He was a member of four Ivy League championship teams at Columbia University and was captain of the Lions his senior season. 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. For the next three seasons, the Maroons had an unprecedented run of three triple crowns, a Group 4 state championship and a second in the State Meet of Champions (SMOC). She also confirmed previously made schedules and notified all parties of changes in a timely manner. 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. Bain also was a premier quarter-miler. If that wasn't enough there was lacrosse!! His practices were detailed and thorough. Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame Show sub menu. O'Connor also played baseball and was a three-year varsity letter winner for head coach Jack Van Yperen and assistant coach Jeff Yearing. 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. The structure of athletics during the period was very student oriented .The administration of the teams were put into the student managers hands and often times there would be a student coach or adult volunteer in charge. But, her higher level talents were developed in the game of lacrosse. That same year he was named first-team all-county in the indoor triple jump, a feat he repeated for the next two years. He was captain of the soccer team that was regarded as one of the most outstanding scholastic teams in the East and batted over .400 in baseball his junior year before a broken ankle curtailed his play as a senior. Competing on the USATF circuit, he was fourth at the USA Junior National Championships in the outdoor triple jump and was named an alternate on the US Junior Track and Field team. The 1985 team as second in the Division 3 Nationals, losing to Eastern Connecticut State, 1-0. 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. O'Connor was also captain of the Wyckoff Torpedoes U19 team that won the New Jersey State Cup in 1994. Let's get those numbers out of the way right here. It was sweet revenge as Haddonfield had defeated Ridgewood by 3 strokes for the championship in 2007. 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 would teach, literally, a step by step progression. There was anticipation for this team to succeed. The 30-year-old Rogers is presently not coaching at Riverdale but still teaches and works in the admissions office. Renee DuFlon (Class of 1975) made her mark in Ridgewood High School athletics in volleyball and track and field. The softball team took a slower climb to success than the tennis program, but under Paul's steady leadership and coaching, the team emerged with a 17-7 record in 1978 while claiming its first Bergen County tournament victory and its first two wins in the state tournament. 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. Home games were scheduled on Saturdays and unlike today a second midweek game, usually scheduled away in Ridgewood's instance, would be played. Class of 1977 There were many coaches who felt Joe was the best player in Bergen County his senior year. In the era of the "leather head" and the invention of the forward pass, there were few football teams in New Jersey that could match the ability of the Ridgewood gridiron standouts of 1913.Their story would become a legend amongst sports fans who followed the Maroons in those days and beyond. "I view running as a tool to help me get through life, so I do everything I can to nurture it, take care of it, appreciate it. Like her female predecessors in the 1920's that benefited from varsity athletic competition at RHS, Nancy benefited from a forward looking school district that gave her the opportunity to compete before the forthcoming law demanded it. Class of 1979 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. _ 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. Hall of Fame 2020 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. Winning many individual honors through her interscholastic days, Julia went on to play golf for four years at Long Island University Brooklyn. Tom Hopper moved from Illinois to Ridgewood in 1945 and brought the one-hand jump shot with him. In 1966, DeRochi took issue with those who felt that participation in athletics interfered with an athlete's scholastic work. A two time NBA Coach of the Year, Hubie is also enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. 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 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 seasons, the girls gymnastics team compiled undefeated dual meet campaigns with a combined 43-0 record. The coaches in attendance, seated from left, were assistant Bob Turco, head coach Steve Jacobson and assistant Bob Blakely. After his military service, he went into small loan and auto finance and owned his own company, Jefferson Loan Company in Paramus, for 20 years. 1989 Track and Field "He looked out for my long-term health and progress.". Much of the credit for his success he owes to Mr. Van whom he says was the best coach he ever had at any level. His records, accomplishments and his legacy have stood the test of time. His sports activity takes about two hours a day, and he learns to budget his time. RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2020 Inductees. 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. All rights reserved. He died on July 3, 1944 when the aircraft he was ferrying went down in a storm near Callahan, Ga., 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Fla. Taylor was not best known for scoring, but for his rebounding, defense and ability to block shots. Please be aware of any professional involvement in their particular sport.You may also nominate coaches and individuals who have had a significant impact on the development of athletics at RHS. Julia states that golf was a big part of her decision to go to LIU. Her 1600-meter personal record of 5:04.28 is still on the Ridgewood All-Time list. Her all around skill is the most telling aspect to her athleticism, as evidenced by her yearly results. Her senior season included scoring 67 goals while dishing out 50 assists. If you run the bases intelligently, hitting is not that important. Running the bases well offensively was an important part of the Maroons game as well as all of the other parts of the game on the defensive side of the diamond. Coach Gardner commented on how difficult it is to play as a 5th year walk on player. 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. Head Football Coach 1959-1975 Toshi went on to train seriously and exploded onto the running scene. The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to have her as a member! Blauvelt also earned multiple varsity letters in basketball, track and baseball. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. Like all great players, Peter had the gift of seeing plays develop before they would happen. 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). Her brother Eric also was a Ridgewood High track athlete. Then he went back south and has been in Atlanta ever since. The sport was in its infancy inBergen County, as Paul recalls schools having teams call each other to arrange playing formal games. While at Fair Lawn he remembers Coach Bruni as a "brilliant" coach. New Jersey State Soccer Coaches Association Senior Showcase player and Most Valuable Player and NSCAA 1st Team All East. During her soccer career at RHS she appeared in 90 varsity matches for the Maroons accumulating a total of 36 goals ( Ranked 14th at RHS all time today) and 38 assists( Ranked 6th All Time at RHS today).She played a variety of positions mainly from the midfield and front runner slots and her accumulated point total of 110 ranks her at #12 today on the RHS all time scoring list .She earned 1st team All NNJIL honors and New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association (NJGSCA)All State recognition both her junior and senior seasons. . Athletic Hall of Fame: Thirteen new inductees feted OCTOBER 31, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014, 12:31 AM . "Many describe Jim Bruni as a man and a coach who was loved by all of his student athletes "Brian Corcoran Class of 1970 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. His success on the lacrosse field was instrumental in laying the foundation for what has become one of Ridgewoods premier sports programs. It is alumni like Don Taylor who have made an everlasting mark on the academics and athletics at RHS. "I spent freshman year [at Princeton University] kicking practice rather than swimming and saw about 100 different doctors. He was All-Ivy three years at Princeton University, leading the Ivy League in scoring one season, ranking second the other two. with his refrain, "Once in love with Amy, always in love with Amy" Julia also competed in many junior tours such as the NJSGA, IJGT and AJGA tournaments that gave her a great deal of exposure to competitive golf. Her vision made our team better by making all the other players around her better! She came back her senior year to captain the Maroons as they went undefeated in NNJIL play, and won the Group IV Section I Championship again, before losing in the New Jersey Group IV Finals. Contact Flatt moved on to St. John's University where he was a 4 year letter winner and Captain of the 1994 and 1995 teams. As a fullback on the gridiron for head coach Jack Broomall, he was the Maroons' leading rusher, playing alongside halfbacks Gus Anton, George Bolding, Stew Moore and Eddie Walsh and quarterback Charlie Brown, while running behind a line that featured standout Walt Livingston. In her final season at Alabama the Tide made it to the NCAA tournament representing the University as the first Alabama soccer team to do so. For his career, Tornatore threw for a total of 3,231 yards and 37 touchdowns which both still stand as school records as does his 362 passing attempts and his 207 career completions. Julia states when you are competing and traveling for tournaments each weekend, your teammates become family. His basketball teams compiled a 150-102 record over 11 seasons (1945-56) and won Bergen-Passaic Interscholastic League championships in 1951 and 1955. Often the student players have continued to influence their chosen sports after high school by ongoing . In the spring of 1956 Dave was named the senior class outstanding athlete, receiving the schools highest athletic honor "The Excellence in Athletics Award' which is now called the "Vanderbush Award For Excellence In Athletics". A 1971 graduate of RHS, John excelled on the football field for 2012 Hall of Fame inductee Roger Sweeney. The entire team exploded with excitement at the accomplishment of one of their relays. Karla was a fearless promotor of the Ridgewood Girls LaCrosse program, and supportive of Ridgewood Lacrosse Associations youth program, which was the feeder system to the High School level. Lyons continued her softball career at the University of South Carolina. A three year starter for the Maroon's in an era where freshman did not play varsity,the 6'6" center led Ridgewood to the NNJIL Championship under Hall of Fame football coach Frank Mozeleski This was Mozeleski's only basketball title at RHS. While at Ridgewood, Culver was a three-year varsity letter winner and co-captain on the gridiron for Chuck Johnson's football teams and garnered first team All-League, first team All-Suburban and first team All-County honors while playing linebacker for the Maroons as well as being awarded the prestigious Stroker Award in 2002. Class of 1941 Paul's brother Michael was a standout at Paramus Catholic, and Pete, Chris and Mario all toiled on the field for RHS. If the execution didnt go as planned, we learned and improved. Much of this philosophy can be attributed to Coach Pauls own background athletically. Her career win total of 473 currently ranks No. She ran her first Boston marathon in 3:15 and followed up that Fall being the 3rd overall woman finisher in New York City Marathon in 3:08. Jones is a native of Bergen County, Montvale and Park Ridge High School. She did this while playing varsity basketball in 1983 and 1984 for coach Dick Bennett. Bill Dunne, a 1947 graduate, is one of the greatest running backs in the history of Ridgewood High School football. Boys' Tennis Coach for Ridgewood High School where his teams winning percentage over a 17 year span exceeded .880. 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. 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. So after one year of college running Kandie quit and focused on her nursing studies. That class was never inducted and the hall of fame did not get officially organized until 2004, thirty years after the graduation of Nancy Hogan from Ridgewood High School. The boys program had a combined record of 20-34 in it first four years of competition. She had just graduated the previous spring from one of the best physical education preparatory schools in the world, Springfield College in Massachusetts. To describe Rachel as being a coach's dream is meant to reflect her unselfish attitude about putting team above self. 2003 Lacrosse, Soccer In recognition and in honor of her achievements, Michele was inducted into the Muhlenberg College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. At the time of her injury, she had 15 goals and four assists. David Bain 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. She led Muhlenberg to three consecutive MAC Northeast Titles and MAC Northern Division Championships in 1986 and 1987.Marangi was the first player in program history to win an individual conference title including the MAC doubles crown in 1987 and the MAC singles title in 1988. In 1977, her sophomore year, Patty won gold in the Counties in Uneven Bars and All-Around. He sandwiched a stint in the Marine Corps in his college years at Lehigh, playing football in college. Competing for a high school known for athletic excellence and in an era of multi-sport athletes, John Marshall's accomplishments on the gridiron, hardwood and field events for Ridgewood High School makes him a worthy inductee into the Ridgewood H.S. I think it is fair to say "There was not a better basketball coach at Ridgewood High before Jim Bruni and there has not been a better basketball coach since Jim's last day as Ridgewood's coach. Her pinnacle moment at Georgia was scoring in the SEC Championship steeplechase and standing on the podium with other great college runners. 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. 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. 2002 Lacrosse 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. If people in Ridgewood were asked about the sport of lacrosse during the late 1980's, besides a host of blank stares, the best response might have been "Oh, is it that thing where kids run around throwing with butterfly nets?" These two classes met in a four-room structure on Union Street. Special Contributors John's speed, toughness and strong arm were assets for an outstanding tailback. A testament to his effectiveness in coaching the individual was reflected in his players constant communication with him seeking his council. As a Senior Captain he rushed for 605 yards on 103 carries and had 10 catches for 115 yards. Upon graduation from West Point Tom was commissioned and trained as an artillery officer. 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. When she started track Kandie quickly established herself as the fastest kid on the team. In 1990 he won the Dan Luciano County Golf Championship and the Group IV Individual State Championship. 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. 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. However, Jim was more than just a fundamental coach. 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. There is little doubt that Leigh Jester set the standard that so many Maroon Lacrosse players strive to achieve today. John handled the punting, punt return, and kick return duties in his senior year and his 40+ yards per punt average was one of the best of his era. A four-sport athlete who earned 12 letters in three seasons (freshman could not play on the varsity in that era), the versatile Links was All-County in three sports (football, basketball, and baseball) and an All-State player on the gridiron. Class of 1946 Jim had a unique talent to demonstrate a technique in its smallest terms. 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. She was selected for and participated in the NJGSCA senior showcase match that year for the North 1 team. 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. One of his sayings and a goal for his players was "STERLING". 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. Jim Bruni was more than a coach. She was the team's MVP for the season while also gaining a 2nd team all state slot and honorable mention All American honors. 2002 Wrestling He compiled a brilliant 47-1-1 record for two varsity seasons on the mats. She will forever be remembered as an inspiration to those of us who were lucky enough to know her. SoftBall Coach There was no league and the girls played an independent schedule. The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes home Chris Van Note with induction to the class of 2014. Dunne and his wife, Mary, who reside in Edina, Minn., celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last June. DuFlocq went on to an outstanding career at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and continued playing locally on many men's club teams. He transferred to Stetson University in Deland, Fla., where he became the starting quarterback. At Avon, Peter was led by legendary coach John Gardner. Patti was a multi-sport athlete, competing in Tennis and Bowling, but it was on the Softball field where she stood out. Time was an ally to Leigh who seemed to hit a lacrosse growth spurt between her freshman and sophomore seasons. Student Enrollment, Registration, Calendars. He served 38 months in the Navy, with stints on Guam and in French Morocco, and then starred in baseball and soccer at Springfield College. He was a three-time Y national champion in both the 500 and 1,650 freestyle. Tornatore took over the controls of the Ridgewood offense in the fall of 1985, his junior year, and completed 94 of 166 attempts for 1,483 yards and 18 touchdowns establishing a new single season passing standard for Maroon QB's . She met the love of her life, Chris Looney, married and had their child, Maddie, (the cutest child ever).
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