MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior Alejandro Valenzuela, junior Sebastian Rios-Valdez and sophomore Oliver Clarke each had a goal to lead the Columbia High School boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over Irvington in the season opener on Saturday, Sept. 9. Senior goalie-captain Will Beane-Rosenberg made six saves and senior Angus Sim made three saves […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — The Columbia High School football team is 2-0 on the season. Not only are the Cougars perfect through two games, they haven’t given up a point in those contests. The Cougars were simply dominant in a 37-0 victory over Paterson Eastside on Friday night, Sept. 8, in Paterson in a Super Football […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the first time since 2021, the Columbia High School football team returned to Lynn V. Profeta Field at Underhill Sports Complex, as the Cougars defeated Livingston, 9-0, in the season opener on Thursday, Aug. 31. The Cougars, under head coach Gary Mobley, played all their games on the road last […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Playing its first home game in two years, the Columbia High School football team defeated Livingston, 9-0, in the season opener on Thursday, Aug. 31, at Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Sports Complex. The high school football season kicked off for most of the teams across the country and around the state for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The dream for any football player is to make it to the NFL. Ronnie “Rocket” Hickman has realized that dream. After an impressive preseason, the 21-year-old South Orange native made the final 53-player roster for the Cleveland Browns. The 6-foot-1, 209-pound safety signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In every soccer season, there is a team that can strike fear in their opponents just by appearing on the fall schedule. The team’s reputation for excellence on the pitch is undisputed and widely recognized. “I really think we have the potential to be that team,” said Columbia High School girls […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School head football coach Gary Mobley doesn’t have to worry about his offensive skill players. The Cougars boast a collection of talented and experienced running backs and wide receivers, who will spark the offensive attack. However, the line on both sides of the ball is a bit of a […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Columbia High School football team will host Livingston High School in the season opener at newly-renovated Lynn V. Profeta Field at the Underhill Sports Complex at 6:30 p.m. It will be the Cougars’ first home game since the 2021 season. Columbia last season played all their […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Football Cougars would like to welcome everyone back for the 2023-2024 school year to Columbia High School. While the academic school year does not begin until September, your Columbia Cougar Football team, Marching Band, and Cheer Squad will take the field in their season opener on Thursday, […]
By Paul Brubaker MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The goal this season for the Columbia High School Cougars football team comes down to a single word: redemption. “I want you to call yourselves ‘the redemption team,’ ” said head coach Gary Mobley, projecting from the middle of the refurbished Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Sports Complex to […]