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 […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Just in time for the upcoming baseball season, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, will host a special screening on March 22 of the acclaimed documentary “Fastball,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Featuring MLB stars and 20 Hall of […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ 4×400-meter relay team finished second at the state indoor track and field Meet of Champions on Feb. 27 at the Bennett Complex in Toms River. CHS clocked 3:59.49, behind Union Catholic, which ran 3:47.27.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – This season’s Columbia High School varsity wrestling team faced a very competitive schedule while being composed of mostly underclassman and inexperienced wrestlers. The final record of 9 wins and 16 losses is evidence of a team that was undermanned and inexperienced. However, with a few more individual match wins, the record could […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – On Feb. 13 and 14, the St. Joseph’s Pee Wee Girls Celtics split their final two basketball games of the regular season, winning at home against St. Helen’s by a score of 20-8 and losing to a different St. Helen’s squad 12-8. In the two games, the Celtics played stifling interior defense […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School girls’ fencing team came up short in its bid for a three-peat state team tournament championship. The sixth-seeded Lady Cougars lost to top-seeded Montgomery, 16-11, in the state team tournament championship on Feb. 24 at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway. Camille Pham led CHS with a 3-0 […]
NUTLEY –National keynote speaker Jack Renkens of Recruiting Realities will bring his unique, no-nonsense presentation on college athletic recruiting to Nutley High School on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. “It’s a Game… Know the Rules” is guaranteed to serve as a reality check for families of student-athletes looking to get their […]
Girls’ foil squad wins silver to lead way; girls also advanced to state final
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ fencing team did well in all three weapons at the State Squads Championships over the weekend. The girls’ foil team won the silver medals, placing second in the state with Marissa Viqueira, Camille Pham, and Hanae Garrison competing on the A, B, and C strips respectively. Pham finished […]
MAPLEWOOD – The relatively young Columbia High School varsity wrestling team finished its season at the District 10 Tournament at Millburn HS, Feb. 19-20. Freshman Blake McGowan had the Cougars’ best finish as he took fourth place at the 152-pound weight class. McGowan just missed qualifying for the Region 3 Tournament at Union HS. The […]