In 2007 she received the prestigious Waver-James-Corrigan post graduate scholarship award from the ACC for post graduate study. Her mother, Ruth Cone, taught school in Ridgewood for 27 years. Bradley was elected to The Peddie School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. He was named to The Record's All- Century Boys Soccer Team as a first-team goalkeeper. Her all around skill is the most telling aspect to her athleticism, as evidenced by her yearly results. With Title IX regenerating opportunities for female athletes RHS formed a girls gymnastics program in 1976. On June 8, 1966, DeRochi retired from Ridgewood High School, having served almost 30 years (1945-66) as athletic director. Kitty Batterson was the founder of the Ridgewood High School girls volleyball program and served as head coach from 1974 to 1986. RHS, was also a great place according to Craig. Fred Daley Wendy is married to Harmen Vos, and they reside in Annandale, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County with their young son, Hunter. Hardly. Jack Coffey, Fordham's varsity baseball coach at the time, called him one of the greatest high school hitters he had ever seen and put him down as a sure fire major league prospect. Culver capped off the year by captaining the United States U-19 Team to the gold medal in the 2003 World Championships. Class of 1927 Special Contributors 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. In basketball he was an outstanding "2" guard with a picture perfect and a deadly jump shot, a great man to man defender and one of the best foul shooters in North Jersey. He was offered several scholarships. He was All-County twice and All-State his senior year when he was team captain. 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 Ridgewood NEwspapers. A three year starter at center mid-filed for Coach Dick Bennett from 1978 to 1980, Chris was a key member of teams that went 56-10-4, won two NNJIL league crowns, two Bergen County championships, and one Section 1, Group 4 State championship. He coached at Clifton and East Orange before he came to RHS and had five state championships for his career. In 1960 and 61 he was a member of two of the fastest sprint relay teams on Yale record. Her sophomore year Michele jumped up to the very competitive First Singles slot and after competing against the very best singles players in the County and leading Ridgewood to an undefeated season in league play, she was voted Second Team All-Bergen County. The NY Road Runners Club honored Toshi as the coveted Runner of the Year 27 out of 30 years from the 1970-90's. Tricia's 1991 squad also made it to the Bergen County finals losing a heart breaking 2-1 decision in the final 20 seconds of regulation to Northern Highlands. His records, accomplishments and his legacy have stood the test of time. 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. Also an Academic All American that season Leigh was selected for the first time to the US Lacrosse Associations U19 24 player training camp. 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. She was the RHS record holder in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters. A three-time varsity letter winner in both indoor and outdoor track, he also found time to earn two varsity letters in soccer before giving up the sport to focus on jumping. He was All-Ivy League in indoor track in 2003 and 2004 and has the sixth-best indoor time in the 800 meters in Princeton history. That amazing period in Maroon track annals became known as the Bain-Daley-Oliver era in the late Coach Leo Palmisano' 18-year coaching career at RHS. In outdoor track, 76 Bergen Meet of Champions winner and 15 state group champions, 16 Bergen group team titles, 15 league titles and 10 sectional crowns. His accomplishments competing against the top high school athletes in the country in the triple jump that year include a third place in the Penn Relays Invitational; second place, Arcadia (CA) Invitational track meet; fifth place, Golden West Invitational, and fifth place, Keebler Invitational. In the 1994 county semi final against a stubborn Midland Park squad, Tricia and her team mates asked to move her forward releasing her from her defensive duties of holding a great Midland Park striker in check.Yearing recounts "At halftime I asked the team if that is what they wanted .They agreed, and Tricia responded by scoring two goals .The team backed her up by holding the Panthers scoreless in the second half and Ridgewood was on its way to another title. As have some other members of the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Sullivan chose teaching and coaching as a career path. His first decade at Ridgewood saw Brown coaching all three seasons. She is currently ranked 8th all time in goals scored for Duke and 8th all time in assists. Shortly before the 1989 Dartmouth Invitational, Mr. Van suggested he try the hurdles. In all my years of coaching I have never had a young man with more of a dynamic presence than Dennis Sullivan." 1960-2000 In the 1940 season, his senior year, he led the Maroons in rushing and passing yardage, as well as touchdowns. The other, the late Dr. Mario (The Mole) Ferraro, is in this year's induction class. 1993 1st team all NNJIL, 1st team All County, NSCAA All East Team, Star Ledger 1st team All State. After graduating from Ridgewood Sullivan moved on to Brown University where he played lacrosse four years for the Bears alongside his former Ridgewood teammates Eric Benedict and Brett Sowers. Links was also a sprinter in track and ran the leadoff leg of the gold-medal mile relay team at the Penn Relays. Once called the Rutgers Cup,today the award is named the "Dave Vanderbush Award For Athletic Excellence" in honor of one of Ridgewood's long time athletic directors. The Maroons would go on another great run from 2004 through Paul's final season of 2006, producing a record of 70-14, winning three NNJIL titles, the Bergen County tournament championship in 2005 and the Group 4, Section 1 state title in 2006. 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. "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." _ Jeff Yearing, who was an assistant coach to Bennett during DuFlocq's career and is now Ridgewood High School's girls soccer head coach, said, "In 36 years of coaching high school soccer, I have had the pleasure of coaching many incredible goalkeepers, both male and female. Because of the uniqueness of his accomplishments in three sports and the demands for training and organization that that kind of involvement in sport demands, today's athletes and students can look to John's example of a life well lived through dedication to an ideal of excellence in multiple facets of his life. Overall, Paul's softball teams amassed a record of 473-270 with six league titles, three Bergen County championships, five state-sectional crowns and two outright Group 4 state championships. 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. There was no formal league structure in place. She shared the 1985 RHS Award of Excellence in Athletics with Margaret Scutro. Please contact HOF Committee Co-ChairJeff Yearing to submit your nomination as a Word Doc. Tricia was recruited by the University of Alabama and played for the Crimson Tide for four varsity seasons primarily as a marking back. He would teach, literally, a step by step progression. (NJGSCA) All State North 1 player selections, 19 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All East Regional All American Player Selections ,7 NSCAA National All American player recognitions,1 NSCAA Scholar All American and 3 Parade Magazine All American recognitions and 1 NSCAA New Jersey State player of the year. 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. By sophomore year, I was splitting my time between kicking and swimming and only able to compete in a limited few meets. In the bottom of the 11th inning, Heather Halm led off with a single, stealing second on the first pitch. He made second team All-County in the 400 relay and honorable mention All-County in the 100 butterfly. During Clairs 4-year career the Ridgewood cross country team never lost a meet in northern New Jersey. 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. 1992 Lacrosse, Football To cap off his HS football career, Eric was honored with the coveted Stroker Award given to a Ridgewood HS senior football player who distinguished himself at RHS and participated in meaningful way in the Ridgewood Junior Football Association. After college, Chris remained involved in the game, playing on competitive club teams, in the US and overseas. The 1990's saw some of the best girls' basketball in Bergen County history and Ridgewood High School was one of the premier programs of that era. Unfortunately injury plagued her collegiate career at ASU and forced her retire from the sport in 1981 .Patty decided to leave Arizona at that juncture of time and went on to pursue careers outside of the gymnastic world. She also won gold in Balance Beam, Uneven Bars, and All-Around in the State Sectionals, and again placed 6th in the State Championship in the Uneven Bars. Her career won loss record stands at 337 59, for a winning percentage of 85.1%, the winningest program in RHS history. All rights reserved. If one player was having an off day, others would come through to pick up the slack., As Debbie OConnell recounts, Most of our starters played together in competitive tournaments for many years. Between her high school, collegiate, and post-collegiate athletic career, she is one of the most versatile and accomplished cross-country and track & field athletes in Ridgewood High School and Bergen County History. 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. His 1975 4-x-880 team also held a national mark. Consistency was the hallmark of Coyle teams. Maureen's responsibilities included scheduling games, officials and transportation. He had a career free throw percentage of .790 (166-for-210). Kandie joined this group for several weeks of focused training under distance coach Bob Stickles and in her first 880 yard race Kandie lead off the team with a time that would have scored in the State Championship later in the season. Part of the reason for this kind of play was described by the teams assistant coach Dick Bennett. How can you predict that when Brown retired in the spring of 2015 he would be generally considered one of the greatest coaches of any sport in Bergen County and New Jersey history with records unlikely to ever be approached, no less broken. They administer the checkbook, and collect and disburse the cash paying referees, timekeepers and scorekeepers. We traveled together, had fun together and were friends. She goes on to explain, We all had determination and focus on playing our best and winning. Her junior year, Lyons hit .481, slugging nine home runs and collecting eight other extra-base hits, and drove in 27 runs. Sports Writer . He was an NAIA All American pitcher at Taylor and had the best ERA of the league in one season at Auburn. In his senior year, Dunne captained the football team for head coach Frank Mozeleski. In conclusion, it is Don's kind of dedication to success in and out of the athletic arena that make us so proud of our well balanced "Tradition of Excellence" and make Donald Taylor very worthy of induction into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Starting as a correspondent for The Record in high school, he later did newspaper work in a four-year stint in the Air Force on Guam and Columbus, Ohio, and received a BA in English from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he worked four years full-time for the Muncie Star, a morning daily, and left as the assistant sports editor, returning to New Jersey. Never one to back down from a challenge, he drew from his philosophy from soccer- always be sound defensively. Everyone worked hard and always gave their best effort every day.. His 1941 team won the Group 3 state championship. In his first game he was losing 50-2 to Paramus at halftime. The Ridgewood boys' soccer team garnered 387 wins, 7 counts titles and 3 state sectional titles. Rachel would play anywhere at any time if she felt it contributed to the teams capability to win. The coaches in attendance, seated from left, were assistant Bob Turco, head coach Steve Jacobson and assistant Bob Blakely. A two year Varsity letter winner at halfback and defensive back Sullivan was described by Coach Johnson as; "an amazing leader, an amazing presence, and an amazing person. Along with Coyle, Brown was a pioneer in establishing and running meets, such as the Ridgewood Invitational, the first cross-country invitational open to girls in New Jersey which lasted from 1973 to 2011 and the Ridgewood Relays (now called the Pawlowski Relays) still a staple of the spring schedule. Napier was head coach for three of the four seasons (1977-79) while the teams went 35-0 in dual meet competition. The Ridgewood Public Schools, committed to a tradition of excellence and innovation, in partnership with the community, provide a rich and challenging learning environment, enabling students to maximize their unique potential to become lifelong learners and productive . As Tom describes it 'Things fell into place" and they were Married in June of 1968 before Tom went to Southeast Asia. She was the State of New Jersey Meet of Champions champion whose state record in the mile still stands. He coached numerous NNJIL contests against Jim and Ridgewood basketball. While his first love may have been basketball, he was drawn to track and field to emulate the career of fellow New Jersey jumper and Olympian Carl Lewis. le Saint-Louis (from USD 357) The first neighborhood in the list is right in the central area of Paris, close to many tourist attractions and the most notable restaurants. Not only did they qualify, but they won the tournament with freshman Eunae Jo shooting an 89 and freshman Julia Rappa shooting a 90 for a 15 stroke victory over JP Stevens. 1989 Track and Field 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. He shot 51 percent from the floor and 86 percent from the foul line his senior year, when he averaged nine rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and two steals. He was named to All-County first teams in those events in 1955 and 1956. When it came time to choose a college, Craig joined two of his RHS track teammates, including fellow nationally ranked triple jumper and RHS Hall of Fame inductee Jen McDermott, in going to Georgetown where he continued his winning ways focusing solely on the triple jump. Sign Up. She won the gold with a new meet record and left a legacy of excellence that Ridgewood runners still feel today. A two time NBA Coach of the Year, Hubie is also enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. 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. 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. When Kandie graduated in 1975 there was a dawning of girl's high school sports in North Jersey, Kandie had helped The Ridgewood Girls establish a national record and had a state championship medal in her pocket and Ridgewood had a recognized track and field program. In the 1938 season, the Ridgewood football team also scored wins against Tenafly (a 26-0 triumph in which Monro ran for one touchdown and threw for another), Park Ridge and Hawthorne, in addition to playing a scoreless tie with Pompton Lakes on Thanksgiving Day. In 2011 she was one of four teachers honored nationally by Princeton University for excellence in teaching. He had 15 years of coaching experience under his belt when he was hired in 1943 to coach baseball at Ridgewood. 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. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. 1995 Swimming She would do this by exerting a "never give in" attitude that presented itself through her gritty determination to find a way to succeed. He passed away on October 23, 1995 at home in HoHoKus. Growing up in Milford, Conn. in a time before Title IX, Coach Paul Played semiprofessional softball for the Raybestos Braketts for five years and went on to Springfield College where she was a member of the intercollegiate field hockey and basketball teams. As a junior, Marangi led Ridgewood to the Group IV Section I State Championship from her First Singles position, won the William Paterson Tri-County Singles Tournament and was selected as the First Team All-Bergen County First Singles player. 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. Like the 2013 football team who lost their North 1 state championship bid to Montclair early in December 2013 by the score of 33-0, so did the amazing team of 1913 one hundred years earlier, succumbing by the same score of 33-0! Tom Flatt joins a long line of Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame Inductees who have stayed connected to their sport well after their days at RHS and throughout their life. RHS Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees - Ridgewood High School There was anticipation for this team to succeed. DeRochi also served as director of the water safety program at Graydon Pool for 18 years and teamed up with a friend in the operation of a small grocery and delicatessen on East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. RHS & GW freshman (9 years), RHS JV (3 years) and RHS asst. With his accurate one-handed jump shot, he tallied 578 points in 22 games in his senior year and averaged 20 rebounds per game. Coach Jim Bruni is a shining example for all that is good with the teaching and coaching professions and serves as an outstanding model for all who wish to follow in his footsteps as an educator, coach or mentor to others. More importantly Coach Bruni was loved. Kauke's clocking of 1:53 in the 800 meters in the 1999 Bergen Meet of Champions is still the event record. Head Coach Steve Jacobson and Assistant Coaches Bob Turco, Craig Chiesa and Bob Blakely built a powerhouse that won games over the course of the streak by an average score nearing 11 to 3.During "The Streak", the team scored 470 goals while only allowing 120. Paul Schwartz described the performance in The Record's Friday, June 4, 1999 edition with the words, "[Kauke] burst ahead of favored Eric Motzenbecker of Wall in the 800 meters and raced to an upset victory, one only he and those closest to him thought he could achieve. She excelled for five seasons for the Brakettes as a middle infielder while also playing intercollegiate field hockey and basketball at Springfield College.

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