Columbia HS softball team seeks good run in state sectional tournament

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MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity softball team hopes to make a good run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament.

The Cougars, seeded 11th, will visit sixth-seeded Bayonne in the first round on May 23. The winner will face the winner between third-seeded Millburn and No. 14 seed Woodbridge in the quarterfinals on May 25. The semifinals are May 31 and the final is June 3.

Jordan Stephan fired a three-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk and drove in Sophie Goldman for the lone run of the game in the 1-0 win at Westfield on May 16 in a non-conference game. CHS improved to a 10-10 record.

North Jersey Section 2, Group 4

First round

(16) Union at (1) J.P. Stevens

(9) Elizabeth at (8) North Hunterdon

(12) Westfield at (5) Phillipsburg

(13) Dickinson at (4) Watchung Hills

(14) Woodbridge at (3) Millburn

(11) Columbia at (6) Bayonne

(10) Piscataway at (7) Newark East Side

(15) East Orange Campus at (2) Bridgewater-Raritan

Quarterfinals

Winner of Union/J.P. Stevens vs. winner of Elizabeth/North Hunterdon

Winner of Westfield/Phillipsburg vs. winner of Dickinson/Watchung Hills

Winner of Woodbridge/Millburn vs. winner of Columbia/Bayonne

Winner of Piscataway/Newark East Side vs. winner of East Orange Campus/Bridgewater-Raritan

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