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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team has enjoyed success for the past few seasons. CHS went 17-10 last spring, sharing the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division title with Verona after winning the division crown outright two seasons ago. This season, the Cougars are facing a tougher challenge as they move up to […]
Boosters president criticizes baseball coach-hiring process
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of James Whalen as the new head baseball coach for Columbia High School during its Nov. 16 meeting, putting an end to months of speculation that coach Joe Fischetti would not be rehired amid allegations he and his coaching […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball coaching staff has denied that it repeatedly bullied a former player in court documents filed in response to the former player’s lawsuit against the coaches. In both the original answer and an amended version filed by attorney Ed Thornton in June and July, coaches Joe Fischetti, Matt […]
Parents, players come out in droves to support coaches
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The attorney for two of the Columbia High School baseball coaches accused of bullying and the parent of one of the players they allegedly targeted are both appealing some of the findings from the independent investigation conducted into the coaches’ actions. Steve Farsiou, the lawyer for the head varsity coach, Joe Fischetti, […]