The Columbia High School girls fencing team finished second overall out of 50 schools at the 44th Santelli Championships at Drew University in Madison on Sunday, Jan. 12. Chatham won the team title for the third year in a row. CHS took third place in epee. Seniors Tia Goodson, Dilinna Oraedu and Sarla Iyengar comprised […]
Maplewood resident Jackie Dubrovich said winning a gold medal at the Olympics was “definitely surreal.” The American fencer represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in women’s team foil as part of Team USA. Born in Paterson, Dubrovich grew up in Riverdale. She moved to Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD — It’s been a whirlwind for Jacqueline “Jackie” Dubrovich. The Maplewood resident recently won a gold medal as part of Team USA in women’s team foil, at the Olympics in Paris. When Olympics commentator Jeff Bukantz asked her how it felt, she said, “It’s hard to put into words.” New Jersey Fencing Alliance hosted […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – National fencing champion Zander Rhodes is in the international spotlight since she won the Gold medal in the Y14 Women’s Foil event at the prestigious Marathon Flueret in Paris, France earlier this month. The Marathon Flueret is the world’s largest youth foil event, attracting hundreds of top level fencers from around […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Four Columbia High School senior student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers at their respective colleges. Pictured above, from left to right: Ethan Koehler, boys’ soccer player headed to Georgetown University; Olivia Smith, girls’ soccer player headed to Oberlin College in Ohio; Marissa Viqueira, girls’ fencer headed to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Maplewood’s Jack Woods and South Orange’s Zander Rhodes continue to shine on the National foil fencing stage in older divisions at major tournaments, despite their age. Rhodes, who trains with Woods – an international foil fencing champion at the V fencing club in Livingston – is following her successful trajectory in […]