MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team featured four wrestlers who earned All-Super Essex Conference—Colonial Division first-team honors. They are sophomore Reid Ordower, at the 106-pound weight class; sophomore Jared Van Allen, at 113; freshman August Katz, at 132; and senior Derek Mingmongkol, at 144. Photo Courtesy of Mike Freedman/Columbia High School […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior Dakota Dallison competed at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls wrestling state tournament at Phillipsburg High School on Sunday, Feb. 26. Dallison, a senior competing in the 120-pound class, lost both her matches. She was pinned in 3 minutes, 42 seconds in the first round […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School wrestlers Reid Ordower, Jared Van Allen, August Katz and Derek Mingmongkol gave exemplary efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 state tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25. Ordower, a sophomore seeded 10th in the 106-pound weight class, posted […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Columbia High School’s Dakota Dallison and Blair Rodriguez enjoyed fine showings at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North 2 Region girls state wrestling tournament at Union High School on Sunday, Feb. 19. Dallison, a senior, took second place in the 120-pound class and Rodriguez, a junior, took third place […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team had a good showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 state tournament at Phillipsburg High School on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Cougars finished in fifth place out of nine schools. Sophomore Jared Van Allen, at 113 pounds, and freshman August Katz, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team seeks a strong showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 state tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Phillipsburg High School. The Cougars, under head coach Mike Freedman, completed the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Millburn High School. They won […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — August Katz, Derek Mingmongkol, Reid Ordower and Jared Van Allen enjoyed solid performances to lead the Columbia High School wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 25 and 26, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Katz, a freshman, took fourth place in the 126-pound […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team enjoyed a great showing at the Belleville Buccaneer Classic tournament on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Cougars took third place out of 12 teams. Senior Derek Mingmongkol, at 144 pounds, and freshman August Katz, at 126, both took first place; sophomore Reid Ordower took second place […]
The Columbia High School wrestling team will begin the season on Friday, Dec. 16, with the Garfield girls tournament at 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Clifton tournament at 9 a.m. Columbia also will participate in the Bloomfield girls tournament on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 9 a.m. Here are other upcoming matches. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Tyson Carroll, a senior on the Columbia High School wrestling team, enjoyed a tremendous season. Carroll took second in the Essex County Tournament in the 215-pound weight class. After taking second place in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 tournament in Phillipsburg, Carroll placed fourth in the NJSIAA’s […]