Columbia HS wrestling team gears up for season

Columbia HS wrestling team gears up for season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team will begin the season on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Mountain Lakes tournament at 9 a.m.   The Cougars will then visit Barringer on Wednesday, Dec. 20, and visit West Orange on Friday, Dec. 22, both at 5 p.m. Here is the schedule: Dec. 16: Mountain […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team will be quick, athletic this season

Columbia HS girls basketball team will be quick, athletic this season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the Columbia High School girls basketball team, expect a lot of scrappiness this season. “We’re fast and athletic,” said first-year head coach Aaron Breitman. The Cougars plan to use their athleticism to their advantage, especially in trying to compensate for their lack of height. The backcourt consists of guard Talia […]

Columbia HS football players earn county honors

Columbia HS football players earn county honors

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School seniors Stevenson Memo, Zhamir Rowan and Yassan Fields earned all–Essex County, Group 4-5 football honors, as voted by the Essex County Coaches Association. Memo, a wide receiver, and Rowan, defensive back, made the second team. Fields, a running back-linebacker, made honorable mention. Photos Courtesy of Tim Parlin  

Montclair Kimberley Academy baseball star Luca Sieger excited to play for German national team

Maplewood resident picked for squad that will play in Spain tourney this month

Montclair Kimberley Academy baseball star Luca Sieger excited to play for German national team

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The attraction of joining in the travel and excitement of an international baseball tournament in Spain this month has to be pretty exciting for any 17-year-old high school prospect, and certainly for one currently getting settled in for a winter at his home in Maplewood. As one German baseball fan on ‘X’ […]

South Orange Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw champions crowned

South Orange Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw champions crowned

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks No. 1154 recently held its Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition at St. Joseph’s School in Maplewood. The winners were as follows: Girls ages 8-9 Mary Jane (M.J.) Galea   Girls ages 10-11 Adriana Pinto   Boys ages 8-9 Greyson Gousse   Boys ages 10-11 Jack Catanese   […]

Columbia HS star shot-putter Madison Stevens signs with Rutgers

Columbia HS star shot-putter Madison Stevens signs with Rutgers

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Madison Stevens signed a national letter of intent to continue her track and field career at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Stevens is one of the top shot put throwers in the state, with three second-place finishes and a first-place finish in New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic […]

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