MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams have enjoyed good starts to the season. The boys and girls teams both defeated St. Benedict’s Prep on Thursday, Dec. 19. The boys won, 29-7, and the girls won, 25-2. On Saturday, Dec. 21, the teams took part in a quad meet […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Jackie Dubrovich is an Olympic gold medalist. The fencer and Maplewood resident was part of Team USA that defeated Italy in the Foil Team finals at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Thursday, Aug. 1. It was the first-ever Olympic team fencing gold for the United States. Dubrovich, 30, trains at […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Two Columbia High School scholar-athletes were honored by the Essex County Athletic Directors Association with the Karen Fuccello Scholar-Athlete Award. CHS football and boys lacrosse player Ethan Parlin was honored as the high school’s top male scholar-athlete. Parlin has committed to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he intends to major in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams featured several representatives who competed at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual fencing championships at Hunterdon Central High School on Saturday, March 2. The CHS girls team was represented by juniors Tia Goodson, Dillina Oraedu and Mei Lee. In […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team lost a heartbreaking 14-13 decision to No. 12 seed Livingston in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. In foil, senior Mei Lee went 3-0 and both junior Sydney Anrig and junior Charlotte […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team defeated 13th-seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School, 16-11, in the round of 16 of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournament on Thursday, Feb. 15, at home. Senior Julia Wheeler went 2-1 in saber. Senior Mei Lee and junior Charlotte […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls fencing team captured the District 3 tournament championship on Sunday, Feb. 4, at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale. The Cougars, under head coach Tiffani Ginlock, had 44 wins in the tournament. Livingston was second with 41 wins. As a result of its district title, Columbia […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls fencing teams defeated West Essex (North Caldwell) on Thursday, Jan. 4, at home. The boys team won, 16-11, to improve to 2-3. In saber, James Lederman and Nathaniel Eads each went 2-1. In foil, Carlos Sanchez went 2-0 and Noah Goldstein went 2-1. In epee, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls fencing team has enjoyed a stellar start to the season, posting a 3-1 record through Dec. 16. In the season opener, the Cougars defeated West Orange, 21-6, on Dec. 14, at West Orange. In foil, junior Sydney Anrig went 3-0, and seniors Mei Lee and Charlotte […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior fencer Lindsey Minor finished in second place in epee at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual championships at Bernards High School in Bernardsville on Sunday, Feb. 26. The CHS girls fencing team competed in the NJSIAA team state tournament. The Cougars, seeded seventh, defeated […]