MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, Jan. 11, the Columbia High School girls fencing team was up bright and early to attend the Santelli Championship Tournament at Drew University. The following day, the CHS boys fencing team followed in their footsteps so that they could fence at the Cetrulo Championship Tournament, also held at Drew. This […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls indoor track and field team finished in third place overall in the girls team standings at the Essex County Relays held at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 12. The Cougars had 33 points, one point shy of second-place West Essex. Montclair […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated Verona and Newark Tech in consecutive games to improve to a 5-2 record on the season. The Cougars won, 57-55, at Veron on Jan. 9. Two days later, Columbia downed Newark Tech, 58-31, at home. Maia Little, a senior, scored 17 points and junior […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It was a nail-biter at the first meet of the season on Saturday, Dec. 21, but the Columbia High School fencers came out roaring and won all of their meets. It was a quad meet in which the girls faced Livingston and then Millburn, and the boys fenced against Livingston, Millburn, […]
NEWARK – Josiah Lawful, a junior, scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as the visiting Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated a highly-regarded Newark East Side team, 65-56, Jan. 3. Sophomore Andrew Rowley had 14 points, junior Chris Darcelin had 13 and freshman Jalen Robinson had 11 for the Cougars, […]
NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD — The Nutley-Columbia ice hockey team is off to a strong start after moving up to the Kelly Conference following last season’s McMullen Conference championship. The co-op team dropped its season opener and then went on a seven-game unbeaten streak, finally losing the last game of the Essex County Holiday Tournament on the morning […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated Glen Ridge, 25-16, in the season opener for both teams on Thursday, Dec. 19, at Glen Ridge HS. Photos by Steve Ellmore. Glen Ridge vs. Columbia, season opener, Thursday, Dec. 19, at Glen Ridge.
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley/Columbia High School ice hockey team has enjoyed a 3-1-2 start to the season through Dec. 26. After losing to Governor Livingston, 4-2, Nov. 30 in the season opener, Nutley/Columbia defeated Verona/Glen Ridge, 2-0, Dec. 4, and Bayonne, 11-0, Dec. 6, before tying Millburn, 2-2, Dec. 9. Nutley/Columbia then defeated Scotch […]
Essex County Holiday Hockey Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena, in West Orange Saturday, Dec. 21 Nutley/Columbia vs. Parsippany, 3:30 p.m., Rink 2 West Orange vs. Scotch Plains, 5:45 p.m., Rink 1 Chatham vs. Vernon, 7:30 p.m., Rink 2 Mendham vs. West Morris, 7:45 p.m., Rink 1 Monday, Dec. 23 Verona/Glen Ridge vs. Chatham, 10:30 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 2019-20 Columbia High School wrestling team essentially will be in a rebuilding phase, according to head coach Mike Freedman. Columbia will open the season Friday, Dec. 20, when it visits Glen Ridge at 3 p.m. The Cougars graduated four wrestlers who had more than 100 career victories. Devin Rocha accumulated 102 […]