WEST ORANGE, NJ – The first round of the Region 3 wrestling tournament at West Orange HS took place last night, Feb. 21. The quarterfinals will take place tonight, Feb. 22, and the semifinals, wrestlebacks, third-place consolations and finals will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, all at WOHS. The top four finishers in each weight […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. The 11th-seeded Cougars will visit No. 6 seed Franklin in the first round Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. The winner will face either No. 3 Hunterdon Central […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls fencing team advanced to the semifinal round of the State Championship when it beat Morris Hills High School on Monday, Feb. 11. Columbia will face Montclair High School on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The girls clinched their win against Morris Hills at 14-10, with a comeback win by […]
NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Since league hockey began during the winter of 1958-59, teams in Essex County have done quite well. As a case in point, the oldest hockey trophy in the sport is the Gordon Cup in the N.J. Interscholastic League, and Seton Hall Prep has captured that title a record nine times. The latest […]
MAPLEWOOD – Naquan Tory won the 106-pound championship and Blake McGowan and Tyson Carroll each took second at the 170- and 182-pound weight classes, respectively, to lead the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team at the District 10 tournament at Randolph HS, Saturday, Feb. 16. Cahil Love Jr. also finished in third place at 132 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School pole vaulters Megan Mosteiro and Callum Howald enjoyed stellar performances at the NJSIAA indoor track and field Group 4 State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River, Friday, Feb. 15. Mosteiro, a junior, finished in second place in the girls pole vault with a leap of 11 feet. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Ashley Phillip scored 18 points and Gia Gillens had 10 points to lead the Columbia High School girls varsity basketball team to a 47-42 victory at Newark Academy, Feb. 14 in Livingston. Kaijhe Hall had six points; Courtney Provilon-Louis had five points; and Kyla Benson had four points for the Cougars, who […]
NUTLEY, – Senior Joe Melillo had four goals and freshman Rocco Albanese had two goals and one assist to lead the top-seeded Nutley/Columbia high school ice hockey team to a 10-0 win over fourth-seeded West Orange in the semifinals of the McMullen Cup playoffs, Monday, Feb. 11, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School wrestling team hopes to have a strong showing at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament at Randolph, Saturday, Feb. 16. Columbia finished the dual-meet season at 10-11. Devin Rocha, who recently tore his meniscus, finished his career as the winningest wrestler in CHS history with 102 wins. The previous […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams both advanced to the Elite 8 Round of the State Championship this past week. On Thursday, February 7, the girls team beat Bergen Tech with a score of 15-12, clinching at 14-10. The boys team followed suit on Friday, February 8, with a […]