Columbia HS softball team enjoys 3-0 start to season

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, […]

Columbia HS softball team features five players on All-SEC-Liberty Division

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity softball team featured five players who have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors this season. Maya Goldner, a junior, made the First Team; juniors Jordan Stephan and Ally Krause each made Second Team; and junior Clementine Sherman and freshman Hudson Hassler each made Honorable Mention. The young […]

Columbia HS softball team gears up for ECT play

Columbia HS softball team gears up for ECT play

MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Tuesday May 1, 3:22 p.m.) – The Columbia High School varsity softball team, seeded 10th, will visit seventh-seeded Verona in the first round of the Essex County Tournament, today, May 4 at 4 p.m. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday, May 13, against the winner of second-seeded West Essex and […]

Columbia HS softball team recovers from slow start

Columbia HS softball team recovers from slow start

MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Tuesday April 18, 4:40 p.m.) – The Columbia High School varsity softball team won three of five games after an 0-2 start to the season to move to a 3-4 record through April 17. The Cougars defeated Kearny, 7-6, April 8, for their first win of the season in Kearny. Freshman Claire Salinardo […]

Columbia HS softball team has high expectations

Columbia HS softball team has high expectations

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity softball team has a nice core of returning players this season. The Cougars, under head coach Cliff Smith, are led by their captains: catcher Ally Krause, shortstop Maya Goldner, and pitchers Catherine John and Jordan Stephan. CHS, which went 13-12 last spring, also returns center fielder Clementine […]

Columbia HS softball team enjoys success this season; boasts All-SEC and All-Area players

Columbia HS softball team enjoys success this season; boasts All-SEC and All-Area players

MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity softball team posted a successful 13-12 overall record this season, including a 7-5 record in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. The Cougars, under head coach Cliff Smith, hope to build off this year’s success as they return seven of nine starters for next season,. Smith also said a […]

Columbia HS softball team tops Bayonne to reach North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament quarterfinals

Columbia HS softball team tops Bayonne to reach North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament quarterfinals

MAPLEWOOD – Jordan Stephan fired a three-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks and went 3-for-3 with a run as the 11th-seeded Columbia High School defeated sixth-seeded Bayonne, 2-1, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on May 23 in Bayonne. Sophie Goldman went 2-for-4 with a run […]