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Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Celebrates A Return to Racing With Three First Place Wins!

photo L-R Girls Varsity 4x takes First Place: Tori Lyakerman, Eva Galbraith, Isabel Lee and Lauren Sudol Photo by Edward Hida

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Crew team recently participated in the first Manny Flick of the 2021 Manny Flick Series of rowing races before the annual regatta season begins. To give the crews time to size up the competition, local teams came up with a series for the rowers at the “flicks” on the famous Schuylkill racecourse. The “flicks” are named after Manuel A. Flick, a father who organized the first series in the 1950s.

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Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 by James — 1 Comment

Ridgewood Crew Wins 16 Medals at the 2021 Ironman Regatta

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Crew team participated in the annual Ironman Erg Classic held 100% virtually and hosted by Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey on January 23, 2021. The event attracted 17 clubs. Ridgewood Crew had 44 entries.

Ridgewood performed well, according to Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez, “This event was a great opportunity to all RC athletes and will help the team to keep motivated in a difficult season giving the challenges presented by COVID-19. We are proud of the whole team and we are looking forward to race in upcoming events.”

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Posted on May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 by James — 2 Comments

Ridgewood Crew Finishes With Three Gold Medals and Advances to Nationals!

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Ridgewood NJ, This weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in the last of four races in the North Jersey Virtual Scrimmage Series. Ten clubs participated in the program, with 165 entries total. Ridgewood Crew had eleven athletes participate, resulting in three gold medals and one silver.

The North Jersey Virtual Scrimmage Series was offered for the first time this year after the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. This Ridgewood Crew’s results this week were as follows:

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Posted on May 7, 2020May 6, 2020 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze in the North Jersey Virtual Scrimmage Series

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Ridgewood NJ, Just ahead of Ridgewood Schools going virtual on Friday, March 13, Ridgewood Crew (RC) distributed rowing machines known as “ergometers” to those rowers of the 2020 Crew Team, that did not have their own machines at home. Since then, RC Coaches have been issuing and tracking the practice and progress of the athletes virtually.

Despite most spring sports’ seasons being completely cancelled, the local rowing community has been participating in a dynamic series of virtual scrimmages where each athlete participates from their own home, competing for best time.

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Posted on April 23, 2020April 22, 2020 by James — 1 Comment

Ridgewood Crew Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze in the North Jersey Virtual Scrimmage Series

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Ridgewood NJ, Just ahead of Ridgewood Schools going virtual on Friday, March 13, Ridgewood Crew (RC) delivered practice ergs to the homes of each of the 2020 Team Rowers’ homes. Since then, Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez has been issuing and tracking the practice and progress of his athletes virtually.

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Posted on March 5, 2020March 20, 2020 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew brought home medals in every color at the Haddon Hammers Indoor Rowing Championship on March 1, 2020

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photo Gold Medalist, Vicky Hoy, (C) Women Junior Lightweight

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Westmont NJ, The Ridgewood Crew team participated in the annual Haddon Hammers at Haddon Township High School. The event attracted 13 clubs with 259 entries. Ridgewood Crew had 65 entries.

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Posted on October 31, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Competes at the Head of the Schuykill Regatta

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Ridgewood NJ, This weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in what is known as America’s Favorite Regatta, The Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In its 49th year, this two-day event drew thousands of spectators to Fairmount Park and the 2.5-mile course.

Posted on October 23, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Competes at the Head Of The Charles Regatta

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Thomas Woods, Matthew Lee, Teagan Reinsdorf, Carlo D’Arpa, Tommy Gammer, Jonathan Hida, Teddy Lowicki, Everest Galbraith, Mathew Lepis- Mens Youth 8+. Photo by Ann Hida.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ridgewood Crew team had the opportunity to send one boat to the Head Of The Charles Regatta this past weekend in Boston. The Boys Youth 8+ was led by Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez and veteran coach Bob O’Connor. The average weight of this boat crew is 146 pounds, they raced big and heavier crews. Additionally, the course presented challenges very different from their usual venues. This regatta is one of the largest Head Races Regatta in the World with rowers from many countries including Olympic Champions.

Posted on October 17, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Competes at the Head of the Passaic Regatta

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Sofia Lee, Sara Wong, Serena Corcoran, Olivia Kim, Eva Galbraith, Jasmine Parpel, Lilan Reidel, Caroline Villemoes, Victoria Hoy

Take third place in the Womens HS JV 8+. Photo by Mark Reidel

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew participated in a local event this past weekend at the 2019 Head of the Passaic Regatta led by Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez and veteran coach Bob O’Connor. Teams from the Northern New Jersey area took to the water with Ridgewood Crew competing with 17 entries. What makes 2019’s HOPR different from other years? This year The Passaic River Rowing Association has a new dock at their venue. The dock measures in at an impressive 240 feet in length with two piers and accompanying gangways. At that length, PRRA can accommodate up to four 8+’s and many more boats for this year’s race. While the PRRA membership has been enjoying the new update to their facility, they were extremely excited to share it with the community for the Head of the Passaic Regatta.

Posted on September 26, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Competes at the Tail of the Passaic Regatta

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Caroline Villamoes, Lilian Riedel, Vicky Hoy, Eva Galbraith finish first

in the Womens HS JV 4x. Photo by Ed Hida

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew participated in a local event this past weekend at the 2019 Tail of the Passaic Regatta led by Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez and veteran coach Bob O’Connor. Launching from their familiar Passaic River Rowing Association docks in Lyndhurst, NJ. Teams from the Northern New Jersey area took to the water with Ridgewood Crew competing with 9 entries.

Posted on May 30, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — 1 Comment

Ridgewood Crew Wins Silver and Gold at the SRAA National Championship Regatta!

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Nashport Oh, Ridgewood Crew has just returned from the SRAA National Championship Regatta hosted by the Scholastic Rowing Association of America on Dillon Lake in Nashport, Ohio. Ridgewood Crew entered 8 events out of a total of 496 entries from 156 clubs.

The primary function of the SRAA® is to run the Scholastic Championship Regatta each May, determining the North American Champions. High school athletics does not allow sporting events to be held which decide national champions. This regatta, nevertheless, is informally recognized by the rowing community as a national championship.

Posted on May 23, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — 1 Comment

Outstanding Results for Ridgewood Crew with Two Gold Medals, a Silver and Bronze at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta!

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Philadelphia Pa , The 93^nd Stotesbury Cup Regatta hosted by Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia took place this past weekend. One hundred and eighty-five clubs gathered at the Schuylkill River for what is now the largest high school rowing regatta in the world. Ridgewood sent 14 crews to compete in a selection from 31 championship events, against exceptionally fine crews from all parts of the United States and Canada.

Overall, Ridgewood came in sixth place in team points, second place in sculling crews and first place over all NY/NJ teams at the event.

Posted on May 9, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Achieves a New Milestone at the 2019 City Championship Regatta

For the first time in Ridgewood Crew history, the Boys JV 8+ qualifies for the SRAA National Regatta! Photo by

Edward Hida

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew entered 14 events at this weekend’s Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association’s City Championship Regatta with only Lower Merion, PA; Montclair, NJ and Springside Chestnut Hill, PA entering more. Delightful weather on Saturday encouraged crowds along the Schuylkill River for the qualifying heats while the finals and semifinals on Sunday couldn’t have been soggier. The wet conditions did nothing to dampen the athletes’ moral, with 11 boats advanced to the finals and 5 boats earning medals.

Posted on April 19, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Perform Impressively at the 2019 5th Manny Flick

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Ridgewood NJ, For the third week in a row, the Ridgewood Crew athletes took to the water, this time for the final event in the pre-season series. Sunday, April 14, 2019, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, 85 rowing clubs gathered to compete in the 5^th Manny Flick. Ridgewood had 15 boats race in 13 events. Award Winning Results included…

Posted on April 11, 2019April 10, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Crew Champions Celebrate Two Weeks in a Row

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Ridgewood NJ, After a cold and rainy March, the Ridgewood Crew
Team is excited to be back on the water! Training hard at this spring’s temporary docks in Bergen County’s Overpeck Park has proved beneficial for the athletes. Special thanks to Don Bosco for welcoming our rowers at their facility.

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