MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School football team kicked off the season in winning fashion. Junior quarterback Nick Aaron passed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on six of eight attempts and the Cougars defeated Newark Central, 28-12, Friday, Sept. 6, at Shabazz Stadium in Newark in the season opener. Aaron threw a 78-yard […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team, under first-year head coach and CHS alumna Sophie Hart-Ruderman, is looking to have a successful season despite an 0-2 start. CHS lost to Livingston, 3-0, Sept. 5, and Montclair, 4-0, Sept. 7. The senior captains are midfielder/defender Grace Bratter, defenders Ellie Betheil and Sadie Tuhoy. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia has endured a rough stretch. The Cougars have posted three consecutive one-win seasons. Last season, Columbia had two wins, but was forced to forfeit a 28-20 road victory over Memorial of West New York in its second game on the schedule. But optimism abounds for head coach Gary Mobley’s team. With […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys soccer team returns a strong returning group, which bodes well for a successful season this fall. Columbia, under head coach Josh Russotto, was scheduled to begin the season Sept. 4 at Nutley in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. The Cougars are looking to improve on last […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The South Orange Department of Recreation is presenting its annual 19th century baseball game on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at noon on Cameron Field in South Orange. Part game, part show, part history lesson and all fun, the Flemington, N.J. Neshanock team will play against local volunteers in bare-handed baseball, wearing […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School fall teams will begin their seasons next week. Here are their schedules: FOOTBALL Sept. 7, at Newark Central, 1 p.m. Sept. 13, Memorial, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, at Bloomfield, 7 p.m. Sept. 27, West Orange, 7 p.m. Oct. 5, at Montclair, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Newark East Side, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 2019 Integrity Cup Regional Junior Cadet Circuit was held at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in Maplewood over this past weekend, Aug. 24-25. Cadet and Junior fencers competing in the three different weapons came from the greater New York City metropolitan area as well as numerous states along the East coast. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The New Jersey Fencing Alliance, located at 50 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood, will host the United States Fencing Junior Cadet Regional Circuit tournament this weekend, Aug. 24-25, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. More than 600 fencers, including prominent nationally-ranked fencers, will be competing from numerous states on the U.S. east coast […]
Squad shows resiliency during season, defeats Glen Ridge to win Essex Division Gold Cup title
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Columbia 18U baseball team, consisting of Columbia High School players, enjoyed a banner summer. Columbia, seeded second, won the High School Developmental League-Essex Division Gold Cup tournament, defeating eighth-seeded Glen Ridge, 6-3, in the final Wednesday, July 24 at Memorial Park. Columbia avenged last summer’s loss in the final to […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The South Orange-Maplewood Cougars 10U baseball team recently won the New Providence Green League championship in a thriller against Chatham. In a game with lots of offense, the Cougars came to bat in the top of the sixth inning, trailing, 7-4. With their season on the line, the Cougars loaded the bases. […]