MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Four Columbia High School baseball players announced their college commitments on National Signing Day on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Jared Carlucci will attend Rutgers University, Reno Spagnoli will attend Seton Hall University, Alex Mandell will attend Anna Maria College, in Paxton, Mass.; and Orlando Shin will attend Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Deon Mingo is pumped up about the upcoming Columbia High School boys basketball season. The first-year head varsity coach has been quite delighted by the Cougars’ commitment and hard work in the offseason. Since May 30, the Cougars have been quite busy. They competed in summer and fall leagues hosted by […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks No. 1154 will be holding their Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition on Sunday, Nov. 19, at noon at St. Joseph’s School gym, located at 240 Franklin St., in Maplewood. Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The contest begins sharply at noon. The program is free […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls volleyball team, seeded seventh, lost at No. 2 seed Watchung Hills, 25-15, 25-22, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The Cougars finished the season with a 12-13 overall record. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Awash in fluorescent pink posters and players donning special cotton candy pink uniforms and pastel pink shoelaces to raise awareness for breast cancer, the typically Kelly green-dominated St Joseph’s gym was an even more spirited place than usual the week of Oct. 23. Both the JV and varsity girls volleyball teams came […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School girls cross-country runner Mae Dowling enjoyed a solid outing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 state championships on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Holmdel Park. Dowling, a senior, finished in 14th place, out of 148 runners, in a time of 19 minutes, 46.00 seconds. She […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — South Orange resident Debbie Giddins, a junior at Montclair Kimberley Academy, recently made a verbal commitment to continue her lacrosse career at Howard University. Giddins was a key defender for MKA’s Non-Public B state championship girls lacrosse squad last spring. “Debbie Giddins was one of the key contributors to our outstanding team […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 15th-seeded Columbia High School boys soccer team lost a tough 4-3 decision to No. 2 seed Montclair High School in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in Montclair. The Cougars ended the season […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team, seeded 14th, dropped a 2-0 decision at No. 3 seed West Orange High School on Thursday, Oct. 26, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament. The Cougars ended the season with […]