Skip to content

June 23, 2026
  • Facebook
  • X
  • YouTube
cropped-cropped-cropped-Essex-News-web-banner.jpg

Essex County's Local Source

Primary Menu
  • HOME
  • IN THE TOWNS (A-L)
    • BELLEVILLE
    • BLOOMFIELD
    • CALDWELL
    • CEDAR GROVE
    • COUNTY NEWS
    • EAST ORANGE
    • ESSEX FELLS
    • FAIRFIELD
    • GLEN RIDGE
    • IRVINGTON
    • LIVINGSTON
  • IN THE TOWNS (M-Z)
    • MAPLEWOOD
    • MILLBURN
    • MONTCLAIR
    • NEWARK
    • NORTH CALDWELL
    • NUTLEY
    • ORANGE
    • ROSELAND
    • SOUTH ORANGE
    • VERONA
    • WEST CALDWELL
    • WEST ORANGE
  • SPORTS
    • BELLEVILLE
    • BLOOMFIELD
    • EAST ORANGE
    • ESSEX FELLS
    • GLEN RIDGE
    • IRVINGTON
    • MAPLEWOOD
    • MONTCLAIR
    • NORTH CALDWELL
    • NUTLEY
    • ORANGE
    • ROSELAND
    • SOUTH ORANGE
    • WEST CALDWELL
    • WEST ORANGE
  • ARTS / EVENTS
  • BUSINESS NEWS
  • OBITUARIES
  • OPINION
  • PAY A BILL
  • PUBLIC NOTICES
    • Place Notices
    • Search Notices
    • Legal Notice Compliance
    • HELP / FAQ
  • UNION NEWS DAILY
  • Home
  • SPORTS
  • SOUTH ORANGE
  • Columbia HS boys lacrosse team enjoys win streak

Columbia HS boys lacrosse team enjoys win streak

Joe Ragozzino Published: May 18, 2022 | Updated: May 17, 2022 2 minutes read
251 views
LOGO-MAP-CHS

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys lacrosse team defeated Montclair, Watchung Hills and Old Bridge to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to 13-4 on the season.

Junior Sumner Verdun had four goals, senior Lachlan Campbell had three goals, and senior RJ Benn had two goals and one assist in the 12-9 home win over Montclair on Monday, May 9. Senior Shane Knezovic and juniors Jonah Wolpov and Cole Abel each had one goal and one assist. Junior Sam Busch made 15 saves.

Senior Aidan Kemp and Benn each had two goals and two assists, and Knezovic and Verdun each had two goals and one assist in the 14-5 win at Watchung Hills on Thursday, May 12. Wolpov and sophomore Max Gigante each had two goals, Abel had one goal and two assists, and Campbell had one goal. Gigante had 10 ground balls, and senior Walter Rae had five ground balls. Busch made 24 saves.

Abel had three goals and one assist, and Benn had three goals in the 10-4 win at Old Bridge on Saturday, May 14. Knezovic had one goal and three assists, Kemp and Campbell each had one goal and two assists, and Verdun had one goal. Busch made 15 saves.

 

About the Author

Joe Ragozzino

Editor

View All Posts

What do you feel about this?

Post navigation

Previous: rack teams gather for Suriano Memorial Twilight Invitational
Next: Columbia HS girls lacrosse team posts victories

Author's Other Posts

Bloomfield HS track and field athletes garner Super Essex Conference honors TRACK-BHS track honors

Bloomfield HS track and field athletes garner Super Essex Conference honors

June 17, 2026 28
Glen Ridge HS girls lacrosse team wins state championship G-LAX-GR state final1

Glen Ridge HS girls lacrosse team wins state championship

June 17, 2026 35
Joelle Bernhard excited to be new Bloomfield HS girls soccer head coach G-SOCCER-BHScoachBernard

Joelle Bernhard excited to be new Bloomfield HS girls soccer head coach

June 17, 2026 43
Clifford Scott alum Ronly London grateful for Essex Coaches Hall induction FOOT-EO London

Clifford Scott alum Ronly London grateful for Essex Coaches Hall induction

June 17, 2026 48

Related Stories

MKA softball promo
1 minute read

Maplewood residents excel for solid Montclair Kimberley Academy softball team

Steve Tober June 17, 2026 46
SPORTS-Mark Bryant4
3 minutes read

Assistant coach Mark Bryant – Columbia HS alum and Seton Hall legend – helps New York Knicks win the NBA championship

Joe Ragozzino June 18, 2026 70
B-TENNIS-CHS team
2 minutes read

Columbia HS boys tennis team wins sectional championship

Joe Ragozzino June 10, 2026 81
TRACK-CHS MonagleMOC
1 minute read

Columbia HS girls track standout Keira Monagle wins medal and sets Essex County record at state Meet of Champion

Joe Ragozzino June 10, 2026 82
G-LAX-CHS Abel2
1 minute read

UPDATED: Columbia HS girls lacrosse team boasts strong players this season

Joe Ragozzino June 8, 2026 111
SOFT-CHSvCALD12-C
2 minutes read

Columbia HS softball team enjoys stellar season

Joe Ragozzino June 3, 2026 100

LOCAL SPORTS

Bloomfield HS track and field athletes garner Super Essex Conference honors TRACK-BHS track honors 1

Bloomfield HS track and field athletes garner Super Essex Conference honors

June 17, 2026 28
Glen Ridge HS girls lacrosse team wins state championship G-LAX-GR state final1 2

Glen Ridge HS girls lacrosse team wins state championship

June 17, 2026 35
Joelle Bernhard excited to be new Bloomfield HS girls soccer head coach G-SOCCER-BHScoachBernard 3

Joelle Bernhard excited to be new Bloomfield HS girls soccer head coach

June 17, 2026 43
Glen Ridge’s Melissa Meyer keys Montclair Kimberley Academy softball squad to banner season SOFT-MKA Meyer 4

Glen Ridge’s Melissa Meyer keys Montclair Kimberley Academy softball squad to banner season

June 17, 2026 48

SIGN UP to receive weekly Local Alerts by email

* indicates required

You may have missed

WO-Soccer Tournament2-C
3 minutes read

Soccer fun is able to raise funds

Cynthia Cumming June 17, 2026 20
BLM-Super Retiring-C
5 minutes read

Superintendent retiring after 50 years

Daniel Jackovino June 22, 2026 42
TRACK-BHS track honors
2 minutes read

Bloomfield HS track and field athletes garner Super Essex Conference honors

Joe Ragozzino June 17, 2026 28
MAP-Tutors Celebrated1-C
3 minutes read

Achieve celebrates its volunteer tutors

Editor June 17, 2026 29
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • CLASSIFIEDS
  • FIND A NEWSPAPER
  • PUBLIC NOTICES
  • ADVERTISE
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • PAY A BILL
  • MONTHLY NEWSPAPERS
  • Login
Created by Worrall Media. Copyright © 2026 All rights reserved.