BLOOMFIELD/NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Alex Benkert loves ice hockey. The Bloomfield resident started playing the sport when he was a toddler, suiting up for different clubs throughout the years. When it came time to choosing a high school, he considered many options, because he wanted to keep playing. Benkert ultimately decided to represent his hometown […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School wrestlers August Katz and Oliver Kreizman gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday and Friday, March 6-7. Katz, a junior seeded 20th at the 150-pound weight class, lost a 10-2 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team recovered from a tough start to the season. The fourth-seeded Cougars lost at No. 13 seed Scotch Plains–Fanwood, 55-47, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27. Sophomore […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair State University Red Hawks will host an exciting slate of college baseball games on Friday, March 14; Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16, in Yogi Berra Stadium. Proceeds from all ticket sales will benefit the education programs at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, which serve 10,000 young […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams enjoyed solid performances at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, New York. The following are their top-six results: Girls Junior Maya Kurland took third […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School boys wrestlers August Katz and Oliver Kreizman enjoyed outstanding performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 4 tournament at Union High School, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1. Kratz, a junior, took second place in the 150-pound weight class; while Kreizman, a sophomore, took fourth […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls fencing team enjoyed a sensational 2024-25 season. The Cougars, the most storied program in the state, finished as the runner-up in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournament. Columbia had an inspiring run in the tournament. They advanced to the final as the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team lost at East Orange Campus, 50-46, on Thursday, Feb. 20, to end the season. Senior forward Earl Hart had 14 points, junior guard Jayvon Rogers had 12 points, sophomore guard Zach Alexander had 10 points, senior guard/forward Jerry Browne and senior forward/guard Xavier Williams […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/TOMS RIVER, NJ — Levi Taber-Kewene enjoyed a solid effort at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track and field Group 4 state championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Sunday, Feb. 23. Taber-Kewene, a sophomore, took seventh place in the boys 800-meter run finals in 2 minutes, 00.40 seconds. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. The Cougars, under head coach Aaron Breitman, received the No. 4 seed. They will host No. 13 seed Scotch Plains–Fanwood in the […]