MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams enjoyed fine showings at the Essex County Championships held at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., Jan. 21, The boys’ team finished fourth in the team standings with 26 points out of 32 schools. St. Benedict’s Prep won […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ basketball team defeated Newark Collegiate and Montclair in back-to-back games. Ashley Phillip scored 19 points to lead Columbia to a 48-38 win at Newark Collegiate on Jan. 8. Maia Little had 11 points; Courtney Provilon-Louis had six points; Sage Cleghorn posted five points an Gia Gillens added […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Linden, 64-54, Jan. 12 at CHS to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 5-4 on the season. Dylan Jones scored 21 points; Nigel Garcia had 12 points; Jun Harrigan had 11 points; Marques Thompkins had nine points; and Marcus Cosmeus posted […]
Cougars seek success at ECT, Jan. 17-18, at Codey Arena
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team finished second overall among 11 teams at the Belleville Buccaneer Classic on Saturday, Jan. 12. The Cougars were led by four individual champions: senior Naquan Tory at the 106-pound weight class; senior Devin Rocha at 145; senior Blake McGowan at 170 and junior Max Moore […]
Girls' squad looks to defend SEC/Essex County title
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams, under head coach Maggie Keenan, are enjoying fine seasons this winter. The girls’ team will look to defend its Super Essex Conference/Essex County championship this Monday, Jan. 21, at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The girls’ team won the SEC/Essex County […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to make progress. The Cougars fell to 2-5 after back-to-back losses to Nutley, 47-40, Jan. 3 and to Ridge, 51-34, Jan. 5. Columbia will visit Newark Collegiate on Jan. 8 at 4 p.m.; host Montclair on Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. , and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – As a player and coach at Irvington High School, Eugene Robinson had a number of special thrills on the hardwood. But these days, Robinson, whose favorite player in the NBA was forward Charles Barkley, is experiencing some top moments at Columbia High School. Despite having a squad with not all that much […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Amber White, an 18-year-old resident of Maplewood, committed to the University of Pennsylvania for her sport of saber fencing and has been officially accepted for her stellar academic success. She is a senior at Kent Place School in Summit and has been fencing since 2011. White managed to get straight A’s in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team finished in fifth place with 18 points at the Essex County Relays Championships on Jan. 2 at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. Juniors Sadie Tuohy and Angel Ezeokoli, and sophomores Kirah Tianga, and Kate Beemer took second in the 4×800-meter […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – After losing to host school Neptune, the Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated both Ewing and Allentown to finish in fifth place in the Neptune Holiday Jubilee. The Cougars lost to Neptune, 55-47, on the first day of the tournament Dec. 27. The next day, the Cougars defeated Ewing, 50-42. […]