MAPLEWOOD – The St. Joseph’s third grade boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Clark in the championship game of St Helen’s Christmas Tournament on Monday, Jan. 2. The Clark team made two free throws in the last minute to pull off a 17-16 win against the Celtics. Will Kostka and Ryan Leibensperger led the […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School wrestling team competed in two dual meets and in the Rahway Holiday Tournament during the winter break. The Cougars lost in two hard-fought meets to J.P. Stevens, 30-45, and Orange, 36-42. Against J.P. Stevens, the Cougars forfeited three weight classes and won four weights classes. Freshman 113-pound Cahill Love […]
JERSEY CITY – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar showings at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championship meet at the Jersey City Armory on Dec. 29. The girls’ team finished second overall with 71 points based on the top-six finishes in each event. Montclair was first with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – While winter has just begun, planning is underway for spring baseball and softball. Registration begins in January for all children planning to participate. BASEBALL South Orange-Maplewood Baseball is operated under the banner of the national Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth organization and is open to South Orange and Maplewood residents, ages 5-15 (as of […]
MAPLEWOOD – While looking to continue her soccer career, Olivia Smith wanted to attend a college that would also satisfy her passion for science and other subjects. The Columbia High School senior found that Oberlin College in Ohio was the perfect fit after she visited the school. Smith will play soccer at Oberlin, which competes […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Brandon Askew scored 18 points and was named Columbia High School’s Player of the Game in a 63-52 varsity boys’ basketball loss to Seton Hall Prep in the Cougars’ season opener at the Hoop Group Tipoff Showcase at Caldwell University on Saturday, Dec. 17. Stephan Gabriel had 7 points and 12 rebounds […]
MAPLEWOOD (updated Monday Dec. 19 2:35 p.m.) – Marissa Viqueira, a senior, and Jack Woods, a freshman, at Columbia High School demonstrated their extraordinary fencing skills at the highest level of competition in the National Division 1 Women’s and Men’s Foil Events in Rocky Point, N.Y. earlier this month. Viqueira, who has fenced on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Maplewood St. Joseph’s Varsity Girls basketball team has adopted a local family from the Our Lady of Sorrows Secret Santa program. The girls spent one evening at Target shopping, and another evening wrapping presents for a family of five. The girls pooled their money to buy needed items such as winter […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maplewood’s St. Joseph Celtics’ CYO Basketball Teams enjoyed fine action action. The JV girls moved to 3-0 with a 15-12 win at home on Saturday over All Saints. Summer Lonning led all scorers with 11 points, while Catherine Holt pulled in a season-high six rebounds and finished with two points and two […]
Columbia High School Cougar wrestlers opened their 2016-17 season with a fine performance at the first of two holiday tourneys. The grapplers finished a strong second at the eight-team tournament to favorite Irvington at the Irvington Christmas Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 17. The team entered 11 wrestlers in the 14 weight classes , placing seven. […]