Columbia HS basketball, wrestling and fencing seasons to start

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School basketball, wrestling and fencing teams will begin their seasons.

The girls basketball team finished 13-0 last winter and was one of the few teams in the state to finish with an undefeated record.

Here are the CHS schedules.

Boys basketball

Dec. 17: Central, away, 7 p.m.
Dec. 19: Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, at Dunn Center in Elizabeth, noon
Dec. 21: Irvington, home, 7 p.m.
Dec. 26: Ramapo, at former Paterson Catholic, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 29: to be determined, at former Paterson Catholic.
Jan. 2: St. Joseph Regional, at Hackensack, 10 a.m.
Jan. 6: East Side, home, 7 p.m.
Jan. 8: Rahway, at Plainfield, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 11: University, home, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13: Seton Hall Prep, away, 9 p.m.
Jan. 17: Immaculate Conception of Montclair, home, 7 p.m.
Jan. 20: Central, home, 7 p.m.
Jan. 22: Montclair, away, 3 p.m.
Jan. 25: Irvington, away, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27: Newark Tech, home, 7 p.m.
Feb. 3: East Side, away, 4 p.m.
Feb. 8: University, away, 4 p.m.
Feb. 10: Seton Hall Prep, home, 7 p.m.
Feb. 17: Immaculate Conception of Montclair, away, 5:30 p.m.

Girls basketball

Wrestling

Dec. 17: Newark Collegiate Academy, away, time to be determined.
Dec. 18: Clifton, away, 9 a.m.
Dec. 21: Nutley, away, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 23: West Orange, away, 3 p.m.
Dec. 30: Roselle Park, away, 9 a.m.
Jan. 5: East Side, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 7: Glen Ridge, away, 5 p.m.
Jan. 8: Belleville, at Nutley, 9 a.m.
Jan. 13-14: Essex County Tournament, at Richard J. Codey Arena, in West Orange, 4 p.m. both days.
Jan. 15: DePaul, away, 9 a.m.
Jan. 18: Parsipanny, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 19: Orange, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 26: Montclair, away, 4 p.m.
Jan. 29: Passaic, away, 9 a.m.
Feb. 1: Barringer, home, 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 5: Bloomfield, away, 9 a.m.
Feb. 19: Districts, at Phillipsburg, 4 p.m.
Feb. 23: Regionals, at West Orange, 4 p.m.

Fencing

Dec. 17: Chatham, home, 5 p.m.
Dec. 18: Livingston, Millburn and Montclair, at Livingston, 9 a.m.
Dec. 21: Morristown, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 6: McNair Academy, at Cobra Fencing Academy, 4:30 p.m. • Jan. 8, Cetrulo Boys Fencing Tournament, at NJIT, 9 a.m.
Jan. 9: Santelli Girls Qualifier, at NJIT, 9 a.m.
Jan. 10: West Essex, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 11: Oratory Prep, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 14: Montclair Kimberley Academy, at Lilov Fencing Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 18: Bayonne, away, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 21: St. Peter’s Prep and Oak Knoll, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 23: Distrists, at NJIT, 9 a.m.
Jan. 25: Hackettstown, home, 6 p.m.
Jan. 27: Newark Academy, home, 5 p.m.
Jan. 30: Districts, at NJIT, 9 a.m.
Feb. 3: Governor Livingston, away, 6 p.m.
Feb. 6: Districts, at NJIT, 9 a.m.
Feb. 8-9: States, site and time to be determined.
Feb. 11: Kent Place, home, 5 p.m.
Feb. 12: Lakeland, home, 10 a.m.
Feb. 13: Varsity individuals, at Morris Knolls, 9 a.m.
Feb. 15: Girls Varsity state tournament, at North Hunterdon, 4 p.m.
Feb. 20: Boys and Girls Frosh/Novice Meet, at Morris Knolls, 9 a.m.
Feb. 21, 23, 26-27: Boys and Girls Varsity championships, at North Hunterdon, 4 p.m.