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 […]
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ — Five days after finishing in second place overall at the Essex County Championships, Columbia HIgh School senior cross-country runner Mae Dowling took second place at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state championships at Greystone Park in Morris Plains on Saturday, Oct. 28. Dowling […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team was looking to avenge a blowout loss to Montclair High School in the final regular season game, when the teams met again in the state sectional playoffs. The Cougars made it respectable, but came up short. Columbia, seeded No. 6, lost to No. 3 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-seeded Columbia High School girls volleyball team defeated No. 10 seed Bayonne in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Thursday, Oct. 26. The Cougars won the first set, 25-22. Bayonne took the third second set, 25-22, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team is seeking revenge. The Cougars lost to Montclair High School, 42-7, in the regular season finale on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Underhill Sports Complex’s Lynn V. Profeta Field. The two teams will meet again in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s […]
BLOMMFIELD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys cross-country team won the Essex County Championships team title on Monday, Oct. 23, at Brookdale Park course in Bloomfield. The Columbia boys team, under head coach Alex Simon, finished first among the 23 schools that scored. Columbia had 45 points. Millburn was second with 69 points and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Montclair Kimberley Academy baseball standout Luca Sieger has been invited to play with the German U-18 national baseball team in Tenerife, Spain, in December. Sieger, a Maplewood resident, has German citizenship through his mother’s side.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded Columbia High School girls tennis team defeated No. 12 seed Piscataway, 5-0, in the quarterfinals at the South Orange Baird Center tennis courts and lost at top-seeded Ridge, 4-1, in the semifinals on Thursday, Oct. 12, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group […]