However, that was just the beginning of a rise to state and national recognition that would carry the reputation of Ridgewood High School lacrosse forward to the present day. Each time the job changed , like a great athlete or coach Maureen was able to adapt her game to the circumstance. Her sister, Debbie O'Connell, who was the catcher on those team, was inducted into the RHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. 1992 Lacrosse, Football Jim cared about basketball and Jim cared about his player's deeply. Grundy played with Gil Hodges, Chuck Connors (the actor) and Clem Labine. His attention to detail and proper form allowed him to excel at three very different sports, and set records that stood for a very long time. In 1999 Dr. Cerf completed his Bachelors of Science degree from Regents College in the SUNY system located in Albany,NY. Athletic Director Duke DeRochi said, "He's the best all around athlete I've seen since Paul Arrigoni." Their generosity of time and attention to the youth of the Village is to be envied. With her sister, Mary Ellen, as a training partner, she achieved first team All-County three times and first team All-State twice and was a first-team All-American selection her senior year. Adept at both finishing and feeding his teammates his ice presence and vision were incredible. His sports activity takes about two hours a day, and he learns to budget his time. Kandie went to Villanova to study nursing and ran for them for her Frosh year. She and Jean then went out for Winter Track at Ridgewood High School their senior year. Upon his departure from the program, Peter left behind numerous season and career records. At the time Penn Relays had no high school women's events and the Red Bank Relays were offered as alternative to Penn. In August 2006, Lyons was promoted to an inspector in the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters. . 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. Ridgewood (NJ) High School Athletic Hall Of Fame | Historypin Unfortunately, he was injured in his first game versusPassaic and missed the next nine contests. Don Taylor excelled in the classroom and on the hardwood for Ridgewood High School and Yale University. He began a career in the textile business after graduating in 1950 and spent two years in Spartanburg, S.C., before moving north to Glen Rock from 1961 to 1969. He finishes the 2017 season as head coach of the program with anoverall varsity team record of 485 wins, 154 losses and 38 ties. Information is available through the Ridgewood Local School District website at www.ridgewood.k12.oh.us or forms can be picked up at the Administration Building at 301 S. Oak St. Forms may be sent . He was named first-team all-county in the long jump for both indoor and outdoor seasons in both 1988 and 1989. Class of 1977 Peter was just one of 400 players that took part in the famous Boston Showcase Hockey Night in Haverhill, Massachusetts. His achievement on the golf course both at the high school and college levels and his continued efforts and involvement with the sport he loves makes him another great addition to the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Class of 1979 1954-1984 New Jersey State Soccer Coaches Association Senior Showcase player and Most Valuable Player and NSCAA 1st Team All East. Inducted 2010, (Jamir Roberts), Special Contributor For three consecutive years (1992, 1993 and 1994), she made first team All-County, first team All- Area North Jersey in the Herald and News and first team All- Suburban in The Ridgewood News. He played baseball for three years earning three varsity letters and was team co-captain in his junior and senior years. BOY'S CROSS COUNTRY 1969-1997, Ridgewood was down 55-54 against a powerful Piscataway team ranked #7 in the State of New Jersey with only: 02 to play. This bar chart presents the estimated population density in the Ile-de-France region (Paris area), in France in 2021, by district. While the athletes may have changed, the understanding of what brings about success has not. 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. Named to The Record's Bergen County All-Century Girls Soccer Team as a Midfielder, Wendy Hartwig, a 1994 graduate, is the leading goal scorer in the history of Ridgewood High School soccer, boys and girls programs, with 110 goals to go along with 49 assists over a four-year varsity career playing for head coach Jeff Yearing.. As a freshman in the 1990 season, Wendy made Second Team All . She ended her Bergen career with 9 straight All Country selections from sophomore to senior year. In all my years of coaching I have never had a young man with more of a dynamic presence than Dennis Sullivan." He was also the epitome of a true "student athlete" who achieved in the class room as well as on the fields, courts and cinders for the Maroons. She was 1st Team All-NNJIL, 1st Team All-Suburban, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-Bergen County, 1st Team All-State and was named to the Bergen Record's 1990's All-Decade Team. 1990 NJ State Soccer Coaches Association 1st Team All State. The NJSIAA recognized girls golf as an individual sport from boys golf in 2004. As a freshman in the 1990 season, Wendy made second team All-Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) and then really caught the attention of many soccer observers the next season by receiving the following honors: first team All-League, first team All-County, All-State as voted by the New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association (NJGSCA) and All-East and All-America teams as voted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). 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. As Norris recounts each player was well versed in the A, B, Cs of softball. Coach Debbie Paul also pointed out the contribution the teams skill in base running played during the season. Everyone who knows Coach Stroker, understands he is a team first guy and he speaks very highly of Joes work ethic, his quiet leadership, and steady team play. She was a dean's list student at both the University of Houston and the University of Maryland, where she transferred to be closer to home, and has a master's degree from the University of Alaska, where her husband's military assignment took them. He finished 5th in the New Jersey State Championships in the 100 yd. He sandwiched a stint in the Marine Corps in his college years at Lehigh, playing football in college. Strong in stature and character, no one was going to beat Rachel physically nor would they be able to out think or finesse her. At the University of Georgia Clair continued to improve her running. He is the only coach to have more than one season with a better than .800 winning percentage. A star in baseball and basketball as well as on the gridiron, Billy could pick his sport and be a collegiate success. The bigger the game the more apt she was to make a big play. Starring on the gridiron for Chuck Johnson, the hardwood for Jim Stroker and the lacrosse field for Steve Jacobsen, Sullivan competed and succeeded against athletes of all sizes. In fact, several records he set in state and regional competitions still stand. But by that point, everyone in Ridgewood knew what lacrosse was and the rest of the state and the country knew what they would face whenever a Ridgewood lacrosse team stood across from them on a field in competition, a fierce desire to succeed and a burning desire for victory. The pair of Jo and Rappa would qualify for the tournament again for the next three years 2006, 2007 and 2008 winning the State Championship in 2006 by one stroke in a one hole playoff with Red Bank Catholic and then again in 2008 with a two stroke victory over Haddonfield. RHS won two NNJIL titles and a county championship with DuFlocq minding the nets.Ridgewood's combined record for those two seasons was 34-6-1 with two wins in the county tournament being credited to his goalkeeping skills in penalty shootouts. Don was an only child and was a Boy Scout as a youngster. Patterson Evening News As a freshman, she placed second in the Bergen County Cross-Country Championships and in the spring won the county title in the mile, setting a new Ridgewood record in the process. He was awarded the RHS Trophy for Excellence in Athletics in 1927. Reunion Hub 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 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. Find out what's happening at RHS through their weekly newsletter. Ridgewood also finished in the top five of the State Meet of Champions five times. Within 3 years, both the boys program and girls program had bowled to their highest averages in the history of the program. 1989 Track and Field Under coach Napier's direction (1977-79), the girls team captured three state-sectional championships, while the 1978 squad won the overall state title. In both her junior and senior year she competed in the National Scholastic Outdoor Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina. Nancy Hogan is a pioneer in the world of women's athletic endeavor, being one of the first of many generations of women to benefit from the passage of Title lX legislation by the Nixon administration on June 23, 1972. Ridgewood High School is steeped in tradition of outstanding athletic teams, coaches, and athletes. The boys program had a combined record of 20-34 in it first four years of competition. In the fall of 1974 Ridgewood started a girls' cross country team and Kandie again put on her pioneer shoes and took her speed to the distance event. In addition, for two summers, he was an assistant coach for Yearing's Jersey United girls soccer team that traveled annually to Europe to play in several countries. Paul also excelled as a teacher in the Ridgewood school district, where she helped develop Ridgewood High School's excellent reputation for its physical education and wellness curriculum. He was a three-time Y national champion in both the 500 and 1,650 freestyle. The event was chaired by Warren Byrne and Dr. Mario Ferraro The "Jamie" was from his son, James, and the "Roberts" a contraction of his last name. John was outstanding for a 7-2 Maroons squad that lost both games by a combined 5 points. As he learned and became confident employing Coach Gardners system, he began logging many minuets as a penalty killer. He was inducted into the TCNJ Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 for his accomplishments in football, track and golf. 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. "That was fantastic pay in those days," DeRochi recalled in an article published in The Record on June 2, 1966. 1974-1978.1980-2006 When he graduated, he held the single-season basketball scoring record. Hockey players from over 20 US states and many Canadian provinces were selected to participate. Still, it wasn't until Coach Dick Van Yperen (Mr. Van) persuaded him to try the triple jump that he found the perfect event. 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. Patty's freshman year, she placed first in the County tournament in the Vault. There was no league champs, or country champs to develop your embryonic skills. 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. Of historical interest are the chteaus of Versailles, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet, Fontainebleau, Vaux-le-Vicomte, and Champs.A large Disneyland theme park in Marne-la-Valle also is a significant tourist draw. She was the RHS record holder in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters. Patterson Newspapers Tom enters the RHS Hall of Fame as the first golfer to be so honored, but he joins a long list of inductees who have made "their sport" something central to their adult lives. When she started track Kandie quickly established herself as the fastest kid on the team. BOYS GOLF 1972-76, BOY'S AND GIRL'S BOWLING 1997- PRESENT Kandie was a kid before her time, what we call a pioneer, but she helped establish traditions that continue today. Eunae remembers how playing rounds without her teammates, but knowing everyone was working to achieve one goal, was motivating and comforting. 1981 Boys Soccer Joe LeMay (Class of 1985) made his mark in Ridgewood High School athletics in cross-country and track and field. These alumni have exhibited outstanding leadership, character and service to their community and country. Taylor was recruited by Duke, West Point, and Navy before he chose to accept a full Navy ROTC scholarship to Yale. Nominations are being accepted for the class of 2024.If you are interested in nominating a candidate for consideration, student- athletes must have been graduated 5 years from RHS and have made a significant impact in their years of competition at RHS and beyond, if relevant. Consistency was the hallmark of Coyle teams. The score, Ridgewood 6, Bloomfield 0. Davidson advanced to the NCAA Tournament all three seasons he was on the squad. She then transferred to the University His leadership abilities did not go unnoticed. Joe finished his career with 973 points a number that would have exceeded 1,000 if not for three games lost late in the season to an ankle injury. Chris is fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese! He was part of a school record-setting distance medley relay, running 4:18 for his leg, with his team finishing in 10:11 for fourth place at the prestigious Penn Relays. Jones is a native of Bergen County, Montvale and Park Ridge High School. . In 2020 Peter came back to Ridgewood High School, to take a position on the Maroons ice hockey coaching staff. That is the total score which our record breaking football squad has rolled up in nine games already played. A great relay runner, he was part of the outstanding Princeton 4 x 800 squad that won IC4A national championship in 2002. George Monro went on to have a stellar football career at Franklin and Marshall College and was inducted into the F&M sports hall of fame in 2001. She accepted a full athletic scholarship to the University of New Hampshire to play basketball. In the 1993-94 campaign, Sullivan was the team's points leader and was first team All-County in the 200-meter freestyle and second team All-County in the 500 freestyle, as Ridgewood placed second at the league meet. Kandie and Jean lead with an attitude of excellence that still permeates Ridgewood's distance program. This included rescheduling of transportation, officials and facilities. His versatile and tenacious play led to his selection to numerous all league and county recognitions. For his efforts and accomplishments the 6'1" 190lb Tornatore was voted First-Team All-NNJIL, First Team All-Bergen County, unanimous First Team All-Area, and First Team All-State Group IV by the Star Ledger. Against Lyndhurst, he pitched a perfect game, striking out 12 batters. 1976 Boys Gymnastics The latter time broke the previous Bergen County record that had stood for 24 years, and the mark still endures today. 1991 Basketball Joe was a two year varsity starter and a four year player for the Maroons. She has two daughters who have excelled in sport and her husband Mike is a successful lacrosse coach. Mr. Moz, as he was forever respectfully known to all his athletes, died at age 75 in 1986 in Clearwater, Fla., where he spend the last 15 years of his life. A solid four year career at UMASS followed his career at Ridgewood High School and Tornatore has continued to be involved in the sport as a coach in the Ridgewood Junior Football Association. Her senior year, Wendy set school records for goals (37), assists (23) and total points (97) in a season. While at Fair Lawn he remembers Coach Bruni as a "brilliant" coach. 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. With her sister, Patti, she set school records in six relays. The 2018 inductees to the Ridgewood High School Alumni Hall of Fame come from a variety of professions such as law enforcement, construction and behavioral health. Again, he led the Maroons in scoring with 17 goals and 13 assists, the latter number a program record for a junior, and he also established the school record for career assists (32) in boys soccer. varsity baseball coach (11 Years) for 23 total years in Ridgewood. He has coached high school baseball for 37 seasons. several years before raising her family. So Brown was left to teach all the events to an inexperienced but eager group of girls and try and figure out a schedule. Johnson went on to add; "he played the three biggest sports at RHS at 5' 7" and 145 lbs. 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. DeRochi knew many of them would be called on to serve in World War II, and he wanted to make sure they were in top physical shape. Toshi went on to train seriously and exploded onto the running scene. In 1960 Dave also posted a time of 48.3 seconds in the 440 which would place him him 5th on Yale's record sheet for that event in 1960.It is a time that would rank him tied for 15th all time today. The 6-foot, 180 pound scrambling quarterback scored 54 points and passed superbly in a brilliant senior season when he was accorded All County and All Suburban first-team honors. The team has received many National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) national rankings and has received the NSCAA National Team Academic Award nineteen times under Coach Yearing. France: population density of Paris region by department - Statista When he graduated, the 6-foot-2, 160 pound Campbell held every individual scoring record at Ridgewood High School as well as four league standards and one county mark. After college, LeMay became known for training over 100 miles a week while holding down a full-time job, and he continued to compete in road and track races at a national and international level. 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. She earned four letters in basketball at Western Kentucky University and ranks third all-time at the school in games played (130). Paul was named Bergen County Softball Coach of the Year that season and would be named Coach of the Year three more times during her 32-year softball career (1974-78, 1980-2006). The 1983 team was named No. A four-year varsity starter, she is Ridgewood High School's all-time leading scorer in basketball, both boys and girls, with 1,967 points. 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. 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. She competed in every event from 400m relays through 5000m runs. He retired from playing professional baseball in 1948. Eunae will tell you it was her father that always encouraged her to work hard and dream big. Going through the many layers of development and competition as a teenager, Eunae eventually came onto the golf scene at Ridgewood High School. Daughter Kimberly was born in 1973 and son Clayton was born in 1975.Tom eventually moved his practice twice and finished his career practicing in Sunnyvale California. Along with fellow Ridgewood Hall of Fame inductee Jacob Brown and Mike Glynn, he started and co-directed the Ridgewood Winter Games, a pioneering indoor track meet at Rockland Community College, which began in the 1970s and the season opening Ridgewood Relays, now known as the Pawlowski Relays, in the spring. Eunae was named to many individual honors including first team all state twice and went on to play golf for four years at Georgetown University. In each of those seasons (1978 and 1985), the tennis team reflected her development of guidance through interim coach Mary Ann Tierney winning a Group 4, Section 1 state title in 1978, and taking an NNJIL championship as well as another Group 4, Section 1 state crown in 1985. In 1960 and 61 he was a member of two of the fastest sprint relay teams on Yale record. In 1979, Lyons' head softball coach was Dave Vanderbush, who was filling in that season for Debbie Paul, who was pursuing her master's degree at Purdue University. According to a Ridgewood News article published following the 1946 season, "Dunne was a very capable broken field runner and dashed away for numerous long touchdown runs and gains. Karla developed many female scholar athletes during her tenure who would achieve success at the collegiate level at nationally prominent programs Duke, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, JMU, USC, Elon, Lehigh, Boston College, numerous Ivy League schools, to name a few. "After the war, we all starved" she said. Now the head girls basketball coach at Ramsey High School, McGarrigle was named The Ridgewood News' All-Suburban Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the 2006-07 season. He took over the girls basketball team in 1976 in the middle of the season; the team went on to lose every single game. As many other Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame members have done before him he continues to be involved in the sport he played at Ridgewood and gives back to that sport, especially in mentoring and working with some of the best young golfers in the State of New Jersey. Class of 1980 Richard Bennett has been fortunate to have coached many great athletes and people, and they have been equally fortunate to have had him coach them. She was someone who did not mind pressure, in fact, she thrived on the pressure. of the team her senior year and was a true leader by example. 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. In the 1940 season, his senior year, he led the Maroons in rushing and passing yardage, as well as touchdowns. During the winter months John toiled for fellow 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Coach Jim Bruni and during the spring John displayed his talents out on the field competing in the shot put and discus for the RHS thin clads where he set school records that stood for decades. He was named first team All-Suburban in The Ridgewood News three times, and, in 2000, he was the All-Suburban Sophomore of the Year. Harold Cheel and Stan Wardell were the team managers. He ran a 3:53 mile after college. While at Ridgewood High School Tom was a rare four year starter and four year Varsity letter winner for the Maroon "Duffers", captaining the team in both the 1990 and 1991 seasons. For a woman to even come out for a sport in 1973 was a challenge over peer group influence. Ridgewood H.S. He beat out Bergen Catholic's Kevin Pchola with a time of 1:47.22 for the 200 freestyle championship of the league meet. Class of 1943 She is the holder of 12 school records in track and field. 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. DuFlocq went on to an outstanding career at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and continued playing locally on many men's club teams. His senior year, Kauke ran a 1:57.42 to claim the 800 indoor track state crown and, come spring, topped that with a 1:50.19 to run away with the State Meet of Champions 800-meter title. The Big Red won the Ivy League championship in 1948 and 1949. Fred was named to the BPIL All League 1st team for Hurdles in 1955 and 56 and to the Bergen County 1st team for Hurdles in 1956. Come spring, he played second and third base and was one of the best hitters for the Maroons. While this is commonplace now, back in the 70's it wasn't. She was a fixture at The 5th Avenue Mile, was featured in Sports Illustrated, had a book and movie "Running On", and is the first thing you see when entering the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame.As Mary Wittenburg, President of NYRRC, said "Toshi is our Queen of the Roads..she represents the best of running." He is the first inductee for this sport at RHS. Hall of Fame. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound gifted three-sport athlete earned nine varsity letters during his career at RHS. He passed on the position because Jim was more concerned about being properly prepared and not short changing his players than he was about being a head coach. Ridgewood High School - Maroons Online 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 told them "they had to do on the practice field what they were going to do on Saturday." His talent, work ethic and personality would lead him to be the best running back in the county." _ In 1974, the RHS girls track team had a banner year, being crowned Bergen County champions, winning the North A state-sectional championship and participating in the State Meet of Champions. Then he carved his own niche in the annals of Bergen County football compiling a 91-56-4 record, including a 39-14 stretch 1970-75.He eschewed going for the nine wins he needed for membership in Bergen County's prestigious Century Club. We want to connect you to your past through our dynamic online experience. As a combined four year varsity starter at the two schools she scored a total of 1628 points and was a four time 1st Team All-NNJIL selection, a 3 time 1st Team All-Bergen County selection and set the Bergen County Girls single game scoring record for a sophomore while playing for PC with 32 points. In 1992, he was recognized as the top teacher in the state with the Outstanding Physical Education Teaching Award. 1960-2000 Dave also won renown on the gridiron as a Maroon running back lettering two seasons for Hall Of Fame Coach Frank Mozeleski's 11. In his next three years, Culver accumulated numerous All-ACC and All-America awards, and, in 2006 as the captain of the Cavaliers, he led Virginia to an undefeated season and his second NCAA lacrosse national championship. Please contact HOF Committee Co-ChairJeff Yearing to submit your nomination as a Word Doc.

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