MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Christian Pierre, a junior at Columbia High School, started playing baseball at a young age. CHS’ varsity centerfielder, also a player on the North Jersey Cardinals club baseball team, has been the varsity centerfielder since sophomore year. In his freshman year, Pierre won the Freshman MVP Award, and in his sophomore year […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Tuesday May 30, 12:29 p.m.) – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team lost at top-seeded Millburn, 2-1, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament May 23 in Millburn. The Cougars took a 1-0 lead on Luke Jackson’s two-out RBI double in the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 16th-seeded Cougars will visit top-seeded Millburn in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on May 23. The game was postponed from May 22 due to rain. The winner will face the winner between No. 9 seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood and No. 8 seed Union […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fourth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team dropped a heartbreaking 5-4 decision to top-seeded Millburn in the Greater Newark Tournament semifinals doubleheader at Belleville High School on Monday night, May 15. Millburn scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings and two runs in the fifth for a 5-0 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (update Saturday May 13, 8:40 a.m.) – Luke Jackson went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI and Daniel Cotler went 1-for-2 with an RBI to lead the fourth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team to a 3-2 win over fiffh-seeded Nutley in the quarterfinals of the Greater Newark Tournament on May 11 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fourth-seeded Columbia High School varsity baseball team defeated 13th-seeded West Orange, 3-2, in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Saturday, May 6, at home. The Cougars scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Senior Daniel Cotler went 2-for-3 with an […]
The Columbia High School varsity baseball team hopes to make a strong run in the Greater Newark Tournament. The fourth-seeded Cougars will host 13th-seeded West Orange in the first round on Saturday, May 6 at 2:30 p.m. at Underhill Field. The winner will face the winner between No. 5 seed Nutley and No. 12 seed […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team, under first-year head coach Jim Whalen, has enjoyed a good start to the season while competing in the Super Essex Conference-American Division, which is the toughest division in the conference. The Cougars had a 5-4 record through April 20. Dan Lawall went 2-for-2 with an […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team won three straight to improve to a 5-2 record through April 17. Junior Christian Pierre went 4-for-5 with a homer, five RBI and two runs to lead the Cougars to an 8-1 win at Bloomfield Tech on April 13. Sophomore Phil Whitney was 3-for-3 with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team started its season in thrilling fashion, beating Verona, 4-3, in eight innings on Monday, April 3, in Verona in Jim Whalen’s debut as head coach of the Cougars. Senior Danny Boehmer hit the game-winning double in the top of the eighth inning. Boehmer also pitched […]