goals and two assists, senior Sophia Randazza had three […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School track and field standout and shot putter Madison Stevens enjoyed a stellar showing at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Friday, April 28. Stevens, a junior, finished in eighth place in a highly-competed field. She threw 40 feet, 4 3/4 inches. Britannia Johnson of Jamaica […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange native Ronnie Hickman Jr. is staying in Ohio to continue his football career as an NFL player. Hickman, a safety from Ohio State University, signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on Saturday, April 29, hours after the end of the three-day NFL Draft. Hickman was […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Simon Hardiman, a freshman from South Orange, has emerged right away as a stellar goalie for the Montclair Kimberley Academy lacrosse team. Despite the team’s 1-9 record entering recent action, the young netminder has continued to show his skill and perseverance with 126 saves while allowing 100 goals in nine starts. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded Columbia High School boys lacrosse team defeated 11th-seeded Cedar Grove 15-2 in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, April 29, at Lynn V. Profeta Field at Underhill Sports Complex. Cole Abel, a senior, had four goals; freshman Gabe O’Brien had three goals and four assists, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange resident Jordan Fishback, a senior at Montclair Kimberley Academy and a standout for the Cougars’ lacrosse and football teams, was recently MKA’s representative at the 2023 Essex–Hudson County Scholar–Athlete Dinner. An Essex tradition that started more than a half century ago, and now also includes a neighboring county, was […]