MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — First-year head coach Deon Mingo spent a lot of time with his Columbia High School boys basketball team in the summer and fall, getting to know his players and their strengths. Mingo acknowledges that this year’s team is vastly inexperienced and will go through a learning process. Many of the players […]
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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys basketball team hosted Bloomfield High School in the season opener for both teams on Thursday, Dec. 14. Columbia won, 63-48. Photos Courtesy of Rocco Ungaro
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 […]
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
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Dec. 2, Seton Hall University held a celebration of its women’s athletics for the past 50 years. Former legendary swim head coach Dorothy “Dot” Vilardo was among the SHU coaches recognized. Vilardo, a former South Orange resident, died on Nov. 6 in Maryland, just shy of her 83rd birthday. Members […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Nutley High School ice hockey team, which is also a co-op with Columbia High School and Bloomfield, will begin the season on Friday, Dec. 8, against Verona–Glen Ridge at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange at 8:30 p.m. Under fourth-year head coach Dave Macri, Nutley has a good group […]
Maplewood resident picked for squad that will play in Spain tourney this month
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]