MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School track and field athletes gave good efforts at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championships held at Franklin HS, June 1-2. On the girls’ side, Ayanna Henry placed third in the high jump at 36 feet-9 ½ inches and took seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.96. Shayla Keegan finished […]
Soccer, football and, of course, track and field know all about bad weather, but they carry on. That theory was tested to the utmost at the 39th Annual Holy Trinity Track & Field Invitational recently held at Saint Joseph’s High in Metuchen. The small field of schools and competitors, intermittent monsoon-like downpours and a canceled […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School student-athletes announced their college decisions. Standing from left to right: Edward Martinez (Track: Ursinus College), Jack O’Connell (Track: Fordham University), Tim Depue (Track: Charleston Southern University), and Rick Hankey (Track: Rowan University). Sitting down left to right: Hannah Williams (Soccer: Penn State University), Ayana Henry (Track: Morgan State), and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Our Lady of Sorrows track and field team enjoyed an impressive showing at the Second Annual St. John the Apostle meet recently. There was nothing close about this contest as Saint John’s of Clark pulled out all stops to roll to a convincing win in both the boys’ and girls’ […]
The Men of Essex, Inc. has selected track phenom Reanda Richards of West Essex Regional High School to be the recipient of the 2018 “Essex Award.” The 60th Anniversary Essex Awards dinner banquet was held on Wednesday, May 16, at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston. Richards broke a 36-year-old meet record in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fourth-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity tennis team defeated No. 13 seed Watchung Hills in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. Adam Kaplan won 6-1, 6-3 at second singles; Kevin Tamayo won 6-0, 6-1 at third singles and Seth Gordon and Jackson Wagner […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity softball team fell to fourth-seeded Verona, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, May 12, at Verona. The Cougars, who moved to a 12-7 record, hope to make a strong run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team dropped a tough 8-6 decision to fourth-seeded Nutley in the quarterfinals of the Greater Newark Tournament on May 10 at Nutley. The loss ended the Cougars’ eight-game winning streak. Columbia scored three runs in the top of the first inning and one run in […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – In the sport of tennis, one of the most memorable matches in the history of the U.S. Open took place in the late summer of 1991. In that event, the legendary Jimmy Connors made a run at the title at the ripe old age of 39. In the late rounds, Connors […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ track and field team finished second overall at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championship meet held Friday, May 11, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The Cougars had 121 points among the six scoring teams. Montclair won the girls’ team title with 133 points. The Cougars had five […]