Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team skates to good run this season

Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team skates to good run this season

The Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team had a good run this season. Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield, under head coach Dave Macri, went 1-1 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Public Co-Op state tournament. Bloomfield senior Alex Benkert had four goals and three assists and junior Christian Sherman had two goals and five assists […]

Columbia HS wrestlers pin down Super Essex Conference honors

Columbia HS wrestlers pin down Super Essex Conference honors

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team featured several All–Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division. First Team 113 pounds: Oliver Kreizman, sophomore. 120: Jared Van Allen, senior. 126: Reid Ordower, senior. 132: Milan Connolly, sophomore. 150: August Katz, junior. 157: Ed Bonsu, senior. Second Team 106: Christian Venescar, senior. 150: Sam Memo, senior. 175: […]

Columbia HS spring team schedules

Columbia HS spring team schedules

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School spring varsity teams will begin their seasons. The boys lacrosse team will begin March 29, white the baseball, softball and girls lacrosse teams will begin April 1. The following are their schedules: Baseball April 1: at Barringer, 4 p.m. April 3: at Millburn, 4 p.m. April 5: […]

NFL player Ronnie Hickman Jr.’s foundation gives back to people of Irvington

NFL player Ronnie Hickman Jr.’s foundation gives back to people of Irvington

IRVINGTON, NJ — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman Jr., a South Orange native who grew up playing for the Maplewood Packers Pop Warner team, understands the importance of giving back to the community. Hickman’s foundation – Fourteen21 Cares – held a community event on Saturday, March 22, on Nye Avenue in Irvington. The foundation collaborated […]

Columbia HS softball program celebrates its more than half-a-century existence with celebration set for March 29

Columbia HS softball program celebrates its more than half-a-century existence with celebration set for March 29

The following article was submitted by the Columbia High School Softball Boosters Club. MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball program has been in existence for more than half a century. In 1974, a group of 13 young women comprised the official CHS varsity softball team. The first Columbia Cougars team finished with […]

Bloomfield resident Alex Benkert enjoys prolific career for Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team

Bloomfield resident Alex Benkert enjoys prolific career for Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team

BLOOMFIELD/NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ  — Alex Benkert loves ice hockey. The Bloomfield resident started playing the sport when he was a toddler, suiting up for different clubs throughout the years. When it came time to choosing a high school, he considered many options, because he wanted to keep playing. Benkert ultimately decided to represent his hometown […]

CORRECTED: Columbia HS wrestlers give good efforts at state finals in Atlantic City

CORRECTED: Columbia HS wrestlers give good efforts at state finals in Atlantic City

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School wrestlers August Katz and Oliver Kreizman gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday and Friday, March 6-7. Katz, a junior seeded 20th at the 150-pound weight class, lost a 10-2 […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team finishes season, bounces back from tough start

Columbia HS girls basketball team finishes season, bounces back from tough start

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team recovered from a tough start to the season. The fourth-seeded Cougars lost at No. 13 seed Scotch Plains–Fanwood, 55-47, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27. Sophomore […]

Montclair State University baseball games to benefit Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center education programs

Montclair State University baseball games to benefit Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center education programs

UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair State University Red Hawks will host an exciting slate of college baseball games on Friday, March 14; Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16, in Yogi Berra Stadium. Proceeds from all ticket sales will benefit the education programs at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, which serve 10,000 young […]

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