MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team, seeded 13th, lost a heartbreaking 4-3 decision in overtime at fourth-seeded North Bergen in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Nov. 2. The Cougars moved to a 5-12-2 overall record, while […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The third-seeded Columbia High School girls volleyball team lost to sixth-seeded Watchung Hills, 25-17, 25-6, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, tournament on Nov. 3 at Columbia High School. The Cougars, under head coach Juan Bas, finished the season with […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Our Lady of Sorrows cross-country team enjoyed a solid performance at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Invitational held at Greystone Park in Morris Plains. For the first time this season, bad weather threatened to ruin a cross-country meet, but the rain passed and the course, though muddy, could not […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys cross-country team finished sixth out of 16 teams at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, Championships held at Oak Ridge Park in Clark on Saturday, Nov. 6. Nate Lindstrom placed 20th overall in 16:35.36 out of 108 finishers to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School field hockey team, seeded 15th, lost at second-seeded Middletown South, 8-0, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey, Group 4, tournament on Oct. 28. The Cougars then lost to Governor Livingston, 1-0, on Oct. 30 in Mountainside to end the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team ended a good season. The seventh-seeded Cougars fell at second-seeded Ridgewood, 34-0, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5, playoffs, on Friday night, Nov. 5, to finish with a 5-5 overall record. It was the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks Lodge No. 1154 will be holding their Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw competition on Sunday, Nov. 14, at noon at St. Joseph’s School gym located at 240 Franklin St. in Maplewood. Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The contest begins right at noon. The program is […]
The Super Football Conference (SFC) has established an entirely new annual recognition, the Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year Award. Named for the legendary Paramus Catholic and Nutley High School football coach, who was also a stellar athlete at Nutley, the award will be presented on Jan. 10, 2022, banquet event held at MetLife […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Our Lady of Sorrows cross-country team rebounded at Holy Trinity in Oak Ridge Park in Clark. The previous weekend at the Elizabeth Invitational held at Natirar Park in Peapack was quickly forgotten, as each member of the OLS cross-country team surpassed his or her previous performance. Three third-graders began the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School junior Emma Friedrich captured the girls individual title at the Essex County Championships on Oct. 29 at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield. Friedrich ran a school-record 18:39.4 to finish first overall among the 111 finishers in the girls 5K race. She is the first CHS girls cross-country runner to […]