Wilber’s Painting wins South Orange/Maplewood Majors 70 Baseball League title
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – Wilber’s Painting captured the South Orange/Maplewood Majors 70 Baseball League championship.
Columbia HS softball team enjoys success this season; boasts All-SEC and All-Area players
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity softball team posted a successful 13-12 overall record this season, including a 7-5 record in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. The Cougars, under head coach Cliff Smith, hope to build off this year’s success as they return seven of nine starters for next season,. Smith also said a […]
Stanford track and field star Olivia Baker takes 2nd in 800-meter run at NCAA Championships
MAPLEWOOD (updated Sunday June 12, 9:50 a.m.) – Stanford University sophomore track and field star Olivia Baker finished second in the women’s 800-meter run at the NCAA Division 1 Championships held at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday, June 11. In the 800, Baker shotgunned around […]
Cougar Soccer Club teams crowned Memorial Day champions
MAPLEWOOD – The Cougar Soccer Club hosted its annual Memorial Day Tournament. The Cougars had three flight winners: U10 Boys Cougars Gunners, U10 Boys Cougars Timbers, and U11 Girls Cougars Power. Photo captions U10 Boys Cougars Gunners: Bottom row, from left to right: James Bradstock, Diego Clark, Mikey Houghtaling, and Lucas Mittelberg. Middle row, […]
Columbia HS girls’ track and field athletes give good efforts at state Meet of Champions
MAPLEWOOD – Columbia High School girls’ track and field athletes enjoyed fine performances at the state Meet of Champions at Central Regional HS in Bayville, June 8. The 4×100-meter relay team earned the fifth-place medal in a time of 48.48 out of 40 teams. The team consisted of freshman Ciara French, junior Dahria Lewis, senior […]
Columbia HS boys’ tennis team racks up another championship season
MAPLEWOOD – From the days of the great Dick Savitt in the early 1940s to players like Dan Nahirny and Majorie Gantman, Columbia High School has always had top athletes and teams in the sport of tennis. This spring proved to be no exception. The CHS boys’ squad, coached by Bob Lieberman, finished with […]
Columbia High School girls’ track and field team takes second at state Group 4 Championships, one point shy of Southern Regional
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team nearly won the state Group 4 girls team title. The Cougars finished second overall with 39 team points, just one point shy of winner Southern Regional, based on the top six finishes in each event during the meet held at Egg Harbor, June 3-4. […]
11U Red South Orange-Maplewood Travel baseball team wins Mount Olive Memorial Day Tournament title
MAPLEWOOD and SOUTH ORANGE – The 11U Red South Orange-Maplewood Cougars Travel baseball team kicked off their summer season by winning their third straight Memorial Day tournament championship. This year the team participated in the Mount Olive Memorial Day tournament, and in a span of four days, finished with a record of 4-1-1, including two […]
Columbia HS baseball team’s hard work pays off this season
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team worked hard during the course of the season. Indeed, the Cougars’ diligence paid off as they won the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division title for the second year in a row. The Cougars shared this year’s title with Verona. CHS ended its season on a winning note, […]
Paul Robeson HS Football All-Star Classic to be held June 13
(Updated Tuesday June 7, 9:30 a.m.) – The 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will be held Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. The game pits seniors from Essex County and eastern Passaic County (East team) against seniors from Morris, Sussex, Warren and eastern Passaic […]