MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team, seeded 13th, lost a heartbreaking 4-3 decision in overtime against 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 12th-seeded Columbia High School boys soccer team fell at fifth-seeded Livingston, 2-0, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, state tournament on Nov. 1 in Livingston. The Cougars moved to an 11-7 overall record, while Livingston improved to 16-3-1 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys soccer team honored their late teammate, Moussa Fofana, on Friday night, Oct. 22, at Underhill Field on senior night. Fofana,18, was fatally shot at Underhill Field on June 6. He would have been a senior at CHS. “It was a very special night for all the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The odds of a football player making it to the NFL are minuscule. About 1.5 percent of all NCAA players get to make it to the NFL. Yet, Columbia High School can proudly say one of its own is currently playing in the NFL. Yosh Njiman, a 2014 CHS graduate, is […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team won its second straight game with a dominant 41-6 victory over Newark East Side on Friday night, Oct. 22, at Eddie Moraes Stadium in Newark in a Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division game. The Cougars improved to a 5-3 overall record and 3-3 in the […]
The Columbia High School boys soccer team defeated Belleville, 2-0, Oct. 18, in Belleville to improve to a 9-5 record on the season. Charlie Herley scored both goals and Cole Strupp made seven saves. The Cougars will host Dayton on Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. CHS girls volleyball team goes 1-1 in Essex County Tournament […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team defeated Bloomfield, 18-15, in thrilling fashion in Bloomfield on Friday night, Oct. 15. Columbia won it on a 22-yard field goal by sophomore Henry Aaron in the fourth quarter. After Columbia trailed 7-0 at halftime, senior Stephen Henry ran for two touchdowns in the third […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Nate Lindstrom and CHS junior Emma Friedrich finished in first place overall in the boys and girls races respectively at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championship meet held at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Oct. 12. Lindstrom finished in a time of 17:02.60. Friedrich finished in […]
By Mike Connolly Correspondent MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The following are Cougar Soccer Club results for the weekend of Oct. 2-3: Boys U14 Premier 1, Verona 0 Boys U14 Premier 1, Americans 0 Goalkeeper Eric DeVomecourt led a stifling Cougar SC defense as it posted two shutout victories to stay undefeated in […]
Click here for bracket West Essex is the No. 1 seed and Montclair is the No. 2 seed in the Essex County Tournament for field hockey. Both teams received byes into the semifinals, which will be held Oct. 16 at the higher seeds. The final will be held Oct. 23 at Montclair at 2:30 p.m. […]