MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The St. Joseph’s CYO eighth-grade girls basketball team pulled off an exciting victory Sunday night, Feb. 4, against St. Catherine, winning 53-44. Leading scorers were Mary Kola with 13 points, followed by Sofia Peterson with 12 points and Cassie Maguire with 11. As is the case with the majority of the teams […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior forward Jalen James scored 17 points and added three rebounds, four steals and two assists to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 60-49 home win over Caldwell on Thursday, Feb. 1, in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game. Senior guard Julien Leveille had 14 points, seven […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Mae Dowling won the 1,600-meter run, senior Madison Stevens won the shot put and senior Gianna Green won the high jump to lead the Columbia High School girls indoor track and field team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 State Championships at […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of his Armstrong Leaves His Mark campaign, South Orange native Mark Armstrong of the Villanova University men’s basketball team recently donated new team shoes to the boys basketball team at Newark West Side High School. Pictured above are some members of the team holding the shoe boxes. Despite being in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams had a stellar weekend with several wins in the CYO league. With a month away from playoffs, the Celtics clocked win after win, sometimes turning the tables on teams that had beaten them before. The rematch to watch was Saturday’s game between the Junior Varsity girls […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar showings at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 28. The girls team finished third overall in the team standings. Senior Gianna Green took third place in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. The Cougars, seeded 14th, defeated No. 19 seed Newark Lab, 63-33, Thursday, Jan. 25, at home. Senior Talia Baptiste produced a strong game with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals to lead the Cougars. Freshman Mya Defreitas […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament The 11th-seeded Cougars defeated No. 22 seed Science Park High School, 61-42, Thursday, Jan. 25, in the preliminary third round. The Cougars lost at sixth-seeded Seton Hall Prep, 68-59, in the round of 16 on Saturday, Jan. 27, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team had a good showing at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Sophomore August Katz, at 138 pounds, took second place after losing to three-time county champ Carlo Vanvolkenburgh of Seton Hall Prep in the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — All boys and girls, ages 9 to 14, are invited to participate in the local level of competition of the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition is being run by Regina Pacis Council No. 4066 and will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Our Lady […]