Those teams also won three NNJIL titles, four Group 4, Section 1 state championships and the 1983 Group 4 state championship. Class of 1950 After graduation, Rogers competed for the Boston Athletic Association for two years and started coaching track and cross country at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000. He was named first team All-NNJIL and first team All-County in both 1975 and 1976. Sullivan played lacrosse in the "Glory Days" of the Ridgewood Lax Program. Sullivan completed his collegiate lacrosse career in 1996 as the Captain of the Bears and was named 1st Team All-Ivy League and Honorable Mention All-American. 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. He accepted a job with commercial real estate development company Trammel Crow and spent his entire career there. Adept at both finishing and feeding his teammates his ice presence and vision were incredible. several years before raising her family. Hockey players from over 20 US states and many Canadian provinces were selected to participate. It was sweet revenge as Haddonfield had defeated Ridgewood by 3 strokes for the championship in 2007. Her 1600-meter personal record of 5:04.28 is still on the Ridgewood All-Time list. He has been a part of 21 league championships, 4 Bergen county Championships, 8 Bergen County Tournament finals , 5 New Jersey State Sectional Championships and 9 New Jersey State Sectional Finals. He won the Penn Relays 3,000 race his senior year. She was honored as a Division 3 All-American in 1987 and was picked on the All-New Jersey Conference All-Star team in 1987 and 1988. (Sports Editor Emerittus), 1973.1975-77.1979-84.1986-2006 Patty Capasso's versatility in all of gymnastics disciplines, and her particular excellence in the Uneven Bars, plus her contributions to the team's overall success for her four high school years, validate her nomination and selection in the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame for the class of 2012. In 2003, he was the head coach of the AC Milan U17 team that advanced to the Delaware State Cup Finals. of the team her senior year and was a true leader by example. DuFlon was cochampion with 22 points in the state-sectional championships, breaking a school record in the shot put with a throw of 31 feet, one and- a-half inches. Nancy states that she felt her high school teams "were always a force to contend with and well coached" and her opportunity to "teach the game of basketball to her collegiate players, to give back as others had given to her and teach the meaning of teamwork first hand", as one of her greatest accomplishments and honors as a former athlete. Patti continued play after her college career, participating on numerous teams competing at a national level. As a 16-year-old junior in high school, she played a very high caliber of softball during the spring and summer for the Raybestos Brakettes, based in Stratford, Conn. He passed away on October 23, 1995 at home in HoHoKus. In both her junior and senior year she competed in the National Scholastic Outdoor Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mary Ellen was the Group 4 state champion in the 800 meters her senior year and placed in the top five in the national prep meet in Portland, Ore. Her senior year season was nonetheless lauded, earning her a fourth consecutive recognition on the Bergen Record All County team for girls gymnastics. During the 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 seasons, the girls gymnastics team compiled undefeated dual meet campaigns with a combined 43-0 record. A 1961 graduate of Ridgewood High, Taylor was one of the most accomplished basketball players in Maroon's history. Julia recounts the incredible teammates she had from different parts of the world. A graduate of the class of 1989, Craig is the finest long jumper and triple jumper in RHS history and one of the best jumpers ever in the state of New Jersey. The legend of Paul Arrigoni, the winner of the RHS' Excellence in Athletics award in 1933, has lived on long after a tragic automobile accident claimed his life during his freshman year at Fordham University. She was named special agent in charge of the FBI's Baltimore Division in April 2008. She would do this by exerting a "never give in" attitude that presented itself through her gritty determination to find a way to succeed. While the Maroons didn't win any major team titles in indoor and outdoor track, Coyle coached 1972 Group 4 indoor two mile champ Bruce Mason and 1975 Group 4 outdoor 330 yard intermediate hurdles champ Parke Muth. She met the love of her life, Chris Looney, married and had their child, Maddie, (the cutest child ever). Her senior year is one that RHS basketball fans will remember for a long, long time. 9. In 1978, she took a leave of absence from the Ridgewood school district to earn a master's degree in biomechanics from Purdue University. While playing in the SEC for four seasons Tricia had the responsibility of marking (defending) some of the best women's soccer talent to walk on the collegiate pitch during that era of the American women's game. 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. dash. She was able to handle each change professionally and skillfully mentored each new AD into a comfort zone after the initial shock of a huge learning curve. Rachel went on to work three seasons 2002-2005 as an asst. He also earned two varsity letters in three years of varsity basketball. Lee Clark, long time Bergen County coach expressed these thoughts of Jim: "Jim Bruni was the best basketball mind I have ever come across. But, sure to the diversified approach he took in his athletic life, he also is diversified in his later years by bringing hope through prison ministries throughout the state. He was named the New Jersey State indoor triple jumper of the 20th Century by the Newark Star Ledger. He sandwiched a stint in the Marine Corps in his college years at Lehigh, playing football in college. In addition to all of the team championships she was part of at Ridgewood High School, Jean earned first team All-Bergen County honors 8 times, All-State honors, and had one of the fastest times in the country in the 3200 meters in 1988 (10:43.8). The Hall Of Fame Wall raises the awareness of how sports have helped shape the growth of Ridgewood High School and the village in which it resides. The varsity seasons for men's and women's athletics coincided with each other, and during the 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1983 seasons, Napier took on the job of head coach of both the girls and boys programs. Each year the job grew. He also won Brown Invitational, setting still another meet record. Overall in 31 seasons (1973, 1975-77, 1979-84, 1986-2006) under Paul, the girls varsity tennis teams at RHS amassed a 567-112 match record, 25 league championships, 23 Group, Section 1 state titles and two outright Group 4 state championships while appearing in the state final four times. As a member of the 2022 Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Eric Benedict joins a long line of successful student athletes who not only excelled in their chosen sports at RHS but continued to compete and have success at the college level. Upon returning from the service Roger also returned to Trenton State to continue his education and varsity athletic career playing both football and baseball again. Eventually along with Nick Scerbo she also absorbed the duties of the secretary to the Wellness dept. 1961 Basketball She pitched Trenton State to the national championship in 1987, hurling two of the four games in the championship series and defeating Eastern Connecticut twice. Dropping from the head coaching ranks in indoor and outdoor track and field, Larry stayed on as the boy's cross-country coach with extraordinary success. Eunae and her teammate Julia both qualified. Coach Paul considered that phase of the game crucial in order to have success in the high school game. Winter time finds her teaching The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame proudly welcomes Peter McGinley to the 2022 induction class for his accomplishments in boys ice hockey. As Julia got older she began taking lessons and competing in the Pioneer Junior Golf Tour which was a Bergen County based program for young people getting into golf. In June of her senior year at RHS, Nancy was named the first female recipient of the "Ridgewood High School Award for Excellence in Athletics" along with her male counterpart Bob Groat.This award is the highest recognition the RHS athletic department can give to an individual student and the award had been presented annually to each classes outstanding male athlete since 1914.Sixty years later Nancy finally broke the gender barrier. dash in the Mid-Atlantic Championships. Playing to a 0-0 tie, the team finished their amazing campaign 10-1-1, scoring 226 points while only giving up 33 with 11 shutouts. Class of 1942 Her father was a teaching pro and he served as her coach all throughout her golf career. Our team averages 144lbs. The next time he played Paramus that season, they lost by only 15. 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. Class of 1942 The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame proudly welcomes Patti Auger as a class of 2022 inductee for her dual accomplishments in the sport of Softball at RHS both as a player and a coach a first for the Hall of Fame. "After the war, we all starved" she said. In cross-country, a dual meet record over 43 years of 243-15 including a 22-year (that's YEAR) unbeaten streak; 35 league titles, 29 Bergen County group titles, 28 Bergen Meet of Champions titles (in just 37 years), a state record 22 sectional titles, the 1992 and 1999 State Meet of Champions titles and 16 appearances in the State Meet of Champions. While his basketball abilities were just average, he excelled in baseball. These accolades followed on her junior year recognition of First Team All League and Second Team All County. Her Bergen County record in the 1600 meters still stands. The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes home Chris Van Note with induction to the class of 2014. Lyons also excelled in tennis for coach Paul at RHS, playing first doubles her senior year, when the Maroons captured the NNJIL and Bergen County championships. Back in the days of the three-year high school, ninth graders tended to focus their sports at the junior high level. Also that season, Wendy was named to the Olympic Development Program's Region 1 team. A great player with great accomplishments both in the classroom and on the court she rightfully takes her place amongst the best student athletes in the history of Ridgewood High School in the Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Paul was named Bergen County Girls Tennis Coach of the Year three times. Unfortunately just two years after John completed his great run as a gymnastics athlete at RHS, the program was dropped and shortly after, the sport was dropped by the state of New Jersey (NJSIAA) as a sport recognized for state championship recognition for boys. Players and coaches who contributed to the Ridgewood boys lacrosse "Streak of 44" took part in the festivities at the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet last Saturday. When Romeo competed, there were no wrestle back rounds in the county, district, region or state tournaments. She alsoearned All Big East honors in Track. One of Ridgewood High School's all-time running standouts, Jenna Rogers stills holds Maroon and Bergen County records. There was no league champs, or country champs to develop your embryonic skills. For Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame Class of 2020. 1995 Soccer He continued coaching baseball until 1956. "That ended up slowing down my swimming career," he said. He was also honored by the Bergen Record as the "Athlete of the Week" for his games against Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco. Upon graduation from RHS, Benedict moved on to Brown University to play Division I lacrosse. In 1989 the team was undefeated in the regular season and made the state playoffs for the first time. Kauke made his mark in both indoor and outdoor track, first winning the 800-meter state title in spring track his junior year with a time of 1:53.27, coming from behind to stun the prohibitive favorite. Away she flew! Erica won the race, her friend finished 2nd and everyone was shocked to see that Toshi did indeed follow them and finished 3rd, beating hundreds of high school and college female runners. After college, he was the JV boys soccer coach at Ridgewood for two seasons, compiling a 23-9-5 record, and also coached JV boys lacrosse at RHS for two years. Maybe the biggest testament to how special a person Sullivan is was the fact that he Captained the football, basketball and lacrosse teams his senior year before heading off to Brown University to play lacrosse for the Bears. Hubie Brown coached football, basketball and baseball at Fair Lawn High School. Harry Grundy (Class of 1942) made his mark in Ridgewood High School athletics in baseball, where he was a three-year varsity letter winner and a co-captain his senior year. In 1978, Fair Lawn head softball coach Tim Cullen was evaluating to Ridgewood News sportswriter Ron Fox the softball talent he saw that year when his voice suddenly raised, in octave and decibel: "That Amy Lyons is beyond belief!" Seasons were quickly over and you waited 6 or 8 months for the next year's seasons to evolve. 1988, 1989, 1990 1st Team All NNJIL. In 2007 she received the prestigious Waver-James-Corrigan post graduate scholarship award from the ACC for post graduate study. Tornatore's individual accomplishments helped lead Ridgewood to great heights as a team. Ridgewood (NJ) High School Athletic Hall Of Fame By: 40.979264 -74.116531 Members of the Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame are those that have made a lasting impact on the school's sports program as either student players, coaches, or supporters. He averaged 24.5 points a game, second in the county by .4 points a game. Clair has always exhibited an innocent enthusiasm for life in whatever she is doing. McGarrigle's top honor came when she was selected to The Record's All-Century Team. Their creation of the wall of RHS Hall Of Fame Wall in the main gymnasium is a stunning illustration of their energy & foresight. Mike Henderson enters the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame having competed in an era where competition was fierce and deep. But her work ethic and attitude helped create a track and field athletic team. Lyons received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a master's degree in psychology from Ball State University. She won the gold with a new meet record and left a legacy of excellence that Ridgewood runners still feel today. So much so that she ended her career at Ridgewood as an All American and a member of the U19 United States Women's lacrosse World Cup Championship Team. Peter continued his education and hockey career at Providence College where his team competed in the American College Hockey Association Division 2 (ACHA II). For his career, the 6-foot 6-inch center averaged 14.6 points and 9 rebounds per game. Roger enrolled at Trenton State College (Now The College of New Jersey) in the fall of 1949.After his sophomore year in 1951 Roger was called to active duty for two years as a member of the United States Air Force National Guard. During the spring track season, John was "a field guy", and what a field guy he was. "In her new role, Amy will be responsible for oversight of internal investigations and the evaluation of FBI programs to ensure their effectiveness and compliance with FBI objectives, governing laws, rules, regulations and policies," said Director Mueller. She is in the top ten, all-time, for scoring in girls basketball in Bergen County. She was voted to the All ACC team, the US lacrosse All American team and was Dukes Most Valuable Attack Player. Clair Nowakowski had played soccer in the Ridgewood youth leagues, but her family was on vacation during 9th grade soccer tryouts, so she showed up and started running with the Cross-Country team which had no tryouts. Inducted 2008. Upon her return to New York, Lyons spent three years as the ASAC of the International Terrorism Branch, supervising the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force. Jones has been honored by the North Jersey Masters Track and Field Club for helping the Ridgewood Run to become one of the top road races in New Jersey, and he covered 23 of the first 25 races, starting in 1976. A soccer standout for much of his youth and early high school athletic careers, Kauke wound up winning dozens of league, county and state-sectional titles in track, setting records in the 400-, 800- and 1600-meter runs and in the relays. Request for Field Trip Forms & Procedures, Professional Day Request Forms and Procedures, Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Application. A championship game scheduled between Ridgewood and Rutherford, two high school juggernauts, would determine who would be the number one team that year. of Notre Dame where they only offered club track and field because there was no intercollegiate program She did this while playing varsity basketball in 1983 and 1984 for coach Dick Bennett. Contact He graduated high school in 1946 and spent a semester at the Columbia School of Journalism, landing a job with the Call full time as a general assignment reporter. His accomplishments which were news worthy and outstanding in their own right in 1961and beyond are even more significant and extraordinary when compared to today's era of one sport "specialists." Upon returning to the tennis courts for the next three seasons (1975-77), Paul's teams quickly reflected the excellence of her tutelage, sporting a 54-9 record over those three seasons, winning an NNJIL championship in 1977 as well as two Group 4, Section 1 state titles in 1976 and 1977 and the outright Group 4 state championship in 1977. It was the last time Ridgewood would taste defeat for more than two years. Paul joined the Ridgewood High School faculty in 1973 as a physical education teacher. Peter made up for size with knowledge, skill and love of the game. Ridgewood recorded an outstanding 28-3-1 league record during that time. His sports sections received a number of awards in the New Jersey State Press Association contests, and, in 1969, his Sports Sidelights column was selected number one in New Jersey for daily and weekly newspapers. Sullivan also became the head coach of the Boys Lacrosse Team for the 2002 season and led them to the State Championship game where they fell to Delbarton. 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. Acknowledged as one of the greatest two-way football players in the school's history, he was acknowledged as a first-team All-Decade linebacker for the 1970s by The Record and was a two-time first-team linebacker on the All-County, All-Suburban and All-NNJIL all-star teams. Gymnast Gabby Douglas may be capturing the attention of America for her stellar all around performance in the 2012 London Olympic Games, but back in the late 1970's a certain Ridgewood gymnast was performing at a similar level, and her induction into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame proves that out. Class of 1946 In 1966, DeRochi took issue with those who felt that participation in athletics interfered with an athlete's scholastic work. The fact that his records still stand today, over 25 years since they were set, is what makes Paul Tornatore such a worthy inductee into the Ridgewood H.S. Upon his departure from the program, Peter left behind numerous season and career records. A coaching legend who spent 27 years as a teacher/coach at Ridgewood, Mozeleski's football teams compiled a 92- 44 record over 16 years, racking up three undefeated seasons (the 1957 campaign had a tie), and the longest winning streak in the school's gridiron history (20-0-1) from 1955 through the first two games of 1958. . His senior year, Mark was named first team All-County and All-North Jersey Group 4 and second team All-North Jersey. That same spring, Kauke earned the Bernard Smith Award for outstanding running performance in the Bergen County Relays, and he went on to place fourth in the 800 at Foot Locker Nationals in North Carolina. Alumni Hall Of Fame Brunch April 30th 2022 - General News - News | Ridgewood High School News - Details Alumni Hall Of Fame Brunch April 30th 2022 Tweet Ridgewood has many outstanding alumni who have used their education and experiences to become successful, positive contributors to society. The learning experience and opportunities presented to her by her devotion to the game ring true her fathers words from many years before, work hard and dream big. That she did and it has paid off competitively as well in life lessons learned with many valuable relationships made. In this role, she led teams responsible for sensitive investigations and the assessment of FBI operations and performance throughout the country. And better still they have won every game. Van Note went on to play soccer at the University of Pennsylvania, captaining the squad two seasons, and in his junior year was named to the All Ivy League team. In football, he was a powerful, shifty runner, a capable field general and a fair kicker who came up with his greatest performances when the chips were down. 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. She emphatically embraced the teams' philosophy "that if your opponents can't score they can't win" With Rachel leading the charge, the 1992 team amassed 20 wins against 3 losses with 1 tie. She was designated as the chief inspector in the Inspection Division in January 2008. His leadership abilities did not go unnoticed. The next year, the Ridgewood principal remembered that Coyle had talked about track in his initial interview and Larry quickly was hired as the school's cross-country, indoor and outdoor track coach. In March of 1969 while under heavy enemy fire (Tom describes it as "All hell broke loose") an enemy mortar round landed very close to him. O'Connor also played baseball and was a three-year varsity letter winner for head coach Jack Van Yperen and assistant coach Jeff Yearing. Class of 1985 With new found endurance this "fast kid" was able to move up to the 880 yard run and make it her event. When Howard Richardson, then athletic director and baseball coach, left Ridgewood in 1938, DeRochi took over as athletic director and began a 15-year tenure as baseball coach. She was a leader in the fitness field and was instrumental in the incorporation of the school district's Project Adventure programming. Ridgewood High School (NJ) Award For Excellence In Athletics, Ridgewood High School Coaches Award Of Merit, Ridgewood High School Sports Supreme Roll Of Honor, Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame, Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame, 2022 Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Kandie's running career had many examples of those early frustrations. I think, you know, though, that it mostly comes from their internal drive, but I think they push themselves, and I think their parents also want them to do well, and help them become better people. He has served as the New Jersey Olympic Development coach. Graduating from Springfield College in 1970 with a BS in Health and Physical Education "Cum Laude" and Ohio State University in 1972 with an MA in Physical Education and Athletic Administration, Jeff took a teaching position in the Millburn N.J. Public Schools. dash. That is the total score which our record breaking football squad has rolled up in nine games already played. "I spent freshman year [at Princeton University] kicking practice rather than swimming and saw about 100 different doctors. LeMay retired from running on a national level in 2002, but still competes in local races near his home in Danbury, Conn. Class of 1989 He was captain of the U.S. Olympic and Pan American teams. A great example of American exceptionalism as an athlete, patriot and family man, we take great pleasure in inducting Tom Dusel into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2012. After spending a year at Eastern Military Academy, (four sports), he went to William & Mary and played halfback. and like every great athlete, Maureen knew when it was time to step away from the game. The boys athletic program was just authorized to include soccer and cross country as varsity sports, which gave the boys of the time six sports (football, cross-country, soccer, basketball, baseball, track and field) in which to earn their varsity "Rs" compared to one (basketball) for the girls. From June 1998 until February 2001, she was the production coordinator for ABC News Nightline with Ted Kopel.Starting in September 2001 Rachel began a professional career as a Social Studies teacher and Digital Media Coordinator at Hoboken High School in Hoboken New Jersey.
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