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 […]
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: […]
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: […]
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 […]
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/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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photos by Joe Ungaro A 5K race was held Saturday, March 8, to benefit the Columbia High School Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track and Field programs. About 250 people ran in the race through the streets of Maplewood. Abraham Hoffmann, 16, of Maplewood, botthom right, won the race, finishing in 17 minutes and […]
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 […]