Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Barringer, May 2, at Underhill Field. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Luke Jackson went 3-for-3 with two homers, a double, five RBI and three runs scored to lead the fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team to an 11-1 home win over No. 21 seed North 13th St. Tech in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School senior Luke Jackson is the starting third baseman on the varsity high school baseball team. Jackson has lived in Maplewood his entire life and baseball has always been a large part of that life and who he is as a person. In his time on the CHS baseball team, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team hopes to make a good run in the Greater Newark Tournament. The Cougars, seeded fifth, will host a first round game on May 5 against the winner of No. 21 seed North 13th St. Tech and No. 12 seed Caldwell. The winner will advance to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team hopes to make more progress this season. Christian Pierre had two hits, including a homer, four RBI and two runs; and Dan Lawall had two hits and two RBI in the 9-5 win over Caldwell on April 18 at Underhill Field. Aiden Mayberry had a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team defeated perennial powerhouse Seton Hall Prep, 6-4, April 10, at Porcello Field in West Orange. Junior shortstop Eliot Dix went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs; junior outfielder Phil Whitney went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI; senior John DelGreco, senior catcher Dan […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team defeated Newark East Side, 11-1, for its first win of the season April 7 at Underhill Field. Luke Jackson went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, a run, and an RBI; Jake Lefferts was 2-for-2 with two runs, two walks, and two RBI; Rowan Marbury […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School baseball team prepared for the season through a series of preseason scrimmages, including against North Bergen on March 28 at Underhill Field. The Cougars were scheduled to begin the season April 2 at Caldwell, but the game was snowed. Columbia was scheduled to Seton Hall Prep on April 4, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – In Jim Whalen first season as head coach of the Columbia High School varsity baseball team last season, the Cougars proved quite competitive, despite finishing with a 12-14 record. The Cougars, who begin the 2018 season April 2 at Caldwell, have a strong returning nucleus looking to make some noise. Returning players […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The saga of alleged incidents of bullying on the baseball team at Columbia High School continues. Former CHS baseball coach Joe Fischetti and former assistant coach Matt Becht have filed a lawsuit against the school district for violating their civil rights, defamation, malicious prosecution and more, all stemming from […]
Following first year at helm, Jim Whalen pleased with Cougars’ efforts; optimistic for 2018
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The glory days for the baseball program at Columbia High School came in 1978 and 1979 when the Maplewood school captured consecutive titles in the Greater Newark Tournament. For Cougar coach Jim Whalen, who recently completed his initial season at the helm, that’s his long-range goal. He wants his team to be […]