Columbia HS girls volleyball team enjoys early success

Columbia HS girls volleyball team enjoys early success

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls volleyball team has enjoyed a great start to the season. The CHS Lady Cougars, under head coach Juan Bas, had a 6-2 overall record, including 6-0 in the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division, through Sept. 24. Columbia defeated Orange, Science Park, Payne Tech, Irvington, Cedar Grove and […]

Columbia HS girls’ volleyball team features seven All-SEC players

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – In what may be unprecedented, Columbia High School girls’ volleyball was rewarded at the end-of-season coaches’ meeting with seven spots in the Super Essex Conference All-Conference teams for the Colonial Division. With a 9-3 in-division record and finishing the season co-second with Belleville, Columbia earned two first-team spots, three second-team places and […]

SOMA Star Athlete: Grace Petroccia

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Grace Petroccia, of Maplewood, is a senior at Columbia High School, where she is a senior captain on the school’s girls’ volleyball team. She began playing volleyball during her freshman year and became a setter. She used to play softball, basketball and soccer as well, but is now focused on just volleyball. […]

Columbia HS girls’ volleyball team moves to 8-3 record

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity volleyball team split two matches with Irvington on consecutive days before losing to West Essex to move to an 8-3 record, 6-2 in the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division. Loss, Irvington, 25-27, 25-10, 26-28, Sept. 25, away CHS notable stats: Grace Petroccia, 13 assists, 4 digs. Abby […]

Co.umbia HS JV Volleyball coming together early in the season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – After a heart-wrenching, but exciting and evenly-matched three-set loss to Union the previous night, Columbia High School JV Volleyball started slowly, but regrouped to get to the Silver Bracket Final of the annual Bloomfield Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 15. Composed largely of freshmen with club experience and sophomore and junior returners, CHS, […]

Columbia HS girls’ volleyball impresses to start season

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – After the cancellation of the Sept. 6 match at Irvington (reschedule is still to be determined), Columbia High School girls’ volleyball finally got on court Saturday, Sept. 8 against West Essex. Columbia varsity fought a tough three-setter to win 25-17, 24-26, 25-20 and the Junior Varsity beat its counterpart in straight sets […]

Columbia HS girls volleyball team features All-SEC players

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ volleyball team featured five players on the All-Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division. They include: FIRST TEAM Senior Maya Goldner Junior Shayla Keegan SECOND TEAM Senior Sri Taylor HONORABLE MENTION Senior Maggie Davis Senior Georgia Longstreet Columbia upset Bloomfield in the preliminary round before losing to Southern in […]