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Outdoor Interstate Youth Sports Competitions are Back

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Ridgewood NJ,, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order 232, which will rescind the current prohibition on outdoor interstate youth competitions, effective 6:00 a.m. on Friday, March 19.

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Athletes Start a Petition to Restart Athletic Seasons at Bergen Community College

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Paramus NJ, Ryan Scully, a third-year student-athlete at the Bergen County Community College  , was informed by his coach earlier this month that the college will not resume athletic activities for the remainder of the school year.  Scully started this petition to bring athletics back to Bergen Community College.

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RHS Sophomore Spotlights the Importance of Healthy Teen Minds in Athletics

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Ridgewood  NJ,  Ridgewood High school sophomore, Brandon Shintani, has a vision to improve the mental health of athletes. Recognizing that training the mind is just as important as training the body, his online platform, Mind-Design Sports provides sports psychology tips for young athletes all over the world. Each month, a specific topic is highlighted through guest speaker podcasts and complementary blogs. The goal is to increase young athletes’ mental self-awareness and offer solutions to common issues that they experience; a worthy endeavor given the growing number of student-athletes who suffer from anxiety and depression.

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Ridgewood H.S. Sports: Athletes, coach honored at All-County banquets

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DECEMBER 18, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY GREG TARTAGLIA
SPORTS EDITOR |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The Bergen County Coaches Association (BCCA) and Bergen County Women Coaches Association (BCWCA) held their fall sports awards banquets at the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge earlier this week.

Numerous Ridgewood High School athletes and coaches were honored for being named to an All-County first team or with other special awards.

Here is a look at the Maroons who were recognized:

Tuesday: BCWCA dinner

Ridgewood was named as the Large Schools Team of the Year for girls cross-country after winning the Bergen County Group B and Bergen Meet of Champions (BMOC) titles, both at Darlington Park. The Maroons honored for being on the All-Bergen first team were junior Olympia Martin and senior Sam Halvorsen, who finished 2-3 at the BMOC and 1-2 at the North 1, Group 4 sectional.

In addition, the State Group 4 race winner Martin was tabbed as one of 10 finalists for The Record Fall Athlete of the Season award, which went to Northern Valley/Old Tappan volleyball player Natalie Alechko.

Three Ridgewood girls were recognized for being chosen to the All-County gymnastics first team: junior Mika Tamura and freshmen Katherine Muccio and Victoria Purritano, all of whom scored over 36 all-around this season.

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Ridgewood taekwondo athletes feast on Big East

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Twenty-one students from Taekwondo All In of Ridgewood received medals for their performances at the Big East Tournament in Basking Ridge on April 26. FRONT ROW, from left: Akash Patel, Lucas Woods, Edward Wagner and Maya Gugelev. MIDDLE ROW, from left: Arjun Narang, Benjamin Soung, Tej Patel, Audrey Kim and Alexander Han. BACK ROWS, from left: Adrian Golnabi, Jason Ahn, Louise Kim, Julia An, Liam Woods, Jenna Slota, head coach Youngmin Kin, Tony An, Connor Rojas, David Ahn, Kalyan Patel, Abhishek Narang, Colin Fitzgerald and coach Seongki Kim.

Ridgewood taekwondo athletes feast on Big East

JUNE 5, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015, 12:31 AM
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Twenty-one Ridgewood Taekwondo athletes faced a major challenge at the Big East Tournament, which drew over 400 competitors from the tri-state area on April 26. However, the students from Taekwondo All In produced stellar results by claiming 29 gold, 21 silver and five bronze medals.

The Big East Tournament was the final stop in the circuit before the National Championships, which will take place July 4 in Austin, Texas.

“We have an amazing group of kids at Taekwondo All In,” Youngmin Kim, a Taekwondo master and head instructor, said. “Their dedication and hard work is truly inspirational. Our goal at the school is to teach our students not only the martial art, but life lessons on grit, focus and hard work, which will benefit them in all aspects of their lives.”

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