MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team is on a mission to win the state sectional and group championships. Luke Nomura hit a two-run, walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the sixth-seeded Cougars to a thrilling 4-3 win over No. 11 seed Bloomfield in the first round […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Paul Robeson All-Star Football Classic will take place on Thursday, June 9, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange at 7 p.m. The Robeson Classic features graduating high school seniors. The East squad is composed of Essex and Hudson county players; the West team is composed of players from Morris, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The ninth-seeded Columbia High School softball team had a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament. Columbia defeated No. 8 seed Kearny, 9-3, in the first round on May 17. Freshman Charlotte Klepesch and junior Mady Rowell each had two singles […]
Ronnie Hickman Jr.’s football journey began with MSO Packers
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Playing for one of the most storied collegiate programs, Ronnie “Rocket” Hickman Jr. has seen his football career skyrocket. The South Orange native enjoyed a great season as a redshirt sophomore safety for Ohio State University last fall. Hickman Jr., listed at 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, led the team in tackles with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team, under head coach Dylan Heningburg, enjoyed a banner season. The Cougars finished with a 14-5 overall record, including winning the Kimber Division of the New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League with a 5-0 record. Columbia had a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team, under head coach Steve Ramos, enjoyed a solid season, finishing with a 9-7 record. Columbia lost to Ridge, 11-5, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Group 4, tournament on May 19. The key contributors for Columbia […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team received the No. 6 seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament. The Cougars were scheduled to host No. 11 seed Bloomfield in the first round on Wednesday, June 1. The winner will face the winner between […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls track-and-field teams enjoyed good efforts at the Essex County relay championships on Thursday, May 26, in Livingston. The teams each took fifth place overall. Here are the boys results: 4×1,600 meter relay: Dan Butkus, Aaron Glassman, Nate Lindstrom and Javier Casella, first place, 18 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team, seeded 11th, will visit sixth-seeded Columbia in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on June 1 at Underhill Field in Maplewood. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals against the winner of No. 3 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On April 13, USA Ultimate announced the 48 players selected to represent Team USA at the World Flying Disc Federation’s 2022 World Junior Ultimate Championships, and one local name stood out: Sydney Mannion. Mannion, a Columbia High School senior and captain of the CHS girls Ultimate Frisbee team, Sparkle Motion, will […]