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November 27, 2023

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Three members of the Columbia High School field hockey team recently were named to the Super Essex Conference's Liberty Division first team. Campbell Connell, a junior midfielder; Maddie Popowsky, a freshman forward; and Blair Rodriguez, a senior goalkeeper, all ...

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LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are finding red hot striped bass fishing on practically every trip. The chore is rooting through the big fish to find keeper-sized bass to put in the box. Captain Ray Lopez on the “Miss Liane” had a great ...

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SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Three members of the Columbia High School football team were named to the All-American Conference Freedom White Division first team. Steve Memo, Zhamir Rowan and Henry Aaron of Columbia all were selected to the first team in a vote of the division's coaches. Memo ...

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SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Two members of the Columbia High School girls soccer team have been selected to the Super Essex Conference Liberty Division first team. Juliet Givoni and Jos Brophy of Columbia both were named to the division's first team in a vote of the conference's ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Concerns of the condition of DeHart Field were brought to the table at Wednesday’s Township Committee meeting. The issue was brought up during the first public comment section of the meeting, where a young athlete and a coach each got up and stated their thoughts on how DeHart ...

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SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Four members of the Columbia High School baseball team signed letters of intent on Wednesday. Jared Carlucci, Reno Spagnoli, Orlando Shin and Alex Mandell each made their commitments this week. Carlucci will attend Division 1 Rutgers University, where he will ...

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WARREN, NJ -- The Columbia girls volleyball team was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament with a 25-15, 25-22 loss to Watchung Hills on Tuesday. In the loss, Zoe Hall collected five kills, three blocks and six digs; and Sinikka Reynolds-Vickberg ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia girls volleyball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament with a 25-22, 22-25, 25-22 victory over Bayonne on Thursday. Sinikka Reynolds-Vickberg finished with nine kills and 12 digs for Columbia (12-12). Other Cougars with big ...

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LIVINGSTON, NJ -- The Columbia field hockey team won for the third time this season, defeating Newark Academy, 2-0, on Thursday. Grace McArdle and Campbell Connell each scored a goal for the Cougars, who got assists from Liv Graziano and Maddie Popowsky. Blair Rodriguez had a stellar game in ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Montclair scored three touchdowns in the second quarter and rolled to a 42-7 football victory over Columbia on Saturday. Malachi Lewis ran for a 2-yard touchdown and passed for touchdowns of 39 yards to David Thom-Rodgers and 10 yards to Jahaad Battle in the second quarter for ...

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VERONA, NJ -- The Columbia girls tennis team scored a 5-0 victory over Verona on Friday. Both teams are .500: Columbia 7-7, and Verona 10-10. 1st Singles: Amelia Burroughs, Columbia, def. Evelyn Kogan 6-1, 6-2 2nd Singles: Mei Lee, Columbia, def. Margot DaCosta 6-0, 6-2 3rd ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia girls volleyball team advanced in the third preliminary of the Essex County Tournament with a 25-19, 25-10 victory over West Caldwell Tech on Thursday. Sinikka Reynolds-Vickberg finished with nine kills, seven digs, six service points and five aces for Columbia ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Columbia scored five goals in the first half on its way to a 7-4 boys soccer victory over East Orange in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Monday. Sebastian Rios-Valdez collected two goals and two assists for the Cougars (5-6-2), who led, 5-1, at the ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Columbia scored all its goals in the first half and went on to post a 3-0 boys soccer victory over Caldwell on Thursday. Owen Belisle finished with one goal and one assist for the Cougars (4-5-2). Leo Brash and Yuta Goldberg each scored one goal. Quentin Davis and Blai Sacks ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Lucas Mittelberg scored in overtime to give Columbia a 2-1 boys soccer victory over West Orange on Tuesday. Angus Sim of Columbia (3-5-2) recorded six saves. The Cougars trailed, 1-0, at halftime. Alex Deza scored the goal for West Orange (5-4-1) with an assist by Arthur ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia girls volleyball team defeated West Caldwell Tech Monday afternoon, 25-12, 25-20. Zoe Hall and Sinikka Reynolds-Vickberg each led Columbia (7-5) with four kills. Emmi Beemer totaled a team-high three blocks and also had two kills. Libby Kosik led Columbia in digs ...

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MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Columbia girls tennis team defeated Montclair, 4-1, on Wednesday. Amelia Burroughs won at first singles, 6-0, 6-0, for Columbia (3-4). Mei Lee was a 6-3, 6-1 winner at second singles for the Cougars. At first doubles, Natalie Urusov and Jaime Levi claimed a 7-5, 7-5 ...

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BLOOMFIELD, NJ -- The Columbia boys soccer team upset Bloomfield, 1-0, Tuesday afternoon. Rod Martin scored the goal with an assist from Sam Brash for the Cougars (2-4-1). Two Columbia goalies combined on the shutout: Will Beane-Rosenberg with nine saves, and Angus Sim with six ...

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SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia High School football team's schedule game aganst Hudson Catholic on Saturday has been cancelled. The Cougars receive a forfeit victory because Hudson Catholic made the decision this week to cancel the remainder of its season due to mounting injuries ...

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SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Juliet Givoni scored two goals to lead Columbia to an 8-0 girls soccer victory over East Orange on Tuesday. Lily Westhelle, Anya Terry, Hannah Fishman, Evie Campbell, Grace Nelson and Samantha Campione all scored one goal apiece for the Cougars (3-1), who had a ...

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LONG BEACH ISLAND - The rules and regulations for the 69th annual version of the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic have been established, and the three official tournament stations are ready to accept entry applications. The event will commence on Saturday, October 7 and conclude on Sunday, ...

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WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- Caldwell scored both its goals after halftime and came away with a 2-0 field hockey victory over Columbia on Friday. Mia Martinez scored the first goal at the 7:13 mark of the third quarter with an assist from Abigail Anemone. Caldwell (1-1) extended its lead to 2-0 on a ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Cedar Grove built a four-goal lead and held on for a 4-2 girls soccer victory over Columbia on Wednesday. Sofia Penaloza scored nine minutes into the game with an assist from Samira Lukovic. Catherine Lara gave the Panthers (2-1) a 2-0 lead with a goal with 11 minutes to go in ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- The Columbia boys soccer team opened its season with a 3-2 victory over Irvington on Saturday. Alejandro Valenzuela, Sebastian Rios-Vadez and Oliver Clarke scored the goals for the Cougars. Will Beane-Rosenberg made six saves for Columbia and Angus Sim stopped three shots in the ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Maddie Popowski scored three goals and assisted on one to lead Columbia to a 6-1 field hockey victory over Franklin on Friday. Olivia Schenker had one goal and one assist for the Cougars (1-1), who scored four times in the third quarter to take a 5-0 lead. Daisy Bennett and ...

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BLOOMFIELD, NJ -- The Columbia girls volleyball team opened its season with a 24-26, 25-15, 25-16 victory over Bloomfield on Thursday. Zoe Hall and Sinikka Reynolds-Vikkberg each finished with 10 kills for the Cougars, who got a team-high 12 digs from Anne Sullivan. Paloma Duverge paced ...

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SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School football team will open its 2023 season Thursday at home against Livingston at 6:30 p.m. at Underhill Field. While it will be the first game for the Cougars, Livingston will actually be playing its second game in six days, having opened its ...

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MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – In every soccer season, there is a team that can strike fear in their opponents just by appearing on the fall schedule. The team’s reputation for excellence on the pitch is undisputed and widely recognized. “I really think we have the potential to be that team,” said CHS Girls ...

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MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – The goal this season for the Columbia High School Cougars Football Team comes down to a single word: redemption. “I want you to call yourselves the redemption team,” said Head Coach Gary Mobley, projecting from the middle of the refurbished Lynn V. Profeta Field to the dozens ...

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TAMPA, FL – The Yankees signed Millburn High School 2018 alum Peter Serruto on Monday, July 31, and he flew to Tampa Tuesday to report to rookie training at the Florida Complex League. Becoming a Yankee has been a lifelong dream of Serruto’s. “They were always my favorite team. Wearing the ...

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