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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School swim teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships, Jan. 21, at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The girls’ team, which was the defending champion, finished sixth in the team standings among the 12 scoring teams. Newark Academy won the girls’ team title.The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams enjoyed fine showings at the Essex County Championships held at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., Jan. 21, The boys’ team finished fourth in the team standings with 26 points out of 32 schools. St. Benedict’s Prep won […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ basketball team defeated Newark Collegiate and Montclair in back-to-back games. Ashley Phillip scored 19 points to lead Columbia to a 48-38 win at Newark Collegiate on Jan. 8. Maia Little had 11 points; Courtney Provilon-Louis had six points; Sage Cleghorn posted five points an Gia Gillens added […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Linden, 64-54, Jan. 12 at CHS to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 5-4 on the season. Dylan Jones scored 21 points; Nigel Garcia had 12 points; Jun Harrigan had 11 points; Marques Thompkins had nine points; and Marcus Cosmeus posted […]