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 […]
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 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The seventh-seeded Columbia High School varsity softball team fell to 10th-seeded Phillipsburg, 7-2, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2,Group 4 state tournament on May 18. Phillipsburg scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie. Columbia finished the season with a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity softball team hopes to make a good run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament. The Cougars, seeded 11th, will visit sixth-seeded Bayonne in the first round on May 23. The winner will face the winner between third-seeded Millburn and No. 14 seed Woodbridge in […]
MAPLEWOOD – Jordan Stephan fired a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to lead the Columbia High School varsity softball team to a 4-0 home win over Cranford on May 10. Stephan also went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a walk. Clementine Sherman went 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs; Sophie Goldman went 2-for-3 with […]