MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team was off to a 2-0 start to the season. The Cougars defeated Governor Livingston 16-9 in the season opener on Monday, April 3, at Mountainside. Senior Jamie Fardin had five goals; sophomore Evie Campbell and senior Katie O’Mara each had three goals and one […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team hopes to make strong strides this season. The Cougars got off to a great start to the season. They defeated Glen Ridge 6-3 in the season opener on Monday, April 3, at Hurrell Field in Glen Ridge. Junior outfielder Reno Spagnoli had two hits and […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team reached the second round of the state tournament last season. Columbia defeated Governor Livingston 16-9 in the season opener on Monday, April 3, at GL in Mountainside. With a talented and experienced group, CHS head coach Steve Ramos said the goal this season is […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — With continued hard work and improvement, the Columbia High School boys lacrosse team is looking to build off last year’s successful season. The Cougars, who won the New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League–Kimber Division title with a 5-0 divisional record while finishing 14-5 overall last year, have been working on their schemes […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School junior indoor track-and-field standout Madison Stevens took sixth place with a throw of 42 feet in the championship finals of the girls shot put at the Nike Indoor Nationals at the Armory Track Center in New York, N.Y., on Sunday, March 12. Stevens also took second place in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team featured four wrestlers who earned All-Super Essex Conference—Colonial Division first-team honors. They are sophomore Reid Ordower, at the 106-pound weight class; sophomore Jared Van Allen, at 113; freshman August Katz, at 132; and senior Derek Mingmongkol, at 144. Photo Courtesy of Mike Freedman/Columbia High School […]
Cougars post fine showings in county and state tourneys, four players earn SEC honors
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite finishing with an 11-14 overall record, the Columbia High School girls basketball team always gave a strong effort each game. The Cougars, in fact, had strong showings in both the Essex County Tournament and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament. In […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team, under head coach Eugene “Bam” Robinson, featured six players who earned All–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, this season, as selected by the coaches. First team Jayden Myers, sophomore. Jalen Robinson, senior. Second team Shelton Colwell, sophomore. Jalen James, junior. Honorable mention Chris Berry, senior. Jake […]
He will be posthumously inducted into the NJSIAA’s Hall of Fame
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School legendary lacrosse player Bob Bianchi will be posthumously inducted into the latest New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame class. Bianchi is among the seven former student-athletes and administrators who comprise the induction class. The inductees will be honored at a luncheon on Sunday, March 19, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the season was over, head coach Eugene “Bam” Robinson and his Columbia High School boys basketball team were able to look back with great satisfaction. The Cougars, competing against tough opponents all season, finished with a stellar 19-8 overall record, including going 9-3 in the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division, which […]