NUTLEY – Back in the days of the old Big 10 Conference, one of the better rivalries was the one between Columbia High School and Nutley High School. Whether it was in a sport like football in the fall, basketball in the winter, or baseball in the spring, the Cougars and Raiders had some intense […]
The Essex County High School Developmental Summer Baseball League will have its inaugural season. The Essex County teams formerly played in the Essex County American Legion League for many years. The ECALL has been disbanded. The following are schedules for the Senior teams (all times are at 5:45 p.m., unless otherwise noted): Monday, June 12 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Sixth Annual Columbia High School Switch Sticks was a huge success The event, held at Underhill Field, featured games in which the boys and girls played against each other and switched sticks. There were four great games. The Eighth-Grade Girls’ team won, 5-2. The Boys’ Freshman team won, 2-1. The Boys JV […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – For several years, the Our Lady of Sorrows track and field coaching staff had said that if the track team could reach 40 members from the third to eighth grades – up from the usual 25 to 28 – OLS could beat the big teams such as Good Shepherd in Irvington, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Coach Lisa Morgan’s Run Jump Throw track and field clinic will be held Sunday, June 11, at Underhill Field, from 3 to 6 p.m. The free clinic teaches the basic skills of running, jumping and throwing. There will be raffles, giveaways, music and lots of fun! The clinic is for children in grades […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School track and field athletes gave good efforts at the NJSIAA Group 4 state Championships, June 2-3, at Egg Harbor. On the girls’ side, Dahria Lewis took sixth in the long jump at 17 feet-2 ½ inches. As a result, Lewis automatically qualified for the NJSIAA state Meet of Champions. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Catherine Jordan, a junior at Columbia High School, has been participating in track since age 8, having participated with the Jaguar Track Club for seven years before starting at CHS. During her freshman year at CHS, Jordan ran 2:19:08 in the 800-meter and won the Essex County Championships in high jump, both […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Christian Pierre, a junior at Columbia High School, started playing baseball at a young age. CHS’ varsity centerfielder, also a player on the North Jersey Cardinals club baseball team, has been the varsity centerfielder since sophomore year. In his freshman year, Pierre won the Freshman MVP Award, and in his sophomore year […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Jules Heningburg, a junior on the Rutgers University men’s lacrosse team, was selected Honorable Mention All-American by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Heningburg, a Maplewood native, started all 14 games on attack, scoring 20 goals and adding a career-high 26 assists for 46 points. He also collected 20 ground balls. He […]
Boys U11 Gunners also advance to finals of NCSA Spring League Cup
Photo captions The Cougar Soccer Club U12 Barcelona Boys won the Gold division at the 36th Annual Cougar Soccer Club Memorial Day Tournament. Front row, from left: Cooper Josefsberg, Connor McBride, Zach Sands, Jack Falconer, and Adam Fisher. Back, from left: Coach Henry Sands, Eliot Photiades, Ali Coleman, Carter Pierson, Owen Zlotnick, Ian Wissel, Callum […]