MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fourth-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity tennis team defeated No. 13 seed Watchung Hills in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. Adam Kaplan won 6-1, 6-3 at second singles; Kevin Tamayo won 6-0, 6-1 at third singles and Seth Gordon and Jackson Wagner […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity softball team fell to fourth-seeded Verona, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, May 12, at Verona. The Cougars, who moved to a 12-7 record, hope to make a strong run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team dropped a tough 8-6 decision to fourth-seeded Nutley in the quarterfinals of the Greater Newark Tournament on May 10 at Nutley. The loss ended the Cougars’ eight-game winning streak. Columbia scored three runs in the top of the first inning and one run in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – In the sport of tennis, one of the most memorable matches in the history of the U.S. Open took place in the late summer of 1991. In that event, the legendary Jimmy Connors made a run at the title at the ripe old age of 39. In the late rounds, Connors […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team finished second overall at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championship meet held Friday, May 11, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The Cougars had 121 points among the six scoring teams. Montclair won the girls’ team title with 133 points. The Cougars had five […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Jordan Stephan of South Orange is a pitcher for the CHS softball team and for the Jersey Outlaws Gold. She has been playing softball since she was 6-years-old and began playing club softball when she was in seventh-grade. Since then, she has played softball every spring, summer […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ –The Our Lady of Sorrows track team recently competed in the Union Catholic Track and Field Meet. OLS opened the 2018 season with a two-year winning streak on the line. Unfortunately, there was no hat trick as the large, well-balanced team from Saint John the Apostle in Clark overwhelmed the field. OLS […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Barringer, May 2, at Underhill Field. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Luke Jackson went 3-for-3 with two homers, a double, five RBI and three runs scored to lead the fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team to an 11-1 home win over No. 21 seed North 13th St. Tech in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia HIgh School girls’ track and field team came very close to winning the Essex County Relays for a remarkable 10th year in a row. The Cougars had 71 team points and finished second by just 1.33 points. West Orange won the girls’ team title with 72.33 points, The Cougars took […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity softball team defeated No. 12 seed Montclair, 13-3, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on May 5. The Cougars, who moved to a 9-5 record, will visit No. 4 seed Verona in the quarterfinals on Saturday, May 12, at 9 a.m. Hudson Hassler […]