MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity boys’ soccer team enjoyed a successful 10-7-1 season. It marked the Cougars’ best season in head coach Josh Russotto’s four-year tenure and the first 10-win season since 2012. Columbia posted eight victories against Essex County opponents, defeating Super Essex Conference-American Division rivals Millburn, East Side and West […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity football had one more chance to get a win this season. Led by a strong defense and a powerful ground performance from Krys Ward, the Cougars finally got to taste victory. Ward, a senior, rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries to lead […]
The Columbia High School varsity football team hopes to get a win this season when the Cougars visit Snyder of Jersey City in the final game of the year on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. at Caven Point. The Cougars lost to unbeaten Montclair (8-0), 56-0, Nov. 4 to fall to 0-9. […]
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – On Saturday, Nov. 4, the Columbia High School boys’ varsity cross-country team finished a strong fourth out of 15 teams in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 State Championship meet held at Greystone Park in Morris Plains to advance to the Group 4 state final race this weekend. This […]
MILLBURN – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity boys’ soccer team lost at fourth-seeded Millburn, 2-0, in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Friday, Nov. 3. The Cougars enjoyed a successful season. CHS finished with a 10-7-1 record. Millburn improved to 12-5-1. The Cougars defeated Millburn, 2-1, […]
Photos by Rich Morris/courtesy of Seton Hall Prep. Columbia (dark uniforms) vs. Seton Hall Prep, in Essex County Tournament quarterfinals, Oct. 21. Seton Hall Prep won, 6-3. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity boys’ soccer team will visit fourth-seeded and Millburn in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost at top-seeded Westfield, 2-0, in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament Nov. 2. Senior goalkeeper Hannah Williams made six saves for ninth-seeded Columbia, which finished the season with a respectable 9-9-1 record. Westfield, which won a share of the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 39th-seeded Columbia High School varsity girls’ volleyball team upset 26th-seeded Bloomfield, 25-23, 13-25, 25-22, in the preliminary round of the NJSIAA Group 4 state tournament at Bloomfield on Monday, Oct. 30. Shayla Keegan had 11 kills, Maya Goldner had 14 digs; Maggie Davis had 13 digs; Hannah LaCon posted 12 digs, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The 12U Red Fall Maplewood-South Orange softball Villagers (pictured above) are all smiles after winning the Cranford Fall Softball League 12U A Division Championship. The Villagers entered the playoffs as the number three seed and beat Chatham, 7-0, in the first round and Summit, 6-3, in the semifinals, which set up […]
Photo courtesy of Javier Amador. Members of the 2017 Maplewood-South Orange 10U fall softball team gather for a group pose. Front row, kneeling from left: Lexi Kaplan, Emma Lerner, Grace Keller, Larkin Villatoro and Eva Sieger. Second row from left: Dalylia Lyon, Arianna Baptiste, Claire Shupe, Brynn McCarthy, Sofia Amador and Marley Rosen. Third row […]