Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Gonzalez amassed a 66-59 record in four seasons at SHU.
SPORTS|18 hours ago
Bobby Gonzalez has been fired as head coach of the Seton Hall men's basketball team, it was announced Wednesday. "Performance and success are not measured solely by wins and losses, but also in the conduct of those associated with the program," said Patrick Hobbs, dean of Seton Hall's School of Law, who oversees the Athletics Department, in a press release. "We have expectations as to how our coaches and players will conduct themselves, and they are expected to treat everyone they interact with, whether officials, the press or our students, with the utmost respect, maturity and professionalism. Those core expectations must be met." "It is essential that all University leaders embody the ideals that make us all so proud of Seton Hall," said…
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Monday, March 15, 2010
The Cougars' record looks worse because of a very difficult schedule this season.
At the beginning the season, Columbia head coach Jerry Hill said that he knew that the Super Essex Conference American Division would be tough—he just wasn't sure how tough. In the end, it ended up being arguably the most difficult division in the state, with every team qualifying for the state playoffs, and the Cougars finished with a 13-15 record. "It was a very interesting year," Hill said. "I kind of figured we'd be right around .500. I figured we'd be right where we were." Columbia's season ended against the top-seeded Plainfield boys in the second round of the state sectional finals. It would've been a huge upset had the boys been able to pull it off, as the Plainfield boys are currently in the title game of the Group 4 championships…
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Columbia High School
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Columbia girls basketball team should be strong again next season, with their nucleus intact.
When a program with as much tradition, history and success as the Columbia girl basketball team's sees its season end abruptly on its own home gym, it may be hard to look at it as a good year. But when you've been coaching as long as head coach Johanna Wright, you don't look to championships and wins and losses to define your success. "I do look at the season as a success," the 26-year head coach said. "A successful season to me is kids being good students and doing well and moving on to college. Basketball is a means to an end." The Cougar girls saw their streak of conference and state sectional championships come to an end this season. In the semifinals of the North II Group 4 state sectional championships, Columbia ran into a North …
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Columbia High School
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Playoff season for Cougar winter teams comes to an end.
It was a bittersweet week for Cougar Nation. There were two big winners, and then two very tough losses. Starting with the good news, Columbia's Henry Scott was sensational at the Meet of Champions this weekend. The senior swimmer became the fifth Essex County boys swimmer to win an M-of-C crown in the last 21 years, claiming first place in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Scott has been a large part of Columbia's resurgent swimming program, which finished 7-2 this season and advanced to the second round of the sectional playoffs. The Columbia boys fencing team claimed its first state championship since 2007, fending off Bernards 15-12 at Morris Hills High School. It was Columbia's fourth state title since 2003. I had never …
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The CHS boys 200 Freestyle team also won its C final relay.
SPORTS|Monday, March 8
Columbia High School swimmer Henry Scott won the 100 Fly (50.59 seconds) and the 200 Free (1 min 42.14 seconds) at the statewide Meet of Champions at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology Natatorium in Sewell, N.J., on Sunday. Scott's 200 Free time breaks his school record from last year. Meanwhile, the CHS boys 200 Freestyle relay came in first in the "C" Relay (17th overall) with another CHS record-breaking time of 1:30.80, besting Saturday's time, which had broken a school time record from just a few weeks ago. The CHS boys 200 Freestyle team actually achieved the 12th fastest time overall at the meet, but after prelims Saturday—in which they placed 17th overall—they were swimming in the C final Sunday. Reported swim mom …
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The CHS boys swim team placed 17th overall at the Meet of Champions.
SPORTS|Sunday, March 7
On Saturday, March 6, the Columbia High School boys competed at the prelimimary round of the high school Meet of Champions for swimming. Among the boys, Henry Scott advanced to go into the top 8 championship heat in both of his individual events, the 100 Yard Butterfly (ranked 4th) and the 200 Yard Freestyle (ranked 3rd). These races are all close going into the finals as all the times are only hundredths of a second apart. The Columbia boys 200 Free relay team came in 17th place, which means they will swim as the top team in the pre-consolation finals on Sunday. On Saturday, they swam the event in 1 minute 31.5 seconds breaking their own record from a few weeks ago by almost a second. Swimmers were Nigel Hunter, Robbie Gottlieb, Venka …
Saturday, March 6, 2010
North Hunterdon eliminates two-time defending sectional playoff champs.
The Columbia girls basketball season came to a shocking end on Saturday afternoon when the team lost 34-33 to the third-seeded North Hunterdon Lions at South Orange Middle School. The loss eliminated them from the North II Group 4 state sectional playoffs and ended their chances at a three-peat in the section. "We were saying that it was surreal. We were stunned. But you have to show up for every game. You can't take any one for granted," said Columbia girls head coach Johanna Wright. "It's very difficult when you have that amount of seniors because there's no tomorrow for them. This is it." North Hunterdon came in with a game plan of not turning over the ball, beating the Columbia press and forcing the Cougars into a half court offense, …
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South Orange Middle School
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Friday, March 5, 2010
CHS girls lacrosse practice starts Friday. First game is April 1.
In yet another sign that spring is approaching, the Columbia girls lacrosse team began practice on Friday. You'll find them at Underhill Field between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. going through their drills and practicing their scrimmages. The girls, ranked no. 38 in the state, are serious about lacrosse. They will practice six days a week until the season starts on April 1. At that time, their two or three scheduled games per week will replace some of the practices. But the girls need your support. They have two major fundraisers upcoming. The first is Saturday, March 6, when they will take to the streets of Maplewood Village and South Orange Village with cans to collect money from passersby and motorists. Look for the girls between 9 a.m. and 1 p.…
The final score Thursday night was 60-41.
PLAINFIELD—The Columbia High School boys basketball team's season came to a close Thursday night as they were defeated 60-41 by Plainfield in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Group IV Section 2 State Tournament at Plainfield High School. Plainfield (20-3), the No. 7 team in the Star Ledger Top 20, got off to a fast start in the first quarter of play by outscoring the Cougars 11-5. The suffocating Cardinal man defense held Columbia (13-14) without a point for the first five minutes of play before Justin Martin sank a free throw to break the drought. Plainfield widened their lead in the second quarter, opening on a 16-2 run and ending the half with a 29-12 advantage. The Cougars fought hard in the second half but could not stop …
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Columbia girls basketball team dominates Westfield in quarterfinals.
The Cougars jumped out to an 11-0 start on Thursday night at South Orange Middle School against the Westfield girls and never looked back. They cruised to a 57-35 win over the Blue Devil girls, eliminating them in the quarterfinals of the North II Group 4 state sectional championships. "I thought they played really well tonight," said Columbia head coach Johanna Wright. "I was just impressed with overall game. This time of year, you ought to be playing like this." Westfield turned the ball over in each of its first five positions and were out of the game before the end of the first quarter. Up 21-10 headed into the second period, the Cougars allowed just three points in the quarter and scored 15 to take a commanding 36-13 lead into the …
