MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the Columbia High School football team played in the state playoffs for the first time ever, nobody gave them a chance. The Cougars had struggled for many years, but here they were in the playoffs, against a Montclair High School team that was steeped in tradition and playoff success. Though […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team lost to Scotch Plains–Fanwood, 14-7, on Thursday, Oct. 27, at Scotch Plains–Fanwood. The Cougars ended the season with a 1-8 record. The lone win came against Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 7, in Bloomfield by a score of 13-3 in the sixth game of the season. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team fell at Montclair, 21-7, on Saturday, Oct. 22, to move to a 1-7 record on the season. The Cougars will visit Scotch Plains–Fanwood on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association crossover game. Photo Courtesy of Jerry Simon
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team lost to Union City, 26-0, at West Orange High School’s Joe Suriano Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15. The Cougars fell to 1-6 on the season, while Union City moved to 6-1. Columbia was coming off its first win of the season, having defeated Bloomfield, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team will face Union City on Saturday, Oct. 15 at West Orange High School’s Joe Suriano Stadium, located at 51 Conforti Ave. in West Orange, on homecoming and senior day. At 1:30 p.m., there will be Senior Day student-athlete and family announcements. The CHS marching band […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team defeated Bloomfield, 13-3, on Friday, Oct. 7, at Foley Field in Bloomfield. It was the Cougars’ first win of the season. The Cougars improved to 1-5. Junior quarterback Charlie Morrison completed nine of 15 pass attempts for 154 yards, and junior Henry Aaron kicked two […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team will visit Passaic County Tech in Wayne on Friday night, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. The Cougars fell to Hudson Catholic, 34-13, at Caven Point in Jersey City on Sept. 24 to move to 0-4 on the season. Passaic County Tech is 4-1 after losing […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team hopes to get its first win of the season. The CHS Cougars will visit Hudson Catholic on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Caven Point in Jersey City. Hudson Catholic is 3-0. The Cougars lost to neighbor Irvington High School, 40-0, on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Irvington. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team will visit state-ranked Irvington High School this Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. The CHS Cougars lost to Paterson Eastside, 3-0, on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Bauerle Field in Paterson to move to an 0-2 record. Columbia lost a tough 24-23 decision to Livingston in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team seeks to regroup from a tough 24-23 loss to Livingston in the season opener on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Livingston. The Columbia Cougars will visit Paterson Eastside on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. at Bauerle Field in Paterson. Photo by Steve Ellmore.