MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys swimming team, which finished runner-up in both the Essex County/Super Essex Conference Championships and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic’s North 1, Group A state sectional tournament, featured several members who made the All-SEC-American Division, voted by the divisional coaches. Mason Keith, a junior, made the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys swimming team, under head coach Maggie Keenan, enjoyed a stellar season this winter. The second-seeded Cougars advanced to the championship of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group A state tournament. Despite losing to top-seeded Ridgewood, 96-74, on Thursday, Feb. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The second-seeded Columbia High School boys swimming team defeated No. 3 seed Passaic County Tech, 99-71, on Monday, Feb. 10, to advance to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group A state tournament championship. The Cougars, who improved to 10-1 on the season, were scheduled to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ —The Columbia High School boys and girls swimming teams, under head coach Maggie Keenan, hope to make a strong run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournaments. The boys team, with a 9-1 record entering the week, is the No. 2 seed in the North 1, Group A […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School swimmer Mason Keith was given the Cullen Jones Award as the Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 50 freestyle at 21.61 and 57.10 in the breaststroke during the Essex County Swimming Championships at Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence on Monday, Jan. 20. Keith, a junior, broke […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls swimming teams have enjoyed a great start to their seasons. The teams each were 4-0 to start their seasons. The following are their results: Dec. 6: West Orange, boys 97-57, girls 120-33, at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dec. 9: Livingston, boys 95-75, girls […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The selections of the Super Essex Conference “all conference” swim teams were calculated by reviewing the fastest recorded times this past season. Because of the pandemic, no SEC championship meet was conducted. Named to the boys swimming first team were: Seton Hall Prep’s Jaeden Yburan, Dylan Negron, Richard Poplawski and Jack […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School swim teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships, Jan. 21, at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The girls’ team, which was the defending champion, finished sixth in the team standings among the 12 scoring teams. Newark Academy won the girls’ team title.The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams, under head coach Maggie Keenan, are enjoying fine seasons this winter. The girls’ team will look to defend its Super Essex Conference/Essex County championship this Monday, Jan. 21, at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The girls’ team won the SEC/Essex County […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – At Columbia High School, one of the sports with a rich tradition is swimming. Cougar fans still talk about the great CHS swim teams of the mid 1950s. And swimmers like Dan Goble, David Pearl, Maggie Keenan and Rebecca Shore rank among the top athletes in the history of the Maplewood school. […]