Ridgewood H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame: Thirteen new inductees feted

Ridgewood H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame: Thirteen new inductees feted

OCTOBER 31, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY BRIAN FARRELL
SPECIAL TO THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

WYCKOFF — Ten athletes, one coach, the 1913 football team and the 1990-91-92 boys lacrosse teams were inducted into the sixth Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame class on Saturday at The Brick House before an audience of 165 people.

That brings the total to 69 athletes, eight coaches, five teams and four special contributors that have been inducted since Committee Chairman Jeff Yearing, a 1966 Ridgewood graduate, and then-AD Walt Hampson started the Hall of Fame in 2004, conducting inductions every two years.

Players and coaches who contributed to the Ridgewood boys lacrosse “Streak of 44” took part in the festivities at the Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet last Saturday. The coaches in attendance, seated from left, were assistant Bob Turco, head coach Steve Jacobson and assistant Bob Blakely.

This year’s honorees were Don Taylor (RHS Class of 1961, basketball), John Marshall (1971, football/basketball/track and field), Nancy Hogan (1974, field hockey/volleyball/basketball/softball/track and field), John Cerf (1976, gymnastics), Chris VanNote (1981, soccer), Michele Marangi (1984, tennis), Paul Tornatore (1987, football), Jean Hughes (1989, cross-country/track and field), Rachel Grygiel (1993, soccer) and Mark Romeo (2002, wrestling), who is only the third wrestler to be inducted but the first to achieve 100 wins in a varsity career.

Each inductee received a personalized, 11-x-14 framed replica of the Hall of Fame poster that will be hung in the Hall of Fame gallery at Ridgewood High School outside the main gymnasium, a personalized Lucite desk memento and an RHS spirit scarf.

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