Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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VOLLEYBALL For the third consecutive year, Columbia’s 1979 Volleyball Team finished their season undefeated with a final record of 17-0. Over the past three years the team has accumulated forty-three wins and no losses. The team, led by tri-captains, Lynn Heckman, Katie Drubel, and Reggie Sullivan, dominated all of their matches. Although they lost twice to Montclair their toughest competition, in tournament play, the Cougar team continued to excel. Columbia also won The Essex County Tournament and The Tournament of Champions, with the support of Beth Caskey, Kathy Weiss, Kiere Himley, Beth May, Michele Arancio, Missy Young, Kathie and Debbie Stoppello, Chris Sheridan, Jeanne Gainsberg, and Maura Guthrie. N utley 2-0 Summit 2-0 Cranford 2-0 New Providence 2-0 Millburn 2-0 Benedictine Academy 2-0 Montclair 2-0 Irvington 2-0 Mother Seton 2-0 Benedictine Academy 2-0 A.L. Johnson 2-0 N utley 2-0 Montclair 2-1 Scotch Plains 2-0 Summit 2-1 Caldwell 2-0 Millburn 2-0 Michele Arancio sets the ball Bottom row: K. Himley, K. Drubel, L. Heckman, J. Gainsburg, Top row: M. Young, B. Caskey, C. Sheridan, M. Arancio, B. May, K. Weiss Beth May sets the ball while Missy Young and Michele Arancio get ready to play the ball. Beth Caskey bumps the ball to Keire Himley.

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LACROSSE Rich Glancy attempts a shot on goal. A.L.Johnson Summit Pingry Clifton Livingston Peddie Princeton Hunterdon Central Montclair Fairlawn Boonton Hanover Park Princeton Lawrenceville Livingston West Morris Central Montclair 17-3 8-2 13- 5 16-10 14- 2 15- 4 13- 6 9- 3 14- 3 10- 4 10- 5 11- 7 15- 7 11-9 11-4 11-5 10-4 The team gets psyched to win another game. Bob Bianchi scores another goal. The 1979 state champs show off their trophy. 21

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SOFTBALL Morristown Morristowi 'Caldwell Cedar Grove Bloomfield Morris Knolls The Columbia Girls Softball Team ended a successful season with a final record of 14-8. The team made it to the finals of the Essex County Tournament and to the second round of The State Tournament. Co-captains were Marguerite Dempsey and Jessie Brubaker. Brubaker was selected to the first team of All-State, All-Essex, and All Group, for the second consecutive year. Mary Pat Sherwood and Dempsey were selected to first team All-Essex and second team All-Group. Marguerite Dempsey ready to make a catch. Bottom row: L. Rott, J. Brubaker, E. Polcaro, L. Piccinini. Top row: Coach Ruggerio, B. Breen, M. Metro, S. Rechner, D. McTernen, V. Cotier, G. Testa Eric Brief driving the ball. Kneeling: A. Jacobs, L. Fallick, R. Hennefeld, G. Forde, S. Grodofsky, M. Hindman. Standing: Coach Wagner, M. Daniels, E. Brief, P. Waeschle, K. Kirkman GOLF The year 1979 was a rebuilding year for the Columbia Golf Team. Although the team finished the season with a final record of 3 wins and 16 losses, Columbia did have one outstanding player, junior Eric Brief. He placed third in The Essex County Tournament with a score of 78 and also won the Kevin O'Reilly Memorial Trophy. Other starting members of the team usually included Roger Hennefeld, Mitch Hindman, Keith Kirkman, Paul Mackinson and Pete Waeschle. Since the team consisted of only juniors and sophomores, Columbia is looking forward to a strong season in 1980. i 23