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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tyson Carroll and Cahil Love Jr. each finished second place in their respective weight classes to lead the Columbia High School wrestling team at the 45th Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange Jan. 16-17. Carroll, a sophomore, and Love, a senior, pulled off upsets in the […]
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.