MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Gia Gillens scored 13 points and Ashley Phillip had 11 points to lead the Columbia High School girls varsity basketball team to a 54-32 win at Montclair, Feb. 5 in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. Kaijhe Hall and Courtney Provilon-Louis each had eight points; and Vida Poyner had seven points as […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maia Little scored 20 points and Gia Gillens had seven points to lead the Columbia High School girls varsity basketball team to a 44-34 home win over West Essex in a Super Essex Conference crossover game on Jan. 31. Kaijhe Hall and Ashley Phillip each had six points; Sage Cleghorn hit a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ basketball team defeated Newark Collegiate and Montclair in back-to-back games. Ashley Phillip scored 19 points to lead Columbia to a 48-38 win at Newark Collegiate on Jan. 8. Maia Little had 11 points; Courtney Provilon-Louis had six points; Sage Cleghorn posted five points an Gia Gillens added […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to make progress. The Cougars fell to 2-5 after back-to-back losses to Nutley, 47-40, Jan. 3 and to Ridge, 51-34, Jan. 5. Columbia will visit Newark Collegiate on Jan. 8 at 4 p.m.; host Montclair on Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. , and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maia Little scored 14 points and had six steals and Gia Gillens had 11 points, six rebounds and four steals to lead the Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 51-35 win over Pequannock on Dec. 29 in the consolation of the Blue and Gold Tournament hosted by Pequannock. Kaijhe […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Four players on the Columbia High School girls’ varsity team earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. Senior Kayla Anderson made First Team; sophomore Maia Little was selected to the Second Team, and seniors Briaille Carthens and Hernann Angerville received Honorable Mention recognition.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – As the head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Columbia High School, Johanna Wright got the opportunity to coach some top players and some outstanding teams. But for Wright, who is now a well-respected member of the local Board of Education, her top thrill on the hardwood came in the […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Medford Tech, Feb. 21. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Medford Tech and Bridgewater-Raritan to extend their win streak to three games and improve to a 10-14 record. Breizh Askew had 21 points, seven assists, four steals and four rebounds in a 67-60 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team had a great showing at the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state Championships on Feb. 9 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. The Cougars finished in second place in the girls’ team standings with 43 points, behind first-place Ridge […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Nutley, Jan. 30. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the Essex County Tournament. The Cougars, seeded 12th, will host No. 21 seed Millburn in the preliminary third round on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 4 pm. The winner […]