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. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team, which qualified for the postseason and finished with a decent 5-5 record under head coach Gary Mobley, featured several players who earned Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division honors. First-team offense: Senior lineman Dylan Dalambert. First-team defense: Senior lineman Stevenson Memo. Senior linebacker Stephen Henry. Sophomore […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior running back/linebacker Stephen Henry has been named a nominee for the Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year award. The Super Football Conference has established this new annual recognition. Named for the legendary Paramus Catholic and Nutley High School football coach, who was also a stellar athlete […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys soccer team enjoyed a great season. The Cougars, under head coach Ryan Muirhead, finished with an 11-7 overall record, including winning the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division championship with a 6-1 division record. As a result, the Cougars next season will be promoted to the SEC–American Division, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield high school ice hockey team defeated Millburn, 5-0, in the season opener on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Bloomfield sophomore defenseman Gavin Waldron scored the first goal in Bloomfield history for the program. Bloomfield freshman Alex Benkert added a goal shortly thereafter. This […]