Monday, May 13, 2013
Catch up on all the week's top stories.
Ranking places River Dell High School 819 of all high schools in the country and tenth in Bergen County. River Edge homeowners will see a total average annual increase of approximately $174 with the municipal and school budgets adopted, and the county budget introduced, Smoking ban extends to borough owned tennis courts, ball fields and athletic facilities. Sgt. William Haggis has retired from the River Edge Police Department after 30 years of service. Come on. How many times have you driven past Hubcap Joe's on Kinderkamack road and thought, "I'd love to stop in there." River Dell High School Juniors selected by Woman's Club to attend Girls Career Institute at Douglass College. Oradell's Meg Low saw her Fresh & Fancy farm filled with …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Baseball teams are on a run for both schools this week while River Dell lacrosse both dropped tight losses
Both the Bergen Catholic golf team and track javelin squad set new records this past week. Crusaders golf set a new course record when they defeated Don Bosco 150-164 at Upper Montclair with three golfers shooting under par – Ryan Rose stroked a 28, eight points under par (36), while teammates Zach Egermayer and Steven Weingroff carded a 34 and 37 respectively. The Crusaders golf team also picked up wins over Passaic Tech (148-181) and Northern Highlands (149-165) while claiming their fourth straight team title in the Garden State Cup over The Peddie School. At the same time, the Bergen Catholic javelin relay team of Nick Regan (172'10"), DeShaun Morris (160' 3"), and Garrett Hessman (140' 11") smashed the previous school record set in …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
From the diamond to links, courts and lacrosse field, River Dell and Bergen Catholic athletes kicked off their spring season running
Spring has finally arrived and with it the opening of baseball, softball, lacrosse, track, boys tennis and volleyball seasons. And after a long winter, each of the River Dell and Bergen Catholic student-athletes ran to early season victories to open their respective schedules. River Dell boys lacrosse returns its top scorers with Steve Luca and Kevin Barry and standout goalie Ben Sagerman and have already raced to the top of the leaderboard with a 14-4 upset over Old Tappan and ecaped with a 5-4 victory over St. Joseph Regional. Monclair-bound Emily Wong and the girls lacrosse team opened their season with a 10-7 win over Wayne Hills and then a 12-3 victory against neighboring Paramus. Baseball split their first two games with a 4-3 win …
Monday, March 25, 2013
The River Dell drama club performed their spring musical "Once Upon a Mattress" over the weekend
For three days, River Dell High School drama club actors and crew joined the likes of some of Broadway's biggest and brightest with their spring musical production of "Once Upon a Mattress." The annual spring musical is a retelling of the classic fairytale of the Princess and the Pea set in the fictional kingdom ruled by the devious Queen Aggravain (Shannon Hogan) and the mute King Sextimus the Silent (Trey Plutnicki) as their son Prince Dauntless (Mike Schwartz) searches for his bride-to-be. Several princess later and Dauntless is still without a bride as Queen Aggravain tests each prospective wife and finds them lacking perfection. Enter Princess Winnifred the Woebegone (Nora Kennedy) and the entire castle is thrown upside down. Follow …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Approximately 70 student-athletes were honored for their contributions to winter athletics
With the spring athletic season just around the corner, approximately 70 River Dell and Bergen Catholic student-athletes were named to an All-County team for their contributions this past winter. Below is a break down of which athletes were nominated to an All-County team or received honorable mention: Boys Indoor Track First Team - Dan Lynch (600m), Bergen Catholic Second Team - Zach Hubner (300m) and Brandon Jurasin (high jump), both of River Dell Third Team - Austin Berninger (shot put) and Calvin Hartman (pole vault) both of River Dell; Bergen Catholic 4-x-400 Relay (Brian Castro, Kyle Ellerson, Lynch, Craig Scheuring); Bergen Catholic 4-x-800 Relay (Joe Ludwig, Lynch, Matt Morano, Mike Whalen) Honorable Mention - Castro (sprints), Ted…
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Following each borough's reassessments, Oradell taxpayers will see a tax hike under the Regional school budget while River Edge homeowners will see a reduction
For the coming school year, Oradell taxpayers can expect a tax hike under the approved $30.8 million River Dell Regional School budget for 2013-14. At the same time, River Edge residents will see a reduction in their portion of the tax levy. The $26.9 million tax levy, which comes in at the state mandated 2% tax levy cap, calls for a $257 increase to the average Oradell homeowner while River Edge taxpayers will see a $19 reduction. "The perfect storm hit after Trenton approved the reassessments," Board Administrator Thomas Bonfiglio said. "The River Edge percentage share went down while Oradell's went up. But by the 2014-15 school year, everything should equal back out again." To combat a large number of tax appeals, both towns performed …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
River Dell alum Stephanie Carnevale was recently recognized after finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships.
River Dell High School alum Stephanie Carnevale recently earned All-American honors by finishing seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships. Carnevale, who graduated River Dell in 2010, is currently a junior at Muhlenberg College. Carnevale, who got into the national meet as the 15th and last qualifier, posted the seventh-fastest qualifying time with a school-record 8.85, to advance to the final. The time shaved over a tenth of a second off her previous school-record-setting personal best to break the Centennial Conference record. In the final, Carnevale crossed the finish line in 8.95 seconds, a hundredth of a second ahead of the eighth-place finisher and making her the first junior in program history to earn indoor All-…
The drama club presents their spring musical "Once Upon a Mattress", March 21-23 at the high school
Made famous by the likes of Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters in the 1970s, the River Dell High School drama club will now put their own spin on "Once Upon a Mattress." The annual spring musical is a retelling of the classic fairytale of the Princess and the Pea and will be performed Thursday through Saturday at the high school. “We wanted to make a contrast between this year and last year, co-director Brian Reich said. "Last year was Willy Wonka and it was no props, rudimentary costumes, using the open stage. This year we wanted to have a traditional musical with costumes, props, and also the style of the music is a lot different; it is an old term musical comedy. Plus, it is really really funny.” "Mattress" is set in the fictional …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Bergen Catholic dominated during the Region 2 tournament while River Dell struggled in the later rounds
As River Dell's DJ Tirelli and nine Bergen Catholic Crusaders battle the best of the state in Atlantic City today for a state individual title, Patch takes a look at how they got there from the Region 2 tournament. Tirelli won his first match of the tournament when he pinned Michael Foca of Hackensack in under 30 seconds during the quarterfinals but later ran into trouble in the semifinals when facing Don Bosco's Sam Cali. Tirelli trailed early and was ultimately unable to make up enough points to move into the finals as he fell 9-1. Facing Matt Murphy (Northern Highlands) in the third place consolation, Tirelli came out fast and hard, pinning Murphy in 2:23 for a third place finish and his spot in Atlantic City. The Hawks got off to a …
Friday, March 8, 2013
DJ Tirelli is the lone Golden Hawk to take the mat this weekend while Bergen Catholic sends nine
For the second year in a row, DJ Tirelli, Johnny Sebastian, Christian Jenco, Tyler Casamenti and Carmine Goldsack will all return to Atlantic City this weekend with their eyes on a state individual wrestling title. Tirelli who finished third in the Region 2 tournament is the lone Golden Hawk to compete in Atlantic City this year and will look to redeem himself in the 120-pound bracket after falling in the third round last year. As an unseeded wrestler, he will face Peter Ottaviano of Colts Neck on Friday night and a win sets him up against top-seeded Brenden Calas of Seton Hall Prep. Bergen Catholic's Sebastian, who has moved up from his former 160 weight class to 182, earned the top-seed for this weekend after claiming his second Region 2…
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