Clair has always exhibited an innocent enthusiasm for life in whatever she is doing. 1984 Girls Tennis 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. The Village of Ridgewood is proud that Nick and Dottie Capasso call this town their home. finished ranked #8 in the state and held the #17 ranking nationally during the season. Under the direction of faculty member Miss Elizabeth M. Sellier, the girls basketball team enjoyed a spectacular season with 10 wins, one loss and one tie while capturing the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League girls basketball championship. Her teams were well-prepared during training and always coached to play with the highest standards of ethical behavior and dignity. What does an 8 year old boy do when he is fascinated by the movie "Trapeze" that starred Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, he becomes a state champion gymnast! "He looked out for my long-term health and progress.". Everyone thats in your life, your family, your teachers, and your coaches all push you to be the best you can be.. She did this while playing varsity basketball in 1983 and 1984 for coach Dick Bennett. 2003 Lacrosse, Soccer She needed knowledge of the NJSIAA regulations especially in the area of eligibility and transfers and the completion and filing of regular NJSIAA reports. Fred Daley Varsity girls soccer coach at RHS and remained the varsity asst. Second leading scorer in school history with 96 goals and 43 assists. He finished college at Rutgers but did not compete for the Scarlet Knights. Named to the All Bergen County Century Team at forward in soccer. By the end of her career she had been recognized with almost too many accolades to list. In Cross Country she was 1st team All Bergen 3 times and won the Bergen Individual Championship as a senior. He scored 735 points over the 1948-49-50 seasons, was named All-County twice and selected on the All-State third team his senior season. "I knew nothing about Ridgewood and didn't even know where it was,'' Brown remembered nearly 45 years later. She participated in USVBA Nationals, receiving an All-American Rookie Award. 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. In 1983 his girls four mile team set a national high school record that lasted for 17 years. He was a three-time Y national champion in both the 500 and 1,650 freestyle. 9. She still holds the indoor long and triple jump record at Georgetown. When the spring rolled around and the weather got warm Henderson really showed what he could do as a competitor. After recuperating, Tom was reassigned to the recruiting Command at Presido,San Francisco where he remained until the end of his military career in 1970. She is the head golf professional at Island Dunes Country Club in Jensen Beach, Florida, and was named to the Ladies Professional Golf Association and was named the 2002 Professional of the Year by the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division. At the helm of the program from 2001 to 2018, an eighteen-season run, Karla lifted the program to a nationally ranked elite status, with perennial national rankings in the top 20. She was named first team All-State in 1994. LeMay went on to compete for Princeton University, graduating in 1989 as a Division 1 All-American in both cross country and track and setting the still-standing university record for the 10,000-meter run, 28:59. Jean Hughes Buono is an accomplished runner and coach, a Collegiate All American, married to a track coach, a mom to three great kids, anda mentor to young runners. Batterson, the former girls volleyball coach at RHS, is a 2008 Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. If the execution didnt go as planned, we learned and improved. Much of this philosophy can be attributed to Coach Pauls own background athletically. RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2022 Inductees - Maroons Online In the Uneven Bars, she placed first in the Counties, first in the State Sectionals, and 6th in the NJ State Championship. 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. Jones was the sports information director at Fairleigh Dickinson University through the 1960s in addition to his work at The Ridgewood News. Peter was just one of 400 players that took part in the famous Boston Showcase Hockey Night in Haverhill, Massachusetts. A five-time state champion, Bob Keino enjoyed a remarkable running career for the Maroons and still holds two RHS track records, 4:09.35 in the 1,600 meters and 9:02.73 in the 3,200 meters. He also served 13 seasons as the head baseball coach (5 years), asst. Losing only once her entire senior spring she toed the line at Rutgers Stadium cinder track in the 2nd State Championship meet for high school girls. Robertiello served in the Korean War for three years as an Army staff sergeant and, in 1954, went to work at The Ridgewood News as a general assignment reporter and later as sports editor. Please consider their awards and recognitions such as All-League, All-County, All-State,and All-American. Her sophomore year, Lyons was a starting outfielder. From Oct 27th 1987 to Sept 27th, 1995 the team held a 111 game league (NNJIL) consecutive undefeated streak. 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. His 1990 19-0 team remains the best record in school history and the 1991 team set the school record for fewest points allowed in a season (51) and fewest goals per game given up, 2.68. She was also an outstanding basketball player and played on the State Group IV Championship team at RHS. 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. He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in economics. Their accomplishment was a stepping-stone for the time that led to more interscholastic sports teams for girls in the 1920s. varsity baseball coach (7 years) and JV baseball coach (1 year) at Midland Park High School in Midland Park, N.J.Jeff also was the JV baseball coach at Millburn High School for 1 year, Sports Writter & Sports Editor Not knowing if his son was going to get back on track or not, their worries were curtailed when John met Ridgewood Hall of Fame Gymnastics Coach Tony Napier. In his sophomore year, he attended Will Rogers High School in Oklahoma where he was a state champion at 120 pounds. LeMay passed up running in the State Meet of Champions his senior year to participate in a national meet, the Golden West Invitational, where he finished fifth in the 3,000 meters. Lee Clark, long time Bergen County coach expressed these thoughts of Jim: "Jim Bruni was the best basketball mind I have ever come across. The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame, Musical Presentations for 2022 Inductees Banquet. Both years, the team made the Group 4 state finals. In only its fifth year as a program, Ridgewood High School's lacrosse team showed signs of improvement. Upon graduation from RHS, Benedict moved on to Brown University to play Division I lacrosse. Always better late than never, the class of 2014 welcomes Nancy Hogan to the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. For more than 40 years Jacob Brown was the leader of the gang and what a gang it was. 1 all-time inBergen County history. At the end of his career, Mark held the school records for most wins in a season (34) and a career (108), most pins (70) in a career and best winning percentage for a season (94%) and a career (87%). When Joe Pedone finished his high school basketball career in 1992 his coach, Jim Stoker, was quoted at the year end team banquet as saying, if there is ever a Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame, Joe Pedone will be in it. It has taken some time for that statement to come true but with his inclusion in the Class of 2022, Joe Pedone is now a member for the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The team held varsity status from the school's athletic department that season and would compete the following year in the newly organized girls division of the NNJIL. In that journey she touched everyone she met. As Tom describes it 'Things fell into place" and they were Married in June of 1968 before Tom went to Southeast Asia. The 6-foot-5,190- pounder capped his scholastic career by leading the Maroons to a 22-4 record and the Group 4, Section 1 state semifinals and by leading the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) in scoring with 626 points, a 24-point average. for women at the time. A testament to his effectiveness in coaching the individual was reflected in his players constant communication with him seeking his council. "I introduce myself to her and she hands me the clipboard (with the names of the 17 girls on the team) and walks away,'' said Brown with a laugh in a 1975 interview on the New Jersey Milesplit website. There was a state tournament that year for girls golf sponsored by the NJSIAA. 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. 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. Simos, who taught the sport of soccer to HoHoKus youngsters for 35 years, has been inducted into the Bergen County Soccer Hall of Fame and the Bergen County Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame. At the New Jersey State level, Karlas teams amassed 6 Group 4 Championship titles and two Tournament of Champions banners consecutively in 2010 and 2011. Paul joined the Ridgewood High School faculty in 1973 as a physical education teacher. He had a career free throw percentage of .790 (166-for-210). It was reported that "a big crowd gathered on our new athletic grounds (the current East Ridgewood Avenue site) to witness what proved to be a very close contest. His favorite collegiate memory was beating arch rival Navy and Roger Staubach. He was named first team All-NNJIL and first team All-County in both 1975 and 1976. 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. In 1994 Tricia played out of the shadow of some of her former and now "RHS Hall of Fame" team mates Wendy Hartwig and Aimee McGuire, and really amazed the New Jersey soccer world with her ambition and desire to play, lead and achieve. Another highlight of Dunne's final football season was receiving the Hi-Y Grid Award, given by the Ridgewood YMCA for clean sportsmanship, scholarship and all-around student. In his career at Brown, he played in 45 games, scored 10 goals, with 11 assists and garnered two Ivy League Championships. In 1985,Jeff accepted the position of Asst. Patti continued play after her college career, participating on numerous teams competing at a national level. Seasons were quickly over and you waited 6 or 8 months for the next year's seasons to evolve. He kicked off his freshman year in 1990 in grand style, emerging as the team's leading scorer, racking up 14 goals and eight assists, to help lead the Maroons to a trio of titles including the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL), Bergen Countyand Group 4, Section 1 championships. Mike Henderson graduated from Ridgewood High School in the spring of 1961 honored not only as the outstanding Athlete of his class with the 1961 "Excellence in Athletics Award" but also as one of the pre-eminent "Three Sport Athletes" in Ridgewood High School history. Larry Oliver He went to Taylor University in Upland, Indiana for one year, playing football and baseball, and then for three seasons of both sports at Auburn University where he started in the defensive backfield on the football team. She then taught and coached the Suffield Academy, a boarding school in Connecticut, for three years. In his first game he was losing 50-2 to Paramus at halftime. Peter earned his stripes starting out as a third line player. Upon his departure from the program, Peter left behind numerous season and career records. She was selected for and participated in the NJGSCA senior showcase match that year for the North 1 team. From there it was back to Fort Dix in New Jersey for recuperation.Tom and his wife Addie then lived with his parents in Ridgewood until he was healthy enough to resume active duty. Her pinnacle moment at Georgia was scoring in the SEC Championship steeplechase and standing on the podium with other great college runners. Robertiello's prized two sports writing awards highly, both were for columns. 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. 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 1983 team was named No. All the while she kept a smile and treated everyone with dignity and often times grace under fire! After graduating from St. John's, Tom began a career in the golf business as a PGA golf professional. Coyle is one of the great championship coaches in Ridgewood and Bergen County history, and even better than that, he was one of the finest gentlemen and teachers you'd ever hope to meet. She viewed running as a cherished friendship. This little island called le Saint-Louis, in the 4th arrondissement, is a lovely and quieter place, where the Seine River crosses the city. Remarkable Rebels: Ridgewood honors new Hall of Fame members 2016 West Corporation. Today Mark has entered the corporate world and wrestles with business decisions from his home base in London England. BOYS GOLF 1972-76, BOY'S AND GIRL'S BOWLING 1997- PRESENT Her senior year season was nonetheless lauded, earning her a fourth consecutive recognition on the Bergen Record All County team for girls gymnastics. 1983 Cross Country/Track
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