MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior guard Javon Rogers had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 54-37 win over Barringer in the inaugural Essex County Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 1, at home. Senior forward Earl Hart had 13 points; Jerry Browne had eight points […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ —The Columbia High School boys and girls swimming teams, under head coach Maggie Keenan, hope to make a strong run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournaments. The boys team, with a 9-1 record entering the week, is the No. 2 seed in the North 1, Group A […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Lys Rubens Blanc recently has been named as the new Columbia High School football coach. “Our program will develop talent,” Blanc explained to a crowd of interested high school parents on Monday, Feb. 3, at Columbia’s Black Box Theatre. “We’ve produced college coaches and a current NFL player (Carolina Panthers offensive […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Individual Championships on Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, New York. On the boys’ side, Columbia took fourth place in the team standings, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/NEWARK, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls wrestling teams enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 22-23, at Essex County College. On the first day, seniors Jared Van Allen and Reid Ordower became the boys’ program’s co-leader in victories, as they both recorded their […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team won two of three games last week to improve to 7-9 overall on the season. The Cougars defeated Nutley, 52-44, Tuesday, Jan. 21, at home in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game. Sophomore Gabriella Ervin had 18 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore guard Nate Kirby scored 15 points and senior forward Earl Hart scored 14 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 53-48 win over Newark East Side on Thursday, Jan. 23, in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. Junior guard Jayvon Rogers had 12 points and […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore JoJo Yarde scored 18 points and pulled down 20 rebounds to power the Columbia High School girls basketball team to a 44-40 home win over Bloomfield on Friday, Jan. 17. Junior Sara Marey had nine points, and sophomore Gabriella Ervin had seven points and four rebounds for the Cougars, who […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School swimmer Mason Keith was given the Cullen Jones Award as the Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 50 freestyle at 21.61 and 57.10 in the breaststroke during the Essex County Swimming Championships at Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence on Monday, Jan. 20. Keith, a junior, broke […]
Columbia High School wrestlers Jared Van Allen and Reid Ordower won their 100th career matches last week. The two seniors entered the Wednesday, Jan. 15, home match against St. Benedict’s Prep with 99 victories apiece. Van Allen, competing at 120 pounds, defeated Buyanjargal Batmunkh to achieve his milestone. Ordower, unfortunately, lost to Merlin Dilone by […]