NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — During the 2018-19 scholastic hockey season, one of the biggest stories was that a co-op team representing Morris Knolls/Morris Hills won a state championship. Morris Hills has been involved in league play since the 1958-59 season, but until last winter had never earned a championship. In the local area, last winter was […]
NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD — The Nutley High School/Columbia High School co-op ice hockey team will begin the season Saturday, Nov. 30, against Governor Livingston at Codey Arena in West Orange at 5:45 p.m. This is the third year that Columbia has offered ice hockey to its students. Columbia joined Nutley in forming a co-op program for the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Our Lady of Sorrows cross-country team gave good efforts at the First Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cross-Country meet held at Central Park in Morris Plains. With only four runners, OLS could not be considered a threat for the team championship, but the four made quite an impact, placing in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls cross-country team finished fourth overall among the 15 schools at the North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 State Championships on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Greystone-Central Park in Morris Plains. The Cougars qualified for the Group 4 State Championships at Holmdel Park on Saturday, Nov. 16. The top […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — All South Orange and Maplewood athletic fields will be closed for the season as of Nov. 11. Beginning on that date, contractors will be working throughout the community aerating, topdressing and seeding worn athletic field areas. In addition, turf blankets will be placed on Cameron Field, New Waterlands and Meadowland Park […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs accepts registration for various winter programs. Program details and registration information for all winter programs are available at the South Orange Dept. of Recreation and Cultural Affairs at 298 Walton Ave. or online at https://secure.rec1.com/NJ/south-orange-village-township-nj/catalog. The administrative offices of the South Orange […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School football team finished the season with a respectable 5-5 record after falling to Elizabeth, 21-10, in the season finale in a state regional crossover game on Thursday night, Nov. 7. Columbia (5-5) Sept. 7, Won, at Newark Central, 28-12 Sept. 13, Won, Memorial, 41-0 Sept. 20, Won, at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls cross-country team finished second overall in the team standings at the Essex County Championships on Friday, Nov. 1, at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield. The Cougars had 93 points. Montclair was first overall with 30 points among the 15 schools. Kirah Tianga finished 10th overall in 20:07.40 and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys soccer team honored its 1978 and 1979 state championship teams during halftime of its game against Union at Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Field on Friday night, Oct. 25. Players from those state title teams attended the game as they got to reminisce about the glory days of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team defeated Columbia, 46-14, Friday night, Oct. 25, at Paul Robeson Stadium on Homecoming. This marks the 18th Homecoming in the school’s young history, where the crowning of Homecoming King and Queen and their court took center stage at this year’s game between the […]