MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/BOUND BROOK, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team notched its first win of the season with an emphatic 73-36 win over Timothy Christian on Saturday, Dec. 28, in the Bound Brook holiday tournament. Sophomore guard Gabriella Ervin scored 31 points and added eight assists, six rebounds and four blocked shots to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/PATERON — Senior forward Earl Hart scored 16 points with five rebounds and two assists; junior guard Jayvon Rogers scored 14 points and added five rebounds, five assists and two steals; and senior forward Jude Brantley scored 12 points with eight rebounds and two assists to lead Columbia High School boys basketball team to […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley/Columbia/Bloomfield high school ice hockey team has witnessed three of its players achieve personal milestones in the early going of the season. Junior forward Angelo Albanese achieved his 100th career point in the fourth game of the season on Monday, Dec. 9, when he had an assist in the 5-2 loss against […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams have enjoyed good starts to the season. The boys and girls teams both defeated St. Benedict’s Prep on Thursday, Dec. 19. The boys won, 29-7, and the girls won, 25-2. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the teams took part in a quad meet […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Columbia High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams enjoyed good efforts at the Essex County Track Coaches Association’s Season Opener Invitational on Friday, Dec. 20, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility in Staten Island, N.Y. The following are their varsity highlights: Boys Junior Christian Caravetta […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team enjoyed a good showing at the Laker Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Mountain Lakes High School. August Katz, a junior, won the 150-pound title with a 20-8 major-decision win over Charlie Shaddow of Ridgewood. Christian Venescar, a senior 106-pounder, and Jared Van Allen, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated Newark Central, 57-44, at the Brick City Showcase, hosted by Weequahic High School, on Friday, Dec. 20. Senior forward Jude Brantley had 12 points and 20 rebounds to lead the CHS Cougars. He also had four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls swimming teams have enjoyed a great start to their seasons. The teams each were 4-0 to start their seasons. The following are their results: Dec. 6: West Orange, boys 97-57, girls 120-33, at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dec. 9: Livingston, boys 95-75, girls […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team has high hopes for the season. “We are very excited about the upcoming season,” CHS head coach Mike Freedman said. “I would anticipate, if we stay healthy, this will be the best Columbia High School wrestling team in the last decade.” Reid Ordower has 89 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team has a good mix of youth and experience, looking to have a competitive season. “I like that we are a young team, with a mixture of some veterans,” said second-year head coach Deon Mingo, as the Cougars were about to begin practice on […]