MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team defeated Verona and Union last week. Senior Zach Johnson went 3-for-4 with three singles and three RBIs to lead the CHS Cougars to a 4-3 win at Cedar Grove on April 13 in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game. Senior Luke Nomura had a single […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team defeated Newark Academy, 7-4, on the road on Monday, April 4, in Livingston. Katie O’Mara had two goals and one assist; Jamie Fardin and Olivia Fitzsimmons each had two goals; and Evie Campbell had one goal and three assists. Julianne Hatton-Henigan made nine saves. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team has enjoyed a great start to the season. The Cougars, under head coach Dylan Heningburg, had a 3-2 overall record through Monday, April 11, including 2-1 in the New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse League Kimber Division. They defeated divisional foe Cedar Grove, 10-4, in the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Villanova University basketball program, under the leadership of head coach Jay Wright, is unquestionably one of the best in the nation. The Wildcats, who won the NCAA Division 1 Tournament titles in 2016 and 2018 for their first national titles, advanced to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans, La., […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team won four straight games, defeating Belleville, West Essex, West Orange, and Glen Ridge, to improve to 4-1 overall on the season. Brandon Doubek went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a single, a walk, and three RBIs; Luke Nomura went 2-for-3 with a single and a double; […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When it comes to naming the greatest track-and-field athletes in New Jersey history, Joetta Clark is certainly on that list. Joetta, a Columbia High School alumna, was among a stellar group of 18 high school athletes, coaches, and contributors who were inducted on March 27 into the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Head coach Cliff Smith is excited about this year’s Columbia High School softball team. “The team this year is looking great defensively so far,” he said in an email to the News-Record. “This is the most athletic group I have had in my eight seasons here at Columbia.” The Lady Cougars […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — St. Joseph’s CYO basketball program was well represented at the recent Archdiocese of Newark CYO Athletics Award recognition ceremony held at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Catherine Nolan and Nathaniel Wack each received the Archdiocesan Youth Parish/School Sportsmanship Award, which is presented to an athlete who displays outstanding […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team, which is ranked No. 22 in the country by USA Lacrosse Magazine, jumped out of the gate and won two games last week to open the 2022 season. On Thursday, March 31, at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field, the Pirates defeated Montclair 13-0. Senior goalie […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Mountain YMCA is bringing more to the game of basketball with the local introduction of a national program called “Her Time to Play,” which teaches girls the skills they need to succeed on the court, as well as off the court. The Y runs the program in partnership with the […]