Updated with coach’s comments. Correction: This is the second year that the top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the state finals. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School wrestler Galileo Hetherington finished in third place in the 285-pound heavyweight class at Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Saturday, Feb. 24. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Monday Feb. 19, 12:49 p.m.) – The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team boasted four second-place finishers and a pair of third-place finishers at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament held at Belleville HS on Feb. 17. Naquan Tory, at the 113-pound weight class; Cahil Love Jr., at 126; Devin Rocha, at 132; […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Monday Jan. 22, 11:11 a.m.) – Devin Rocha finished in second place in the 138-pound weight class to lead the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 18-19, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Rocha, a junior who was seeded No. 2 in the tournament, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Under first-year head coach Mike Freedman, the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team has a nice mix of talented youth and veteran leadership. The Cougars, who open the season Dec. 15 at Chatham, will be led by their four captains: Blake McGowan, Devin Rocha, Hunter Dallison, and Galileo Hetherington. “The four captains […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Hal Garwin, who stepped down as head varsity wrestling coach at Columbia High School at the end last season, will be honored with a Retirement Party at the annual CHS Wrestling Hall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 27. Garwin has been involved with wrestling in the Maplewood and South Orange communities […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – This year, the Columbia High School Cougar varsity wrestling team, coached by Hal Garwin and Joel Rosario, was composed of five freshmen, five sophomores, four juniors, and three seniors. The young squad did well in the two in-season tournaments, finishing third and fourth in the 10-team tournaments. The wrestlers continued to improve […]
Region 3 At West Orange H.S. Feb. 22 First Round 106: Michael Rodriguez (Becton) d. Dominic Cofone (Nutley) 8-6; Darren Jones (Caldwell) d. Jacy Jones (Montclair) 7-1; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) t.f. Kenneth Ramos (North Bergen) 5:33 (15-0); Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Matthew Nichter (Livingston) 9-2. 113: Alex Strashinsky (Delbarton) d. Alex Lyon […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Devin Rocha finished second in the 126-pound weight class to lead the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team at New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 10 tournament held at Nutley HS, Feb. 17-18. Rocha, a sophomore, took second after dropping a tough 7-6 decision to Delbarton’s John Cuming in the final. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The young Columbia High School Cougar grapplers have only one meet and the District tournament left this season. As was expected by coaches Hal Garwin and Joel Rosario, after a disappointing start, the team has seen much improvement. Over the last few weeks, the team has won five meets and lost four. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Ralph Ravix finished in fifth place and Blake McGowan took eighth place in their respective weight classes to lead the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament at Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 19-20. Ravix pinned Bloomfield’s David Broderick in 2:39 in the fifth-place consolation of the […]