MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ –Youth wrestling in Maplewood and South Orange continues to grow, with the MSO Cougar Wrestling Club increasing its membership from under 30 wrestlers in 2013 to more than 75 wrestlers this year. The club also reached new heights of success in competitions state-wide. Three of the club’s wrestlers qualified to wrestle among […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – For a team that went winless at 0-14 last season, winning the Suburban League Boys 8th grade Basketball Championship was just a dream for this year’s South Orange Middle School team. Playing against powerful and experienced teams from Essex County, SOMS held its own during the regular season with a 10-4 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – As the head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Columbia High School, Johanna Wright got the opportunity to coach some top players and some outstanding teams. But for Wright, who is now a well-respected member of the local Board of Education, her top thrill on the hardwood came in the […]
Stanford University track and field star Olivia Baker, a Columbia High School graduate, finished in eighth place in the women’s 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships held at Texas A&M University on Saturday, March 10. Baker finished in 2:04.54. This marked her third straight appearance in the NCAA […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams enjoyed fine playoff action. The 6th Grade girls defeated St. John’s on Sunday, March 4, in the semifinals of the White Division, 20-9. Opening up strong, Talia Baptiste had a fast break to start the game with her signature left-handed layup to start the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School wrestler Galileo Hetherington gave a good effort at the NJSIAA state finals held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Hetherington, seeded 23rd in a field of 32 in the 285-pound heavyweight class, lost in the preliminary round against No. 10 seed Bryce Dunn of Cumberland Regional by pin in […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Medford Tech, Feb. 21. Columbia won, 67-60. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team ended its season after losing at top-seeded Newark East Side, 76-42, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Feb. 27. Zayon Marsh […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Medford Tech, Feb. 21. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Medford Tech and Bridgewater-Raritan to extend their win streak to three games and improve to a 10-14 record. Breizh Askew had 21 points, seven assists, four steals and four rebounds in a 67-60 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams started their playoffs this past weekend with many great games. The season will continue for the next few weeks to see who will reign champions. To start, Casella’s 5th grade JV team took on Oak Knoll on Saturday and won a tight game. The Celtics were down […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School’s Briana Reckling and Catherine Jordan gave good efforts at the NJSIAA indoor track and field State Meet of Champions held at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 24. Reckling finished 13th in the girls’ 400-meter dash in 58.93 and Jordan took 18th in the girls’ 800-meter run […]