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It was déjà vu in the first round of the state high school fencing tournament with Columbia High School’s boys’ and girls’ teams quickly knocking off their opponents to move into the second round.

On Tuesday Feb. 7, the boys faced Bergen Tech, clinching the meet just 16 bouts into the 27-bout session, finishing with a score of 21-6. It was the girls’ turn on Wednesday Feb. 8 as they clinched against Ridge in the 19th bout and finishing with a score of 18-9.

As usual, John Kelly,…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

Maxim Michel scored 23 points and Michael Runcie had 15 points and four rebounds as the fourth-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team began its Essex County Tournament run with a 64-57 home win over No. 20 seed Verona last Saturday Feb. 4 in the round of the 16.

The Cougars led 29-25 at halftime and 45-43 at the end of the third quarter before outscoring Verona, 19-14, in the fourth quarter.

Justin Martin had…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams each finished second in their respective boys’ and girls’ team standings at the Essex County Championships at Seton Hall University last Sunday Feb. 5.

Olivia Baker won three events to lead the girls’ team. The sophomore captured the 400-meter run in 56.87, just missing the meet record of 56.70. She also won the 200-meter dash in 25.70 and the 800-meter run in…

Alana Ferruggiaro scored 13 points but the 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost to seventh-seeded University, 47-27, in the round of 16 of the Essex County Tournament last Saturday Feb. 4 in Newark. Leilani Schultz-Joy had six points and Kyrsten Van Natta netted four points for the Cougars, who lost their eighth straight game and fell to 2-12. In the previous day, the Cougars lost to West Essex, 47-27, in North Caldwell. Van Natta had 14 points, Iyonah…