Columbia HS boys’ basketball team rallies past Verona to advance to ECT quarterfinals

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team rallies past Verona to advance to ECT quarterfinals

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Junior Stephan Gabriel had 15 points and eight rebounds; junior Breizh Askew had 12 points and junior Brandon Askew had 10 points and six steals to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia HIgh School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 54-51 comeback win over 11th-seeded Verona in the first round of the Essex County Tournament […]

Columbia HS student-athletes sign with colleges

Columbia HS student-athletes sign with colleges

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Four Columbia High School senior student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers at their respective colleges. Pictured above, from left to right: Ethan Koehler, boys’ soccer player headed to Georgetown University; Olivia Smith, girls’ soccer player headed to Oberlin College in Ohio; Marissa Viqueira, girls’ fencer headed to […]

ECT basketball games for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11

The following Essex County Tournament preliminary third round games involving basketball teams from the Worrall Media area will be played Friday, Feb. 10: Boys 18-East Orange Campus at 15-West Orange, 7 p.m. 21-Glen Ridge at 12-Christ the King Prep, 7 p.m. 23-Nutley at 11-Verona, 4 p.m. Girls 17-Irvington at 16-Bloomfield Tech, 4 p.m. 21-Glen Ridge […]

State tournament brackets for girls’ basketball released

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released the seedings for the girls’ basketball state tournaments. West Orange, with a record of 18-1 through Feb. 8, is the No. 2 seed in North 1, Group 4. Bloomfield is the No. 3 seed and East Orange Campus is the No. 12 seed in the same section. […]

State tournament brackets for boys’ basketball released

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released the seedings for the state tournaments for boys’ basketball. Glen Ridge received the No. 1 seed in North 2, Group 1. North 1, Group 4, which includes Bloomfield and West Orange, is being withheld due to the suspension of Paterson Eastside head coach Juan Griles. The following […]

ECT Basketball games are set for Feb. 9, but forecasted snowstorm could alter schedule

(updated Wednesday Feb. 8, 11:52 a.m.) The following is an annoucement from the Super Essex Conference regarding the Essex County Tournaments for Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball: The third, and final, Preliminary Round of the Essex County Boys, and Girls, Basketball Tournaments are scheduled to be played on Thursday, February 9th. However, weather may become […]

St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams give tough efforts in recent play

St. Joseph’s CYO basketball teams give tough efforts in recent play

    MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph of Maplewood CYO basketball teams gave tough efforts recently. The Sixth Grade boys Celtic white team lost, 37-29, to Holy Trinity Saturday evening in Maplewood. The team defense was missing three key players, Derek Mingmongkol and Declan O’Connell, both sidelined with injuries, while Charlie Giannone was out […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team’s win streak ends

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped with a tough 60-53 loss at Bridgewater-Raritan on Feb. 4 in a non-conference. Briezh Askew had 16 points and Nashiem Harte had 10 points for the Cougars, who moved to an 11-8 record. Stephan Gabriel scored nine points; […]