MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball has enjoyed an impressive 2-0 start to the season. Junior Claire Shupe threw a five-inning perfect game with 13 strikeouts in the 13-0 win in the season opener on Tuesday, April 1, in Bloomfield. At the plate, Shupe went 3-for-3 with two singles, a home run, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the Columbia High School softball team, the past two seasons have been magnificent. In 2023, the Cougars captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament championship, defeating Super Essex Conference rival Livingston, 7-5, in the final at Livingston. It marked their first […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School spring varsity teams will begin their seasons. The boys lacrosse team will begin March 29, white the baseball, softball and girls lacrosse teams will begin April 1. The following are their schedules: Baseball April 1: at Barringer, 4 p.m. April 3: at Millburn, 4 p.m. April 5: […]
The following article was submitted by the Columbia High School Softball Boosters Club. MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball program has been in existence for more than half a century. In 1974, a group of 13 young women comprised the official CHS varsity softball team. The first Columbia Cougars team finished with […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School junior pitcher Claire Shupe has committed to play softball for Boston University. Shupe is the first CHS softball player to commit to a Division 1 program since 2012. In 2024, Shupe was named First Team All–Super Essex Conference, First Team All–Essex County and Second Team All–State Group 4. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, Nov. 3, at Meadowlands Field 3, the Columbia High School baseball and softball teams will join together and play the Battle of the Bats, a Halloween-themed annual exhibition game in the spirit of cooperation and fun. The event begins at 5 p.m. Though this is officially the second Battle […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team, which enjoyed a 17-10 season, boasted several players who received All–Super Essex Conference–American Division honors this season, as voted by the divisional coaches. First team Claire Shupe, rising junior pitcher. Sam Stein, recently graduated shortstop. Second team Charlotte Klepesch, rising senior third baseman. Honorable mention […]
Cougars are state sectional tournament runner-up after winning the crown last year
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite coming up short in its quest to defend its state sectional championship, the Columbia High School softball team still enjoyed another memorable season. For the second straight season, the Cougars, under head coach Cliff Smith, played in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore Claire Shupe pitched a six-inning one-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk to lead the defending champion Columbia High School softball team to a 10-0 win over Kearny in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fifth-seeded Columbia High School softball team upset No. 4 seed Caldwell, 3-0, Monday, May 13, in Caldwell to advance to the semifinals of the Essex County Tournament. Sophomore Claire Shupe tossed a four-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and no walks; at the plate, she went 3-for-4 with a single, a […]