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 […]
Updated with coach’s comments. Correction: This is the second year that the top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the state finals. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School wrestler Galileo Hetherington finished in third place in the 285-pound heavyweight class at Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Saturday, Feb. 24. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – For the second year in a row, the Columbia High School girls’ fencing team lost to Bergen County Tech in the NJSIAA state team tournament final held at Morris Hills HS on Feb. 21. Bergen Tech won 16-11 in a rematch of last year’s state tournament final. Zander Rhodes had three wins […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – A contingent of Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field athletes enjoyed solid performances at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 17. On the girls’ side, senior Catherine Jordan took fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:18.70 and finished 11th […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Monday Feb. 19, 12:49 p.m.) – The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team boasted four second-place finishers and a pair of third-place finishers at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament held at Belleville HS on Feb. 17. Naquan Tory, at the 113-pound weight class; Cahil Love Jr., at 126; Devin Rocha, at 132; […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – For the fifth straight season, the Columbia High School girls’ fencing team advanced to the NJSIAA state team tournament championship meet, which will be held Feb. 21 at Morris Hills HS in Rockaway. The 11th-seeded Cougars will face top-seeded Bergen Tech in a rematch of last year’s state final won by Bergen […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team had a great showing at the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state Championships on Feb. 9 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. The Cougars finished in second place in the girls’ team standings with 43 points, behind first-place Ridge […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team, seeded 11th, had a good run in the Essex County Tournament. Nasheim Harte had 23 points, with six three-pointers, and Zayon Marsh had 11 points and five rebounds to lead the Cougars to a 70-57 win over No. 23 seed North Star Academy in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams advanced to the semifinals of their respective NJSIAA state tournaments. Both semifinals are Feb. 15.. On the girls’ side, 11th-seeded Columbia will visit second-seeded Ridge. The winner will face the winner of top-seeded Bergen Tech and No. 12 seed Bernards in the final. […]