Columbia HS Wrestling Hall of Fame to honor 1990-91 team

Columbia HS Wrestling Hall of Fame to honor 1990-91 team

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Wrestling Hall of Fame committee is proud to announce its 2024 honorees, the great 1990-91 team.  Under head coach Len Cuppari, the squad finished the year with an impressive 15-3 record, the District 10 championship and a second-place finish in the Iron Hills Conference, Essex County Tournament […]

Orange HS football team rallies past Columbia

Orange HS football team rallies past Columbia

ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team defeated Columbia, 22-14, Sept. 12, at Bell Stadium for its first win of the season and improved to 1-1. The “Battle of the Oranges” was starting to look more like the “War of the Oranges” as Columbia High School made the short 10-minute trip up Scotland […]

Winstead thrilled to be the new Columbia HS athletic director

Winstead thrilled to be the new Columbia HS athletic director

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sjocquelyn Winstead did thorough research on the Columbia High School athletic history. She found that the Cougars sports programs have achieved a tradition of success. As the new CHS athletic director, Winstead strives to continue that rich tradition. Winstead, whose first name is pronounced “Shock-wa-lin,” came over from Newark West Side […]

Drew University men’s soccer coach/Columbia HS alum Lenny Armuth gains 400th win

Drew University men’s soccer coach/Columbia HS alum Lenny Armuth gains 400th win

MADISON, NJ — Drew University men’s soccer head coach Lenny Armuth recorded his 400th career victory on Wednesday evening, Sept. 4, with his team’s 1-0 non-conference win over Western Connecticut University in Ranger Stadium. A native of Maplewood, Armuth is a Columbia High School graduate, who played for late legendary CHS head Gene Chyzowych, who […]

Yogi Berra Tribute Day to take place at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on Sept. 22

Yogi Berra Tribute Day to take place at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on Sept. 22

UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will host their annual Yogi Berra Tribute Day, with free admission for all Museum visitors, on Sunday, Sept. 22. The date coincides with the day of Yogi’s passing in 2015, and also commemorates the day in 1946 when he played his first game in […]

Columbia HS alum Mateo Green is new girls soccer coach

Columbia HS alum Mateo Green is new girls soccer coach

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team has a new coach this season. Cougar soccer fans might be quite familiar with him. Mateo Green, a 2018 CHS graduate, took over the reins after being with the program for the past two seasons. Two years ago, he was the freshman coach. Last […]

Columbia HS football team wins season opener

Columbia HS football team wins season opener

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team opened the season with a 10-6 win over Newark West Side High School at the inaugural Mountaineer Football Classic at West Orange High School on Saturday, Aug. 31. Senior Charlie Knutsen ran for an 8-yard TD and junior Jonah Breen kicked a 32-yard field goal […]

HS football coaches share their views on field-goal kicking

HS football coaches share their views on field-goal kicking

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In the NFL and college, field-goal attempts are common. A team drives deep into the opposing team’s territory and will go for a field goal if the march stalls, because the distance for the first down or end zone is unfavorable. But in high school, it’s very rare to see field-goal […]

Columbia HS football team displays strong team chemistry

Columbia HS football team displays strong team chemistry

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The current state playoff format has been in existence since 1974. For the Columbia High School football team program, a playoff win is something that has proved elusive. Though this year’s Cougars lost a ton of talented skill players, head coach Gary Mobley knows his team will keep working hard in […]