SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The winter season has been a strong one for the St. Joseph’s CYO basketball program, which includes players from St Joseph and Our Lady of Sorrows parishes who attend CCD. Highlights from recent games include: The 4-3 sixth-grade boys team won the first game of 2024 against St. Joseph’s East Orange, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the 77th Essex County Tournament. The Cougars, seeded No. 11, will host No. 22 seed Science Park High School in the preliminary third round on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 4:30 p.m. The winner will visit No. 6 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ –Senior Talia Baptiste scored 25 points and senior Jaime Levi had 15 points to lead the Columbia High School girls basketball team to a 62-56 home win over Oak Knoll, of Summit, on Saturday, Jan. 20. Baptiste also had six steals, five rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Junior Campbell Connell had […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls swim teams enjoyed fine showings at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championship meet on Monday, Jan. 15, at Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence. The boys team finished third in both the Essex County team scores standings (153 points) and SEC team scores standings (154 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar showings at the Essex County Indoor Relay championships on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y. The girls team finished in third place in the team standings and the boys team finished […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange residents Ben Otner and Van Girton-Marshall are among the top players for the Montclair Kimberley Academy basketball team, which had a fine 10-5 record, including a perfect 9-0 mark in the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division, through Monday, Jan. 22. Otner, a 6-foot-3 senior guard, and Girton-Marshall, a 6-1 junior […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Senior center Jared Carlucci had 17 points, 11 rebounds and three assists and senior forward Jalen James had 14 points,five rebounds and three steals to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 60-44 road win over Newark East Side on Saturday, Jan. 6. Senior guard Julien Leville had 12 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team defeated East Orange Campus High School, 60-24, Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Columbia. The Cougars improved to 2-0. EOCHS moved to 1-5. 106: Oliver Kreizman (Columbia) forfeit. 113: Jared Van Allen (Columbia) pinned Jovenson Milfort 1:22. 120: Reid Ordower (Columbia) pinned Jordan Lane-Boyd 3:17. 126: Milan Connolly […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated Irvington, 58-52, at home on Thursday, Jan. 11, in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game. Senior guard Julien Leville led Columbia with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Senor center Jared Carlucci had 10 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two blocks; freshman […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — The Cougar Soccer Club teams enjoyed a successful fall season. The U9 Elite boys won their fall Northern Counties Soccer Association Flight with a 8-1-1 record, thanks to the stingiest defense in the flight. The boys gave up just 13 goals all season. A tight 2-1 win over River Dell in the […]