MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE A contingent of Columbia High School wrestlers enjoyed excellent showings at the the NJ Junior State Wrestling Championships on March 13 at the Sun Center in Trenton. Wrestlers had to qualify in the top three in one of several regional qualifiers. This event is part of USA Wrestling. Freshman Blake McGowan won the […]
High School Boys’ Basketball All-Super Essex Conference-American Division FIRST TEAM TJ Gibbs, Seton Hall Prep Mustafa Lawrence, Newark Tech Zamir Wright, University Zach Keller, Seton Hall Prep Othniel Nyameke, Irvington Rasheed Boyd, Orange Tariq McKenith, University Henry Voorhees, Columbia Elijah Olaniyi, East Side SECOND TEAM Hassan Ceesay, East Side Treyvon Bennett, Seton Hall Prep Stephen […]
Now in 12th year, induction banquet will be held May 5 at Maplewood Country Club
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2016 Induction Class. The Hall of Fame committee is now in its 12th year of inducting some of the greatest athletes that went to Columbia High School. The induction banquet will be held Thursday, May 5, at The Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD – Columbia High School’s Kevhan Bent, Devin Rocha and Blake McGowan have earned Worrall Media All-Area wrestling honors this season. Bent, a senior competing in the 285-pound heavyweight class, won the Essex County Tournament championship and made first team All-Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division, finishing with a 22-8 record. He took second place at both […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Saint Joseph Celtics CYO basketball program sent nine teams into the CYO finals games the weekend of March 5-6. The championship games were played at a combination of Union Catholic High School and Jonathan Dayton High School. The Pee Wee Girls Celtics won the championship game at Dayton High School in […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will be conducting one of its series of new Character Development Programs for children in grades 3-5 this Sunday, March 13 at 1 p.m. Developed by the Museum’s team of educators, the dynamic, innovative workshops help promote the honorable values – respect, courage, inclusion and […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team had a good run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament. The Cougars stunned top-seeded Bayonne, 50-41, in overtime in the first round on Tuesday, March 1, at Bayonne. The Cougars trailed 19-17 at halftime and 32-25 at the end of […]
By Thomas Chen/SHU Assistant Athletics Director for Digital Media & Communications SOUTH ORANGE – Five influential individuals who made a significant impact on Pirate Athletics have received the call to be inducted into the Seton Hall University Athletics Hall of Fame, including Kristen Downing ’97 of women’s tennis, Andre McCloud ’86 of men’s basketball, Father Frank […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team stunned top-seeded Bayonne, 50-41, in overtime in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Tuesday, March 1, at Bayonne. The Cougars trailed 19-17 at halftime and 32-25 at the end of the third quarter, but outscored Bayonne, […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – On April 7, former Mets star Mookie Wilson will appear at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center with best-selling author Erik Sherman to discuss and sign copies of Sherman’s new book, “Kings of Queens: Life Beyond Baseball with the ’86 Mets.” This year marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous world […]