MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team defeated sixth-seeded and host McNair Academic of Jersey City, 15-12, in the semifinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls state team tournament on Monday, Feb. 21. The Lady Cougars, who improved to a 16-1 record on the season, will […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Tyson Carroll, a senior, finished in second place in the 215-pound weight class to lead the Columbia High School wrestling team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10, tournament at Phillipsburg High School on Saturday, Feb. 19. In the final, Carroll dropped a 6-1 decision to David Pierson, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — Lindsey Minor, a junior at Columbia High School, took third place in the girls’ epee (pronounced “ep-ay”) event at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s individual fencing championships held at Morris Knolls High School in Rockaway on Sunday, Feb. 13. CHS fencing coach Arthur “Doc” Paulina stated, “Lindsey is very determined […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — The 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team defeated No. 2 seed Morris Hills, 15-12, in the quarterfinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The Lady Cougars, who improved to 8-1-1 on the season, will visit sixth-seeded McNair Academy of Jersey City in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls indoor track-and-field teams competed at the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, championships held at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 12. The girls team finished in ninth place overall with 14 team points. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bella Galatt, a junior, had 13 points and junior Shana Desir had 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists to lead the Columbia High School girls basketball team to a 55-38 home win over West Essex on Tuesday, Feb. 8, in a Super Essex Conference–American Division game. Sophomore Talia Baptiste had […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams enjoyed fine action. St. Joseph’s JV boys in the CYO Liberty Division went into the weekend facing a doubleheader: first against the Our Lady of Sorrows Crusaders, then a rematch versus Our Lady of the Lake, Verona. The Celtics were on their home court for […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bella Galatt, a junior, scored 11 points, and junior Shana Desir had 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals to lead the second-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team to a 45-29 home win over No. 18 seed Verona in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. […]
NJFCA also honors several area players, coaches
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The following senior football players at Seton Hall Prep have made commitments for football for the fall of 2022. Kevin Agnew: Amherst College. Jackson Collins: Bates College. Nick Conforti: Yale University. Jaden Craig: Harvard University. Jackson Dowd: Lehigh University. Byron Maddox: Hobart College. Matthew Monteleone: Amherst College. Nick Olivola: Union College. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team received the No. 6 seed in the 35-team Essex County Tournament. The Cougars will host a first-round game on Saturday, Feb. 5, against the second preliminary-round winner between No. 11 University and No. 22 Newark Academy. Seton Hall Prep is the No. 1 seed. […]