MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School varsity head softball coach Cliff Smith was proud of his team’s successful season. “I thought this year we had a very successful year,” wrote Smith in an email to The News-Record. “We finished with a 16-9 record overall and a 7-3 record in the (Super Essex Conference) SEC-Liberty (Division), […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity softball team featured several players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. Sophomore shortstop Hudson Hassler and senior pitcher Jordan Stephan made First Team; senior pitcher Catherine John and sophomore second baseman Alexa Stephan made Second Team; and sophomore third baseman Lucy Gagne and senior first baseman […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity softball team fell to fourth-seeded Verona, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, May 12, at Verona. The Cougars, who moved to a 12-7 record, hope to make a strong run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Jordan Stephan of South Orange is a pitcher for the CHS softball team and for the Jersey Outlaws Gold. She has been playing softball since she was 6-years-old and began playing club softball when she was in seventh-grade. Since then, she has played softball every spring, summer […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The fifth-seeded Columbia High School varsity softball team defeated No. 12 seed Montclair, 13-3, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on May 5. The Cougars, who moved to a 9-5 record, will visit No. 4 seed Verona in the quarterfinals on Saturday, May 12, at 9 a.m. Hudson Hassler […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Tuesday May 1, 2:02 p.m.) – The Columbia High School varsity softball team received the No. 5 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Cougars, who had a 7-4 record through April 30, will host a first round game on May 5 against the winner of No. 12 seed Montclair and No. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity softball team has enjoyed an impressive start to the season. The Cougars brought a 6-0 record into the Governor Livingston tournament on Saturday, April 21, in Mountainside where they split two games, beating Madison, 1-0, and falling to the host school for its first loss of the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity softball team has enjoyed a strong 3-0 start to the season. Alexa Stephan went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two RBI and fellow sophomore Hudson Hassler went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run as the Columbia High School varsity softball team defeated Newark East Side, 10-0, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Alexa Stephan went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two RBI and Hudson Hassler went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run as the Columbia High School varsity softball team defeated Newark East Side, 10-0, April 9, in its season opener at Meadowland Park. Sophie Goldman walked three times and scored three runs; […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – With strong senior leadership led by a solid pitching duo, the Columbia High School varsity softball team is optimistic this season. The Cougars will start the season April 3 at Newark Academy in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game at 4 p.m. Head coach Cliff Smith said this preseason has been as […]