Why Sportsmanship Matters: Athletes examine issue in Nov. 2 program hosted by Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center

Former NJ Devils captain Bryce Salvador, NY Giants LB Devon Kennard, and Christie Welsh, ex-women's U.S. National Soccer Team player, to share insights with parents, coaches, athletes

UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ – These have not been glory days for sportsmanship. In front of a global audience, last summer’s Rio Olympics at times became a showcase for bad behavior and bad sports. And on many youth, high school, college and professional playing fields across America recently, there has been a growing number of unsportsmanlike […]

Columbia HS boys’ soccer team advances in ECT

MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 18, 3:35 p.m.)  – Ryan Perlee and Van Brantley each had a goal to lead the 13th-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity soccer team to a 2-0 win over No. 25 seed Orange in the second preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15, at CHS Ritzer […]

Columbia HS football team seeks to snap skid

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity football team hopes to get back on the winning track when it visits Randolph on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. The Cougars lost to previously-winless Seton Hall Prep. 42-6, Saturday, Oct. 15, at Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Complex for their fourth straight loss to move […]

Essex County Tournament, HS Girls’ Volleyball pairings

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Top four seeds (1) Verona (2) Livingston (3) Caldwell (4) Nutley First play-in round (18) Columbia defeated (31) Newark Collegiate (26) Orange defeated (23) University (19) East Orange Campus defeated (30) Arts (22) Science Park defeated (27) North Star (25) East Side defeated (24) West Caldwell Tech […]

Essex County Tournament, HS Boys Soccer pairings

Correction: Semifinals are at Millburn HS, not Belleville. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY SOCCER ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Top four seeds (1) Seton Hall Prep (2) Newark East Side (3) West Orange (4) Montclair Preliminary round No. 1 (on or by Oct. 13) (21) Science defeated (24) North Star, 8-0 (20) Orange defeated (25) West Caldwell Tech, […]

Essex County Tournament, HS Girls Soccer pairings

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Top four seeds (1) Livingston (2) Nutley (3) Montclair (4) Columbia Preliminary round No. 1 Oct. 12 (20) Orange defeated (21) North 13th St. Tech, 7-1 Preliminary round No. 2 on or by Oct. 15 Game 1: (9) Millburn defeated (16) Belleville, 8-0 Game 2: (8) Glen […]

Columbia HS girls’ soccer team rolls

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity soccer team defeated Mount St. Dominic Academy and Newark Academy to improve to a 7-2-1 record. Charli Holstein scored on an assist by Lia Holstein to lead the Cougars to a 1-0 win over Mount St. Dominic Academy on Oct. 6 at DeHart Park. Hannah […]