MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School indoor boys and girls track-and-field teams featured five athletes who competed at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 state championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 18. Madison Stevens took second place in the girls shot put with a throw […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior guard Jalen Robinson scored his 1,000th career point to lead the boys basketball team to a 51-46 win over Ridgewood High School on Thursday, Feb. 16, in a non conference game at Ridgewood. Robinson, the son of CHS head boys basketball coach Eugene “Bam” Robinson, scored 17 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated Tenafly High School 60-48 on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at home in the regular-season finale. Talia Baptiste, a junior, had 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals; and senior Shana Desir had 20 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and three steals to lead the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Columbia High School’s Dakota Dallison and Blair Rodriguez enjoyed fine showings at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North 2 Region girls state wrestling tournament at Union High School on Sunday, Feb. 19. Dallison, a senior, took second place in the 120-pound class and Rodriguez, a junior, took third place […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team had a good showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 state tournament at Phillipsburg High School on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Cougars finished in fifth place out of nine schools. Sophomore Jared Van Allen, at 113 pounds, and freshman August Katz, […]
Cougars Fall short vs. Arts, look to regroup in states
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team dropped a tough 38-30 decision to second-seeded Arts High School of Newark in the semifinals of the 76th Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, at West Orange High School. The Cougars, under head coach Eugene “Bam” Robinson, lost their third straight game to […]
Cougars fall in the semifinals, prep for state tourney
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fifth-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team enjoyed a strong run in the Essex County Tournament. The Cougars, under head coach Chuck Keegan, fell to top-seeded Immaculate Conception High School 72-25 in the semifinals held at West Orange High School on Saturday, Feb. 11 in a matchup of Super Essex […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Big East Conference named University of Connectict’s Terrel Williams, a Columbia High School graduate, as the Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on Wednesday, Feb. 8. At the Harvard Crimson Elite & Multi meet, the junior hurdler set an all-time UConn program record in the indoor 60-meter hurdles finishing in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls indoor track-and-field team took third place overall at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Cougars had 36 points based on the top-six finishes in each […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team seeks a strong showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 state tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Phillipsburg High School. The Cougars, under head coach Mike Freedman, completed the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Millburn High School. They won […]