MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Freshman Bella Galatt scored 15 points and junior Corteney Provilon-Louis scored 14 points as the 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team upset seventh-seeded Payne Tech, 45-44, in the Essex County Tournament round of 16 on Feb. 8 at Payne Tech in Newark in a matchup of Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division teams. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sophomore Andrew Rowley scored 20 points and freshman Jalen Robinson had 16 points to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 76-66 win over 11th-seeded Newark West Side in the Essex County Tournament round of 16 on Feb. 8 at CHS. Junior Nigel Garcia had 14 points, junior […]
Cougars are seeded No. 6; begin play in round of 16
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the 74th Essex County Tournament. The Cougars received the No. 6 seed in the 36-team field and will host a round of 16 game on Feb. 8 against either No. 27 Montclair Kimberley Academy, No. 33 Science Park, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team received the No. 10 seed in the 46th Essex County Tournament. The Cougars were scheduled to host either No 23 Belleville or No. 26 Weequahic on Feb. 6. The winner will visit No. 7 Payne Tech in the round of 16 on Feb. 8. The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Former Columbia High School track and field and cross-country head coach Lisa Morgan has been hired as the Texas Christian University cross-country head coach. Morgan, who recently was the head coach of the Bloomfield College track and field program, led the CHS boys and girls indoor and outdoor track and field and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Chris Darcelin had 16 points, Josiah Lawful had 14 points and Nigel Garcia had 13 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 70-49 home win over Shabazz on Jan. 25. Andrew Rowley and Jalen Robinson each had eight points, and John Marley had seven points for the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated host Newark Collegiate, 58-33, Jan. 25 for its third straight win to improve to 8-4 on the season. Kaijhe Hall had 16 points, Shana Desir had 12 points and Bella Galatt had 10 points to lead the Cougars. Maia Little had eight points, Corteney […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls swim teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships at NJIT in Newark on Jan. 20. The girls took fourth place in the girls team standings among the 12 scoring teams. The boys finished fifth overall in the boys team standings among […]
NUTLEY, NJ — After a team wins a championship, the immediate goal is to try and come up with a repeat performance. This winter, that’s been the focus for the Nutley/Columbia high school ice hockey team. The squad, coached by Andy Surowiec, a former top player at Clifton High School, captured the 2019 McMullen Cup […]
LIVINGSTON — Snow and cold could not stop the Columbia High School fencers from fighting hard and finishing with many top spots at the District 3 Tournament held at Livingston High School Sunday, Jan 19. The districts were re-organized this year and Columbia found itself in the largest, and arguably, the most difficult district in […]