MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Kayla Anderson, a junior, had 12 points and sophomore Shayla Keegan had seven points but the 14th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team fell at third-seeded Westfield, 62-32, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Feb. 27. The Cougars finished the season with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Brandon Askew scored 21 points and Stephan Gabriel had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the eighth-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 61-55 home win over ninth-seeded Dickinson of Jersey City in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Monday, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams placed second in the championship matches of the 2016-2017 NJSIAA state boys’ and girls’ team tournaments held at Morris Hills HS in Rockaway on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The CHS girls were defeated in the finals by Bergen Tech, 14-12. In the first round, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams enjoyed strong play in regular season and playoff action. The boys blue Meola team beat St. Michael’s, 35-12, at home Saturday. John Pirone led with 14 points, 4 of which came from the foul line. Liam Haley had 6, Henry Aaron and Justin DeVomecourt each had […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – National fencing champion Zander Rhodes is in the international spotlight since she won the Gold medal in the Y14 Women’s Foil event at the prestigious Marathon Flueret in Paris, France earlier this month. The Marathon Flueret is the world’s largest youth foil event, attracting hundreds of top level fencers from around […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ – For the past several weekends, the Montclair YMCA Dolphins have been competing in championship meets that provide swimmers with additional opportunities to qualify for the 2017 NJ YMCA State Championships. The NJ YMCA Bronze Championships took place at the Raritan Bay YMCA in Perth Amboy, February 11-12. At the Bronze meet, 87 […]
Region 3 At West Orange H.S. Feb. 22 First Round 106: Michael Rodriguez (Becton) d. Dominic Cofone (Nutley) 8-6; Darren Jones (Caldwell) d. Jacy Jones (Montclair) 7-1; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) t.f. Kenneth Ramos (North Bergen) 5:33 (15-0); Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Matthew Nichter (Livingston) 9-2. 113: Alex Strashinsky (Delbarton) d. Alex Lyon […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a great run in the Essex County Tournament. The sixth-seeded Cougars lost to second-seeded Newark West Side 67-43, in the semifinals at West Orange High School on Feb. 21. Stephan Gabriel had 13 points; Nashiem Harte had nine points; Brandon Askew and Breizh […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams advanced to their respective finals of the state tournament. The boys’ team faced St. Peter’s Prep, while the girls’ team faced Bergen County Tech in the finals at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway on Feb. 22, beginning at 7 p.m. The CHS […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maplewood’s champion foil fencer Jack Woods won the Bronze medal at the 2017 Junior Olympics Men’s Cadet Foil A4 event in Kansas City on Monday, Feb. 20. The Junior Olympics comprised 284 foil fencers from across the nation, starting in th e pools with 256 fencers competing in the direct elimination bouts […]