Although competing with an injured knee for most of his senior season, John put on a great performance at the New Jersey State Championships at Trenton State that November taking a second in the state All Around competition, missing a first by a slim 1.05 points. One of Monro's top games came on Nov. 5, 1938, when he scored two touchdowns in Ridgewood's 20-6 victory over Leonia. Being one of the best basketball players in RHS history has propelled him into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2014. A cerebral coach, Roger at first walked in Mozeleski's shadow. Both Lyons and Auger were named first team All-County in 1979. John tells the story of how after watching the movie "Trapeze "he immediately went out on his front lawn and taught himself a front flip. He was selected as a Co Capt of the team for the fall of 1965.Coached by Richard Flechtner at RHS; Jeff was selected for the teams "Outstanding Soccer Player Award" his senior campaign. What did I know?" In the 1993 season, Wendy led Ridgewood to its first county tournament championship in girl's soccer by scoring two goals in the last four minutes versus Ramapo to erase a 2-1 deficit and produce a 3-2 victory. McDermott was named Ridgewood High School Female Athlete of the Year in 1989 and was named to The Record's All-Century Team for track and field. So he called around and found programs at the Wayne high schools, Englewood, Paramus Catholic and Saddle Brook and put together a schedule. Wendy accepted an athletic scholarship from the University of Virginia, where she was a four-year starter on the women's soccer team, earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors her sophomore, junior and senior years. O'Connor's distinguished soccer career was recognized by The Record, when the newspaper named him to its All-Decade Boys Soccer Team in 2000. For the season, Lyons batted .480, smacking eight home runs, five triples and six doubles, and drove in 47 runs, tops in Bergen County. Her point total currently puts her 7th all time in the Duke record books. The sport of lacrosse does not go back that far at Ridgewood but since its inception in 1985 Ridgewood Lacrosse, both boys and girls, quickly became recognized on the local, state, and national levels as a premier program. Grundy averaged giving up only four hits a game (seven innings) and walked just four of 107 batters faced in the first half of the 1942 season. Class of 1984 Jones served as co-chairman of the Sports Medicine Seminar with Doctor Vincent W. Giudice, then head of orthopedics at The Valley Hospital, 1974-1986. His sports activity takes about two hours a day, and he learns to budget his time. The sport was in its infancy inBergen County, as Paul recalls schools having teams call each other to arrange playing formal games. In her spare time, Kelsall enjoys many activities such as, biking, hiking, kayaking and reading. Here are key facts and figures about Ile-de-France: Population: 13 million. On one climb up Mt Rainier, Toshiko was told by the guide that she wasn't allowed to summit because of her lack of conditioning, and was ordered to descend. If the execution didnt go as planned, we learned and improved. Much of this philosophy can be attributed to Coach Pauls own background athletically. He is buried in 12 Park, Plot E1/2 1475, Grave 1 in Valleau Cemetery in Ridgewood. That year, he was named All-American with the nation's fifth-best time in the 800 meters. 301 South Oak Street West Lafayette, OH 43845 Telephone: 740-545-6354 Fax: 740-545-6336 During his time at Brown the Bears won the Ivy League Championship in both 1994 and 1995 and advanced to the NCAA Semi-Finals in '94 and the NCAA Quarter-Finals in'95. DuFlocq went on to an outstanding career at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and continued playing locally on many men's club teams. In both her junior and senior year she competed in the National Scholastic Outdoor Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina. The self-described "farm kid" from a little town 22 miles from Pittsburgh traveled to a job fair in Detroit looking for his first full-time job. Toshi went on to train seriously and exploded onto the running scene. RHS was a 3 year high school at that time so Kandie's first experience was her sophomore year and as a "fast kid" she ran a lot of sprint races for the team, but in those days the schedule consisted of a few local dual meets and a couple of Saturday relay meets. Often the student players have continued to influence their chosen sports after high school by ongoing . In 2006, he was the Skyline Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year and the Centenary College Coach of the Year. The early years of girls track weren't always greeted sympathetically by entrenched boys coaches as Brown discovered one day at Montclair. She participated in the AIAW national championship. Coach Paul would push us individually and as a team to excel in terms of the fundamentals, effort, energy, and then cheered us on to execute. 2003 Lacrosse, Soccer Those are the sentiments, Phillips wrote, of Ridgewood High School sports followers about Amy Lyons, the senior shortstop who excelled at bat and in the field as the Maroon softball team won the state title Saturday. Whether home or abroad Mark Romeo will always be a standard that other RHS athletes and students can look to as a beacon of inspiration as a member of the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2014. A three-year starter at RHS, Tambi is still the fourth all-time scorer in soccer at RHS with 81 career points. 1993 Women's Soccer His son was a state champion and made it all the way to level ten, before retiring because of his size. Linda Zabielski was the player that set the bar and led the team that began what was a magical run for the Lady Maroons. Over all Rachel is ranked #5 on the all time scoring list for Ridgewood with 71 goals scored to go along with 44 assists. While there, he served as a player assessor for the Delaware Olympic Development Program (ODP). For five years, she reigned supreme among the country's backstroke swimmers, winning 16 national titles from 1955 to 1960. The next time he played Paramus that season, they lost by only 15. In 1942, Grundy was drafted into the U.S. Army and served four years. Class of 1977 Then came the first race a Garret Mountain. Kandie raced on the old 168th Armory board track (the place where anyone who fell had a load of splinters to remove!). In some ways it's the simplest and the easiest because everyone's running the same event but it's also the purest high school sport,'' Coyle said in a 1997 interview upon his retirement from coaching. Never one to back down from a challenge, he drew from his philosophy from soccer- always be sound defensively. Sullivan is currently a vice president of operations for a national real estate developer and oversees the process of greening/creating eco-friendly apartment communities. Hall of Fame. Davidson advanced to the NCAA Tournament all three seasons he was on the squad. Rogers went on from Ridgewood High School to an outstanding collegiate running career at Dartmouth, where she was a five-time Division 1 All-American in cross country and track and captained the cross country team her junior and senior years. During his 47 year coaching tenure, Richard has coached 4 varsity teams including boys' soccer (28 years), boys' golf (5 years), girls' basketball (13 years), and boys and girls bowling (17 and counting). He also finished 5th in the 220 yd. OConnell states, There was an expectation of excellence, without the pressure of expectation. I really wish I had a better word than 'amazing' as he was more than amazing for us." A game against Stuyvesant (Jersey City) on October 25 was cancelled due to heavy rain. She lives in Glen Rock, ironically only a few blocks from her high school coaches. In his junior year, Chris was named second team all- league, and helped the Maroons to a 19-6 record, and a Section 1, Group 4 state championship. 1954-1984 If players heard coach Bruni exclaim "sterling" they knew they had performed the offensive play or defensive denial to his satisfaction. She also cleared 4 feet, 10 inches in the high school jump and threw the discus 83 feet, 8 inches. In 1969 in its first foray into rugged Hudson County football, Ridgewood snipped North Bergen's 21-game skein. He replied simply, yes. dash his Junior year and NNJIL Championships in the 100 and 220 yd. During the spring track season, John was "a field guy", and what a field guy he was. Ridgewood would play its final game of the season against the RHS alumni November 27. These accolades followed on her junior year recognition of First Team All League and Second Team All County. He served with the United States Marine Corps in world war two after his graduation from college in 1943. And his contributions went beyond simply coaching track and cross-country. The Ridgewood High School girls' team was down 50-2 at halftime, which left Bennett with two options. He might have achieved coaching and teaching greatness at Brandeis High School in New York City, or at the American school in Alexandria Egypt or in Taiwan. Tied season assist record with 18. The boy who is active in no extra-curricular program of any kind gets into the habit of wasting his time and, more often than not, has more difficulty with his studies than those who are busy with other activity.". Coyle, who passed away in August, 2015, retired after the 1997 cross-country season, and even two decades later, his influence and success have been hard to approach. Her career win total of 473 currently ranks No. In recognition of a four decade (and counting) commitment to the physical health and well being of the youth of the Village of Ridgewood, the Ridgewood High School Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce the induction of Nick and Dottie Capasso. In 1980, the Maroons racked up the first of fourBergen County championships and their second outright Group 4 state title. We want to connect you to your past through our dynamic online experience. She is currently ranked 8th all time in goals scored for Duke and 8th all time in assists. Athletic Director Duke DeRochi said, "He's the best all around athlete I've seen since Paul Arrigoni." Toshi continued to do that until one month before she passed away in 2014. His 79 career goals and 157 career points stand today as program records, and his 78 career assists are second. A four year varsity player in the soccer program at Ridgewood, Leigh had an outstanding career and could have gone to many schools at any divisional level and had an outstanding soccer career. national prep championship in Portland, Ore. Patti attended Texas A& M for one year with full track scholarship. Three times, he made honorable mention All-County. Coach James (Jim) Bruni is certainly a worthy inductee to the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. A pitcher, Grundy won 28 of 31 varsity games pitched, the most wins by any RHS baseball player in school history. He was undefeated in distances from 800 meters to 3,200 meters both his junior and senior years. An all time great we salute Maureen's invaluable contributions to RHS athletics for 25 1/2 years with her induction into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. It is alumni like Don Taylor who have made an everlasting mark on the academics and athletics at RHS. Ridgewood was down 55-54 against a powerful Piscataway team ranked #7 in the State of New Jersey with only: 02 to play. "Her previous experience in the Inspection Division, coupled with her years of operational work in the field, makes her an excellent fit for this position." He went to camps to learn how to be a bowling coach. In terms of size, Ile-de-France contains about 23.7% of the surface of France, but it is where 88.6% of the French population lives. A great relay runner, he was part of the outstanding Princeton 4 x 800 squad that won IC4A national championship in 2002. RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2020 Inductees. Tim was a three-year starter for head coach John Smith and was named All-League, All-Suburban, All- County and All-State his junior and senior years. After many years in the corporate world Chris currently runs his own international consulting firm and does much of his work in Brazil as a civil engineer, the host of the 2014 World Cup, which he was able to enjoy front and center and in the language of the country. He took his Airborne and Rangers training at Ft.Benning Ga.He was assigned initially to Ft Carson Co. as a generals aide and while there shared a house with some Army dentists leading to an interest in th.e field. Hall of Fame 2018 Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Jeff Yearing, Coach: BOY'S AND GIRL'S SOCCER 1975-2017 Jeff Yearing completed his 44th and final year of coaching high school soccer at the conclusion of the 2017 fall season. Zabielski will be remembered by those who saw her play and compete on the hardwood for Ridgewood High School as an intense, focused and intelligent player. When the catchers throw went into the outfield, Halm raced home on the error giving RHS a 1-0 victory and the county tournament title. She competed in the National Junior Championships against the best in the nation that year. Her senior season included scoring 67 goals while dishing out 50 assists. A four year starter for the lacrosse team starting in the spring of 2000 Leigh's career seemed to parallel the growth of the women's lacrosse team at the school.As a freshman Leigh contributed 17 goals and 3 assists to a team that had an overall record of 7 wins and 6 losses. He was named the Honorary High School Girls Referee at the Penn Relays in 2005 and was named the Mike Byrnes National Coach of the Year by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation in 2010. Ridgewood High School's only state wrestling champion, Whitaker was 21-0-1 his senior year when he captured the 123-pound NJ crown and winning district and regional titles. Also in 1961 Tom was again awarded 1st team All NNJIL ,1st team All Suburban and 1st team All Bergen County laurels as a senior. She handed off a lead and the rest of the team ran equally well and Ridgewood established a new National High School Record. His 51 foot shot put record stood until 1980 and his 157'11" discus record stood for 39 years until broken in 2010 with a 163'1" toss by Jack Simmons. The 73-yearold worked for the Milliken Company, a major textile manufacturer, for 17 years. Lettering in three Varsity seasons he starred as the only player to start in all 44 games of the legendary 44 consecutive game win streak the Maroons put together between 1990 and 1992. There was no league and the girls played an independent schedule. The purpose of this commemorative body is to unite the schools athletic history with the functions and goals of the present day school district.The Hall Of Fame will attempt to promote sportsmanship and citizenship, as well as athletic and academic accomplishment, through the recognition and selection of deserving individuals and teams into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame. France: population density of Paris region by department - Statista Class of 1977 1988, 1989, 1990 1st Team All NNJIL. Records starting from 1927 show that Jim's record of 110 wins vs. 54 losses, a winning percentage .671, is the highest in Ridgewood High School history. Against her father's wishes, who claimed he would rather spend money on a new horse than educating a woman, she came to the United Sates in 1951 accepting a Fulbright Scholarship to study audiology. The first female to score 1,000 points in basketball at RHS, O'Connell was also a sparkplug of the Maroons' unbeaten (29-0) state champion softball team in 1983. Kandie has had a very successful career in the health care industry. A trip to the Penn Relays when he was a freshman and where he ran on the 4x100 meter relay team further convinced him that this was his sport. Uncle Sam's Shoes traveled to Wichita, Kan., to compete in the National Semi-Pro Tournament. Legendary names like Stroker, Van Yperen, and Hartung, as well as 1,000 yard passers like Strait, Biasi, and Bourke .Of course we also must recognize the recent young guns like Duran, Kaliades and Locke that have all stood behind center for Ridgewood, but none of the aforementioned came close to putting up the passing numbers of Paul Tornatore. After working for Catholic Charities in London, he enrolled in the UK Sailing Academy on Isle of Wight, England for certification on a luxury or racing yacht. She was designated as the chief inspector in the Inspection Division in January 2008. Her Muhlenberg career ended up being as impressive if not more impressive than her Ridgewood HS career as she compiled a 63-9 combined singles and doubles record including going 22-1 in 1986. She finished the season with 38 goals and 13 assists while starting all but one match for the 17-4 Blue Devils That total, at the time, set a school record. The 1946 team had few returning lettermen, but the Maroons won their final six games to finish the season with a 7-2 record. A great player, a great leader, a great teacher, and a great coach, Dennis Sullivan rightfully takes his place alongside the other members of the Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame as one of the best all-around athletes to ever compete for the Maroons. As he learned and became confident employing Coach Gardners system, he began logging many minuets as a penalty killer. As Tom describes it 'Things fell into place" and they were Married in June of 1968 before Tom went to Southeast Asia. Bennett was a. Request for Field Trip Forms & Procedures, Professional Day Request Forms and Procedures, Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Application. And better still they have won every game. Chris DuFlocq (Class of 1977) made his mark in Ridgewood High School athletics in soccer. He began to earn the coaches trust with each shift he skated. "Many describe Jim Bruni as a man and a coach who was loved by all of his student athletes "Brian Corcoran Class of 1970 Seven Hundred and sixty five days. After graduating from St. John's, Tom began a career in the golf business as a PGA golf professional. Those teams also won three NNJIL titles, four Group 4, Section 1 state championships and the 1983 Group 4 state championship. In her senior year, Patti was named First Team All League, First Team All Bergen County and Second Team All State. That same year he was named first-team all-county in the indoor triple jump, a feat he repeated for the next two years. Entering the 1922-23 season, there was some speculation whether the program would be continued. In addition, he helped the Maroons to a national championship in the sprint medley relay, combining with Dan Cooper, Andrew Dolgin and Steve Pawlowski for a 3:27.58 that still stands as an RHS record in the event. Along with Coach Napier, John was influenced by his neighbor and son .The father was Dominic Nizza and his son, John, was very interested in gymnastics, especially the Pommel Horse. Her sophomore year, Lyons was a starting outfielder. Joe LeMay (Class of 1985) made his mark in Ridgewood High School athletics in cross-country and track and field. For his career, Tim averaged 6.4 points and 1.8 rebounds a game. The pretty blonde held four world records and 23 American standards. In winter track Clair won All Bergen Country honors in the distance events and was an integral part of one of the best winter programs in the county. She didn't play sports. They have two grown sons. Under Karlas leadership, RHS Girls Lacrosse, in its history, has never lost to a Bergen County opponent and garnered 14 consecutive Bergen County Girls Lacrosse Tournament championships. Although he has adapted to the changing times, discipline has always been there. Updated: November 10, 2022. In recognition of her stellar season, she was once again selected for the First Team All-Bergen County tennis team at First Singles making her one of the few athletes in Bergen County history to be selected for the All-County Team four consecutive years. President: Elected every 6 years. He received an award from the Bergen County Coaches Association in 1998 for long-time contributions to scholastic athletics. Ridgewood won the 1991 and 1992 State Group 4 championships, the only time a Bergen County team has gone back-to-back in the 70-year history of the group. Head Football Coach 1959-1975 Then he went back south and has been in Atlanta ever since. However Jean's background and early interest was but a small for shadow to a great career in competitive running that was to unfold. 2016 West Corporation. She earned eleven varsity letters in those sports out of a possible twelve , started every game for each team in each sport she played her junior and senior seasons (RHS was a three year high school at the time) and was named Captain of the Field Hockey and Basketball teams her senior year. After leading the team to the aforementioned 30-4 record and championships,Zabielski was acknowledged as the Bergen Record "Athlete of the Week," a berth in both the Bergen-Passaic and New Jersey North-South All-Star games as well as the MVP of the Group IV State Championship Tournament. McGarrigle received a basketball scholarship from Northwestern University. Congratulations to our 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees: Michael Allegretti (Class of 1970), Sam Palazzo (Class of 1999) and Russell Charles Stokes (Class of 1971). But sensing a loss of enthusiasm with the year-round grind, he gave up winter track in 1982, which helped fan his enthusiasm for the other two seasons for the rest of his career. He shot 39% from three point range, 78% from the foul stripe, and 49% from the field against defenses designed and focused on stopping him. It is a must-see for every tour by alumni who visit RHS, as well an inspiration to current students, coaches, & supporters. Track and Field 1955-1956 He also won Brown Invitational, setting still another meet record. His relay teams in the indoor 4 x 800 and distance medley both hold Princeton records. Since then she has taught and coached at Riverdale Country School in the Bronx. Paul had built the framework of a very solid team when she took a leave of absence for her masters' degree program in the study of biomechanics at Purdue University in 1979. This year there are three outstanding alumni being inducted into the RHS Alumni Hall of Fame. Class of 1994 After a long hiatus from swimming, Sullivan has taken it back up and completed the 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay Swim this summer and plans to do similar races as well as triathlons.
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