Columbia HS girls lacrosse team enjoys solid season

Columbia HS girls lacrosse team enjoys solid season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team, under head coach Steve Ramos, enjoyed a solid season, finishing with a 9-7 record. Columbia lost to Ridge, 11-5, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Group 4, tournament on May 19. The key contributors for Columbia […]

Columbia HS softball team begins state tournament play

Columbia HS softball team begins state tournament play

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team received the No. 9 seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament and was scheduled to visit No. 8 seed Kearny in the first round on Tuesday, May 17. The winner will face the winner between No. […]

Nutley HS softball team defeats Columbia to reach ECT semifinals

Nutley HS softball team defeats Columbia to reach ECT semifinals

NUTLEY/SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD — The third-seeded Nutley High School softball team defeated sixth-seeded Columbia, 5-0, in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament at Yanticaw Park field on Tuesday, May 10. Nutley will face No. 2 seed Livingston in the semifinals doubleheader on Friday, May 13, at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field at Seton Hall University […]

Columbia HS softball team advances to ECT quarerfinals

Columbia HS softball team advances to ECT quarerfinals

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team defeated Caldwell, 10-0, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday, April 4.  Maisie Pietruski went 1-for-2 with a single and three RBIs, and Mady Rowell went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Tess Schram had a single and an RBI. […]

Glen Ridge and Columbia high school teams christen new playing surface on Glenfield Park softball field

Glen Ridge and Columbia high school teams christen new playing surface on Glenfield Park softball field

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Wednesday, April 27, that the installation of a new synthetic grass playing surface on the Essex County Glenfield Park softball field has been completed. The announcement was made before a high school softball game between Glen Ridge and Columbia. The new surface […]

Columbia HS softball team notches wins

Columbia HS softball team notches wins

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team defeated West Essex, 8-3, on Wednesday, April 20, at home to snap a five-game losing streak. Juliette Licata, a junior, went 2-for-3 with a single, a double, a stolen base and an RBI. Sam Stein, a sophomore, went 2-for-4 with two singles and two runs […]

Columbia HS softball team seeks to bounce back

Columbia HS softball team seeks to bounce back

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team hopes to get back on the winning track. Columbia lost at Cranford, 4-0, on Tuesday, April 12, and lost to Verona, 5-1, at home on Wednesday, April 13, to move to a 1-5 record.  Columbia visited Livingston on Monday, April 18, and lost 6-1, to […]

Columbia HS softball team excited about the season

Columbia HS softball team excited about the season

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Head coach Cliff Smith is excited about this year’s Columbia High School softball team. “The team this year is looking great defensively so far,” he said in an email to the News-Record. “This is the most athletic group I have had in my eight seasons here at Columbia.” The Lady Cougars […]

SEC recently announced all-conference teams for baseball, softball

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in baseball and softball. Baseball In the American Division, first team honors went to Millburn High School’s Daniel Cifu; Montclair High School’s Anthony Anzaldi, Brett Janifer and Jeremy Sacks; Nutley High School’s Lou Raffaelli; Bloomfield High School’s Nico Ong and Andre […]

Columbia HS softball team enjoys successful season

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), […]