MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School alumna Cecilia Muñoz, Class of 2019, is a senior member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology women’s soccer team, which improved to a 3-0-1 record after a 4-0 win over Lesley University on Thursday, Sept. 8. In 2021, Muñoz, a forward, appeared in 25 games with one start. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School field hockey team has shown tremendous dedication, much to head coach Stephanie Rivera’s delight. Columbia began the season with a dominant 7-0 win over Union on Thursday, Sept. 8, in Union. “I’m really, really excited about this year’s team,” Rivera said. “We have a lot of young […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — St. Joseph’s Catholic Youth Organization in Maplewood is now accepting registrations for girls and boys in grades one to eight for the 2022-2023 basketball season. CYO basketball is open to all children living in the Maplewood–South Orange community who are parishioners at St. Joseph’s in Maplewood, Our Lady of Sorrows in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite losing 17 players to graduation, the Columbia High School boys soccer team returns a strong group from last year’s team, which finished with an 11-7 overall record, including winning the Super Essex Conference Liberty Division title. It was the team’s second straight divisional title after winning the SEC Colonial Division […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team seeks to regroup from a tough 24-23 loss to Livingston in the season opener on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Livingston. The Columbia Cougars will visit Paterson Eastside on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. at Bauerle Field in Paterson. Photo by Steve Ellmore.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team is searching for its first state playoff victory. With experienced skill position players, the Cougars are confident that they can reach that goal. “I like our experience coming back with our skill positions on both sides of the ball,” said seventh-year head coach Gary Mobley. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School fall teams will begin their seasons. Here are the schedules for football, boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball, field hockey and girls tennis: Football Sept. 1: at Livingston, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10: at Paterson Eastside, 1 p.m. Sept. 17: at Irvington, 1 p.m. Sept. 24: at Hudson […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team hosted a tri-scrimmage on Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, at WOHS’ Joe Suriano Stadium. The other teams were Columbia High School in Maplewood, and Willingboro. West Orange will begin the season on Friday, Sept. 2, against Montclair at Montclair State University at 8 p.m. Columbia […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics in Maplewood is excited to announce the start of a 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 or Our Lady of Sorrows in South […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School 2022 graduate Sydney Mannion was a member of Team USA that won a gold medal at the World Junior Ultimate Championships in Wroclaw, Poland, from Aug. 6-13. Out of more than 100 players at tryouts in March, just 24 girls were selected for Team USA. The team had […]