SOUTH ORANGE – The Our Lady of Sorrows track and field team gave competitive efforts at the 37th Annual Holy Trinity Track & Field Meet recently. It was typical Holy Trinity weather – warm and sunny, cold and raining, and very, very windy, all in the same day! At one point hail was pelting the […]
MAPLEWOOD – After joining the Columbia High School football coaching staff last season following a successful stint at Rahway High School, Gary Mobley has been promoted to head coach of the Cougars. Mobley served as the defensive coordinator for John Power, who last month stepped down as head coach after two seasons to become the […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team rallied to win the team title at the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Championships at Ridge HS in Basking Ridge, May 27-28. The Cougars had trailed Ridge, 60-43. Senior Jordan Fields won first place (18 feet-1 inch), senior Sienna Farrell took […]
Correction: The Cougars did not finish the season after the loss in the state tournament. MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team finished a successful season. The ninth-seeded Cougars lost at top-seeded Watchung Hills, 9-1, in the quarterfinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament to move to a 16-10 […]
Updated, Wed. May 25, 1:57 p.m. The Men of Essex, Inc. selected basketball phenom Jocelyn Willoughby of Newark Academy and swimming phenom Charlotte O’Leary of Montclair High School to be the co- recipients of the 2016 “Essex Award.” The 58th Annual Essex Awards Dinner was held May 20 at Appian Way Caterers located in Orange. […]
The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, hosted the annual Super Essex Conference Best Teammate Award ceremony on Thursday, May 19. The Best Teammate Award is given annually to SEC student-athletes for promoting team unity, selflessness and positively impacting their team’s culture. The following are this […]
MAPLEWOOD – Jordan Stephan fired a three-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks and went 3-for-3 with a run as the 11th-seeded Columbia High School defeated sixth-seeded Bayonne, 2-1, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on May 23 in Bayonne. Sophie Goldman went 2-for-4 with a run […]
MAPLEWOOD – Luke Jackson had an RBI double, Ryan Davis had a run-scoring single and Reid Evans knocked in a run to lead the ninth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team to a 3-1 win at eighth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on May 23. […]
Correction: Justin Jackson of Caldwell is second from right. Amir Copher of Orange is not in the photo. The Phil Simms 38th annual New Jersey North-South High School Football Senior All-Star Classic will take place June 27 at Kean University in Union. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Pictured are players from Essex County schools, during […]
Correction: CHS girls’ track team won the Essex County meet title for the third straight season. MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team won five events, including two by senior Jordan Fields, to win the Essex County Championships team title for the third consecutive season. The Cougars, under first-year head […]