MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated University and Ridge in consecutive games to improve to a 3-3 overall record on the season. Sophomore Talia Baptiste had 17 points, five assists, four steals and two rebounds, and sophomore Summer Lonning had 10 points, three rebounds and three assists to lead […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Freshman Jaden Myers scored 21 points and added four assists, one rebound and one steal, and senior Andrew Rowley had 18 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to an 83-65 home win over University on Jan. 11. Junior Jalen Robinson […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics CYO basketball teams enjoyed fine action recently. The girls fifth and sixth grade team beat Lady of the Lake, of Verona, 24-10. Despite having only five players, they never trailed in the game. The tenacious defense of Lila Clammer and Sarah Sullivan kept Lakes’ usually strong offense […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated Roselle Catholic, 56-50, on Jan. 8 on the road for its first victory of the season. Sophomore Talia Baptiste led the Cougars with 16 points, four assists and four steals. Junior Shana Desir had 15 points with four assists, three rebounds and two […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated Rahway, 50-36, on Jan. 8 during the first Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan Basketball Classic at the Rico Parenti Gymnasium in Plainfield.for its first win of the season. Junior Jalen Robinson led the Cougars with 15 points, four steals, three rebounds and three assists; freshman Shelton Colwell […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — Yosh Nijman, a 2014 Columbia High School graduate, is a starting left tackle for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL this season. Nijman, shown during a preseason practice for the Cougars in 2013, played at Virginia Tech and signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. The Packers, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls indoor track and field team captured the Super Essex Conference–American Division championship at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Dec. 20. Columbia finished with 67 team points. West Orange was a distant second with 39 points among the 10 teams that scored […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Junior point guard Jalen Robinson had 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals in the Columbia High School’s boys basketball team’s season-opening 72-63 loss at Newark Central on Dec. 17. Senior Xavier Sprosta had 10 points; senior Andrew Rowley had 9 points and nine rebounds and freshman Shelton Colwell had […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School basketball, wrestling and fencing teams will begin their seasons. The girls basketball team finished 13-0 last winter and was one of the few teams in the state to finish with an undefeated record. Here are the CHS schedules. Boys basketball Dec. 17: Central, away, 7 p.m. Dec. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Holiday high school ice hockey tournament will take place at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Here is the schedule. Dec. 22: West Orange vs. West Morris, 4 p.m. West Essex vs. Oratory, 6 p.m. Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield vs. Watchung Hills, 6:15 p.m Chatham vs. Verona–Glen Ridge, 8 p.m. […]