MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Brandon Askew scored 18 points and was named Columbia High School’s Player of the Game in a 63-52 varsity boys’ basketball loss to Seton Hall Prep in the Cougars’ season opener at the Hoop Group Tipoff Showcase at Caldwell University on Saturday, Dec. 17. Stephan Gabriel had 7 points and 12 rebounds […]
MAPLEWOOD (updated Monday Dec. 19 2:35 p.m.) – Marissa Viqueira, a senior, and Jack Woods, a freshman, at Columbia High School demonstrated their extraordinary fencing skills at the highest level of competition in the National Division 1 Women’s and Men’s Foil Events in Rocky Point, N.Y. earlier this month. Viqueira, who has fenced on […]
Columbia High School Cougar wrestlers opened their 2016-17 season with a fine performance at the first of two holiday tourneys. The grapplers finished a strong second at the eight-team tournament to favorite Irvington at the Irvington Christmas Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 17. The team entered 11 wrestlers in the 14 weight classes , placing seven. […]
Cougars optimistic with solid returning nucleus
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School wrestling team had a losing record last season, but that is a bit deceiving. With a few less forfeits, which were caused by lack of wrestlers, the Cougars would have been above .500 since they won or were even in the actual matches wrestled. This was particularly evident […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams are gearing up for their seasons. The girls’ team will host Bloomfield Tech on Friday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at CHS in the season opener. The boys’ team will visit West Orange on Dec. 20 in the season opener at 7 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams enjoyed fine play recently. The Sixth Grade boys lost in overtime to Our Lady of Peace in New Providence Friday, 26-23. Down 17-7 at halftime, the team shutout OLP while scoring 10 points to even the game at the end of the third quarter. The comeback included […]
SOUTH ORANGE – The Jaguar Track Club of the South Orange Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs started out two decades ago to give boys and girls in Maplewood-South Orange and surrounding communities something positive to do. But along the way, the competitive and successful program became much more than a sport for nearly 2,000 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph Celtics basketball program recently began the season with impressive results. The Celtics’ fourth grade boys team began its season with an impressive 25-12 victory over Holy Trinity in Westfield. A layup by Flynn Larson and a free throw from Harrison Zabik started the scoring early in the game. Kieran Dawkins […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Jim Whalen recently was named the Columbia High School varsity baseball head coach. Whalen grew up in Fort Lee and graduated from Bergenfield High School in Bergen County. He went on to play baseball at Montclair State University where he was a pitcher on the 2000 Division 3 national championship baseball team. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Maplewood’s Jack Woods and South Orange’s Zander Rhodes continue to shine on the National foil fencing stage in older divisions at major tournaments, despite their age. Rhodes, who trains with Woods – an international foil fencing champion at the V fencing club in Livingston – is following her successful trajectory in […]