MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Ashley Phillip scored 18 points and Gia Gillens had 10 points to lead the Columbia High School girls varsity basketball team to a 47-42 victory at Newark Academy, Feb. 14 in Livingston. Kaijhe Hall had six points; Courtney Provilon-Louis had five points; and Kyla Benson had four points for the Cougars, who […]
NUTLEY, – Senior Joe Melillo had four goals and freshman Rocco Albanese had two goals and one assist to lead the top-seeded Nutley/Columbia high school ice hockey team to a 10-0 win over fourth-seeded West Orange in the semifinals of the McMullen Cup playoffs, Monday, Feb. 11, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School wrestling team hopes to have a strong showing at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament at Randolph, Saturday, Feb. 16. Columbia finished the dual-meet season at 10-11. Devin Rocha, who recently tore his meniscus, finished his career as the winningest wrestler in CHS history with 102 wins. The previous […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams both advanced to the Elite 8 Round of the State Championship this past week. On Thursday, February 7, the girls team beat Bergen Tech with a score of 15-12, clinching at 14-10. The boys team followed suit on Friday, February 8, with a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Gia Gillens scored 13 points and Ashley Phillip had 11 points to lead the Columbia High School girls varsity basketball team to a 54-32 win at Montclair, Feb. 5 in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. Kaijhe Hall and Courtney Provilon-Louis each had eight points; and Vida Poyner had seven points as […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 11th-seeded Columbia High School boys varsity basketball team lost at No. 6 Payne Tech, 57-49, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9, in Newark. The Cougars fell to 11-7. In the preliminary third round, CHS defeated No. 22 seed Verona, 53-34, Feb. 7 at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the 73rd Essex County Tournament. The Cougars received the No. 11 seed and will host No. 22 seed Verona in the preliminary third round on or by Feb. 7. The winner will visit No. 6 Payne Tech […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams competed on Sunday, January 27, in their District Championship. The state is divided into five districts and each district has approximately 10 schools. The District 5 tournament took place at Montclair High School and is important because the top four high schools in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maia Little scored 20 points and Gia Gillens had seven points to lead the Columbia High School girls varsity basketball team to a 44-34 home win over West Essex in a Super Essex Conference crossover game on Jan. 31. Kaijhe Hall and Ashley Phillip each had six points; Sage Cleghorn hit a […]
NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD – In the sport of hockey, it often take a while to get good results when a co-op team is formed. But for the squad at Nutley/Columbia, it’s a much different story. This winter is only the second season for the team, but Nutley/Columbia has an excellent chance of capturing the McMullen Cup in […]