Jones is a native of Bergen County, Montvale and Park Ridge High School. In 2011 she was one of four teachers honored nationally by Princeton University for excellence in teaching. Kandie and Jean lead with an attitude of excellence that still permeates Ridgewood's distance program. She competed in the National Junior Championships against the best in the nation that year. Her senior season was her benchmark year, as she won Group 4 state-sectional and Group 4 state championships in the all-around, the balance beam and the uneven bars. Chris is fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese! 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. He averaged 24.5 points a game, second in the county by .4 points a game. She led Dartmouth's non-scholarship squad to two fourth-place finishes in the NCAA nationals. David Bain, nicknamed the Ghost by his football teammates for his blazing speed and uncanny knack of running away from the opposition (he wore #77 like Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost' from Univ. His knowledge of where to be on the ice without the puck led to his uncanny ability to get lost enabling him to get free of opponents defenses to effectively add to the Maroons offensive capabilities. 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. Her National Record in the 1,000 meters stood for 18 years. With 1021 wins later at Ridgewood High School, that simple response has certainly proven to be prophetic. 1993 named to "Soccer News" All-American Team. She served in this position until July 2001, when she was appointed to assistant special agent in charge (ASAC) of the Special Operations Branch. 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. In his career at Brown, he played in 45 games, scored 10 goals, with 11 assists and garnered two Ivy League Championships. Margaret was fourth all-time in New Jersey Women's Cross Country. Time was an ally to Leigh who seemed to hit a lacrosse growth spurt between her freshman and sophomore seasons. Carin scored several victories in the Pan Am Games (2 golds in 1959, backstroke and 400 medley relay) and AAU Nationals (three Junior and 16 Senior). As hard as he could be in demanding perfection in each of his charges, it was accepted because all knew Jim cared about bringing out the best in each individual. DeRochi dedicated himself to athletic fitness at all levels, In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he also served as fitness trainer for the football team. He was an accurate shooter, hitting nearly 50% of his field goal attempts. Also in 1961 Tom was again awarded 1st team All NNJIL ,1st team All Suburban and 1st team All Bergen County laurels as a senior. 1961 Basketball All-told, he gave 42 years to Ridgewood youth as teacher and coach and in the Parks and Recreation Department. Their accomplishment was a stepping-stone for the time that led to more interscholastic sports teams for girls in the 1920s. 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. In 1936, Irwin B. Somerville, superintendent of the Ridgewood school system, hired Primo "Duke" DeRochi to coach boys basketball at the high school. Her father was a teaching pro and he served as her coach all throughout her golf career. O'Connell Skettini bowled for the Maroons from 1981 to 1984 and received first team All-County and All-State honors all four seasons for coach Art Rispoli's pinspillers, coming from Ben Franklin Junior High her freshman year. 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. 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. Please contact HOF Committee Co-ChairJeff Yearing to submit your nomination as a Word Doc. Donald Taylor is one of the special student athletes that walked the halls of RHS. Her 1600-meter personal record of 5:04.28 is still on the Ridgewood All-Time list. A brilliant math mind, Pete graduated from Harvard Business School and worked first at Price Waterhouse, then as comptroller at First Boston. 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. 1981 Boys Soccer He coached the 2001 Freshman Football Team to the first ever undefeated season in program history which was an indication of things to come as that group went on to win back to back Group IV State Sectional Championships in Giants Stadium during their varsity years. Her Blue Devil statistics place her among the elite that have played the game at that level with 141 goals for Duke while giving 63 assists .She accumulated 204 points while starting in 80 of 81 career matches for Duke. She is also tied for third place in school history for game-winning assists in a season, three in 1996. We are happy to bring John Marshall into the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame with the Class of 2014 to serve as an example, to all, of diversified excellence in a world narrowed by specialization. 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). Class of 1981 Robertiello covered Ridgewood High School football for 30 years and also worked for a succession of corporations. 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. 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. 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. Mike Culver, a 2002 graduate, is one of the top lacrosse players in the history ofRidgewood High School. I loved working with so many amazing female athletes and perhaps having a positive influence on some of their lives. They would open and close gymnasiums, often late in the evening, just so the kids could play. Class of 1994 She has two daughters who have excelled in sport and her husband Mike is a successful lacrosse coach. Extremely blunt and factual Jim was loved because everyone knew he sincerely cared. Team-wise, McGarrigle played on Ridgewood's Group 4 state championship team of the 1990-91 season and the Maroons' Bergen County championship teams of 1992, 1993 and 1994. Never one to back down from a challenge, he drew from his philosophy from soccer- always be sound defensively. The true three sport athletes seem fewer and fewer today. He captained the team for three seasons 2014 through 2017. Class of 1965 Rogers' time of 10:33.9 in the 3,200-meter race still stands as a Ridgewood High and Bergen County record. ! She was a leader in the fitness field and was instrumental in the incorporation of the school district's Project Adventure programming. The Big Red won the Ivy League championship in 1948 and 1949. 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. Also that season, Wendy was named to the Olympic Development Program's Region 1 team. The entire team exploded with excitement at the accomplishment of one of their relays. Also an Academic All American that season Leigh was selected for the first time to the US Lacrosse Associations U19 24 player training camp. dash (48.1) Henderson finished 2nd in the New England Championships and 3rd in the prestigious Heptagonal Championships in the 440 yd. That total, at the time, set a school record. 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. She would do this by exerting a "never give in" attitude that presented itself through her gritty determination to find a way to succeed. ridgewood-hs-athletic-hall-of-fame-special-contributor-maureen-grieco Rachel usually won her individual battles, but most importantly she used her individual capabilities to raise the level of her team's ability to win by raising the level of her teammates. In his very first competitive triple jump as a sophomore, he was the instant county leader. After college, Jean competed for the Nike Running Club and finished the 1996 New York City Marathon as the 99th overall female and the 57th American. Shannon McGarrigle (Class of 1994) made her mark in Ridgewood High Schoolathletics in basketball. Away she flew! And thanks to Dave Marsh, he found one in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Alex Molnar, class of 1963; Pamela Kristan, class of 1964; and Mary-Rita (Patricelli) Moore, class of 1979; will be recognized. She is currently the Associate Director of Athletics at Boston College. He was one of the first coaches to video his games and then watch them to discover his teams weaknesses. 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. "The Bloomfield team was evenly matched with our boys in weight, but was unequal to the fast rushes of the back field". 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. Julia Rappa , welcome to the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame. Rachel went on to work three seasons 2002-2005 as an asst. With her sister, Patti, she set school records in six relays. Many young men have played the role of signal caller for the Maroons over the years. She met the love of her life, Chris Looney, married and had their child, Maddie, (the cutest child ever). RHS, was also a great place according to Craig. Mark was a three-time District 5 champion (1999, 2001, 2002), the first Ridgewood wrestler to win three district titles, and a 2002 Region 2 champion, becoming only the third Ridgewood wrestler since 1965 to win a region title. Roger taught him to placekick and Peter entered the school's record book in that specialty under Dave Vanderbush. 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. Kitty Batterson was the founder of the Ridgewood High School girls volleyball program and served as head coach from 1974 to 1986. The recipient of the RHS excellence in Athletics Award in 1943, Simos was a three-letter winner in soccer, basketball, and baseball. Tony Napier was hired to be the coach of the newly formed gymnastics team at Ridgewood High School and practice on the make shift equipment as well as after school programs must have moved John to develop a degree of capability. 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. It seemed too unrealistic at the time to think about going undefeated recalled head coach Debbie Paul. According to an article in the May 25 edition of The Ridgewood Herald, "George Monro's circuit drive in the final frame drove in the winning tallies and pulled the game out of the fire for Cal Dinkins, as Ridgewood set Pompton Lakes back for the second time in a tight 3 to 2 contest yesterday afternoon at the Lakeside Oval." In 1942, he introduced a strenuous calisthenics program, including rope climbing, track workouts, pull-ups and coordination drills in all boys gym classes. The 1960 team featured All-County guard, Tom Dusel, and end Mike Henderson and earned Ridgewood's first Group 4 state crown. Flying an F86 Hellcat out of Otis Field, Cape Cod, Mass., gave him frequent opportunities to come home on 24-hour passes. Using the videos of the game, he would change his formations to match the talents of his team. 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. 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. Grundy averaged giving up only four hits a game (seven innings) and walked just four of 107 batters faced in the first half of the 1942 season. 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. O'Connor also played baseball and was a three-year varsity letter winner for head coach Jack Van Yperen and assistant coach Jeff Yearing. She transferred to NYU on an academic scholarship where she became a member of the prestigious University Scholar Program, a Rhodes Scholar Finalist and #2 in her graduation class. 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. 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. 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. In addition to two varsity football seasons, he played baseball three years and basketball two years. Class of 1968 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 the second all time leading scorer in RHS women's soccer with 80 goals and has the RHS assist record with 56. She excelled for five seasons for the Brakettes as a middle infielder while also playing intercollegiate field hockey and basketball at Springfield College. Each of these men knew they had an indispensable resource with Maureen that allowed for them to function in as sane a manner that a person in that position could possibly expect. She attempted 22 stolen bases and was only thrown out once. Tony Napier RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2008 Inductee Maroons History John is a resident of Ewing ,N.J. today and works professionally as an Actuary in the insurance industry. 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. She served as the head coach at Regis College for four years and was head coach for the Bay State Games North East Region women's collegiate team in 1987,88,92,93,98,99,2000,2001 and 2002. In Track she continued her distance running exploits adding the steeple chase to her repertoire. As a well rounded athlete and fierce competitor, the gridiron wasn't the only playing field where Tom excelled. Bain also was a premier quarter-miler. women's soccer coach at Stevens Institute of Technology, helping it gain its first NSCAA post season appearance. 1954-1984 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. Class of 1975 for women at the time. 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. 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). Eunae and her teammate Julia both qualified. He played outfield on Springfield's baseball team that advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska getting two hits in a 2-0 loss to Tennessee, and was co-captain of the soccer team that lost only one game. She compiled an incredible 1.216 slugging percentage. Home games were scheduled on Saturdays and unlike today a second midweek game, usually scheduled away in Ridgewood's instance, would be played. The team ended with a 17-4 record while achieving a league championship and the first state sectional championship with a thrilling 11-10 victory vs. West Morris Mendham. If he had any spare moments, the blond-special could probably do all right with soccer, ping-pong and checkers." They were league and state sectional champions, losing a trip to the county finals on a last second goal vs. Northern Highlands with 32 seconds remaining. He won back-to-back Meet of Champions titles. In the BergenCounty girls tournament, McGarrigle is also the all-time leading scorer with 289 points. Track and Field 1955-1956 1991 Basketball She will forever be remembered as an inspiration to those of us who were lucky enough to know her. (1946-1963) He competed on the hardwood for the Maroons and went on to great athletic and academic success in college. And his contributions went beyond simply coaching track and cross-country. Maureen was professional and knew the impact her decisions would have on everyone concerned with athletics on a daily basis. He never left. She was the team's MVP for the season while also gaining a 2nd team all state slot and honorable mention All American honors. The managers would set the schedule for the team, usually a year in advance, and administer to the financial aspects involved with the running of the program. With an incredible story of perseverance and determination, Dr.John Cerf sets an example of self determination through hard work in and out of the athletic arena. 1974 Multiple Sports Van Note's career statistics at RHS were 18 Goals scored and 24 Assists, with 17 assists doled out in his senior year. Many of coach Napier's gymnasts captured individual titles during his tenure as well. He first went to Potomac State Junior College in West Virginia, where he was a three-sport starter. His records, accomplishments and his legacy have stood the test of time. Class of 1933 Culver is the youngest athlete to be inducted into the RHS Athletic Hall of Fame for his play not only in lacrosse and football but for his success on the lacrosse field for the University of Virginia, the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the United States World Champion U-19 team, as well as his continued dedication to the sport of lacrosse on a national level. In 1943, the Maroons finished first in what was then called the Northern New Jersey Group Three League. 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. Paul states she feels "very blessed to have had an opportunity to teach and coach in a district like Ridgewood". A fierce and intelligent competitor it would not be fair or accurate to put the "pound for pound best athlete" label on him as his size was irrelevant to his success and ability to compete. He was the Penn Relays Athlete of the Meet his junior season when he ran a 4:08 1,600 anchor in the distance medley relay to take Ridgewood from 16th to third place and also turned in a 1:52 in the 800 meters. He would segment the offense and defense into fine tuned periods that eliminated any wasted time. Although it lasted only a little more than two seasons, their individual accomplishments and their total contributions to those two championship seasons are a famed milestone in Ridgewood High School track lore. 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. 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. He was awarded the Outstanding Senior Athlete award in 1977 and also was recipient of the Stroker Award presented by the Stroker Family and the Ridgewood Junior Football Association. Accepted athletic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame where she became a 4-year starter for the Fighting Irish. Area: 12,012 km2. 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. "We nearly came to blows but cooler heads prevailed. He was selected as a Co Capt of the team for the fall of 1965.Coached by Richard Flechtner at RHS; Jeff was selected for the teams "Outstanding Soccer Player Award" his senior campaign. 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. Find out what's happening at RHS through their weekly newsletter. Legendary names like Stroker, Van Yperen, and Hartung, as well as 1,000 yard passers like Strait, Biasi, and Bourke .Of course we also must recognize the recent young guns like Duran, Kaliades and Locke that have all stood behind center for Ridgewood, but none of the aforementioned came close to putting up the passing numbers of Paul Tornatore. 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. So after one year of college running Kandie quit and focused on her nursing studies. Dunne and his wife, Mary, who reside in Edina, Minn., celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last June. Ridgewood High School is steeped in tradition of outstanding athletic teams, coaches, and athletes. We believed in ourselves and each other. She was feted as Bergen County Coach of the Year multiple times, and for the success of her 2011 team, she was honored by the New Jersey Star Ledger as the New Jersey Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year. Three times, he made honorable mention All-County. In 1985,Jeff accepted the position of Asst. Clairs statistics are remarkable. In college, O'Connor was a four-year varsity award winner in soccer at Loyola University Maryland. In both the 1941 and 1942 seasons, he was named first team All-League and first team All-County. In 1977, her sophomore year, Patty won gold in the Counties in Uneven Bars and All-Around. He was inducted into the TCNJ Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 for his accomplishments in football, track and golf. John willingly tells of his early childhood days, running with a group of boys whom he describes as mostly "ending up in jail" after which,he moved to Ridgewood with his Dad at age 12.