Park Ridge High School

Herb Jacobsen celebrates a century well-lived – NorthJersey.com

parkridge — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:59:02 +0000

NorthJersey.comHerb Jacobsen celebrates a century well-livedNorthJersey.comAt Park Ridge High School, he was the captain of the football team and recalled that, "the playing field was full of rocks" and many of the injuries had more to do... Read more

Theodore D. Gunther dies at 47 – NorthJersey.com

parkridge — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:45:08 +0000

Theodore D. Gunther dies at 47NorthJersey.comHe could often be seen walking the links of his favorite golf course The Blue Hill Golf Club in Orangeburg, NY Ted was a graduate of the class of 1983 of Park Ridge High School Read... Read more

Annual Tennis Clinic signups on 3/24 – NorthJersey.com (press release)

parkridge — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:14:48 +0000

Annual Tennis Clinic signups on 3/24NorthJersey.com (press release)The Spring Clinic will be held on the high school tennis courts behind the Park Ridge High School. This year's Spring Tennis Clinic will begin on Monday, April 30. The clinic... Read more

Wuhrman Bowls Perfect Game, Takes 3rd In States

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:41:02 +0000

Dan Wuhrman wanted to go out with a bang. The Park Ridge senior did more than that Wednesday, as his final day as a high school bowler finished with a resounding boom.

Wuhrman fired only the fourth 300 game in the history of the NJSIAA boys individual tournament and went on to a third-place finish at Carolier Lanes. It was quite an exclamation point to his career.

“I never thought anything like this was possible,” Wuhrman said. “I went out the best I could and did the best I can. I’m proud to be where I’m standing now, even if I couldn’t make it any further.”

Wuhrman qualified for the second round with a 660 series that left him in 14th place after the opening session. He dazzled in the next three games, firing his 300 to open the second round. He wound up with a 748 series, moving all the way up to third place and a spot in the stepladder-format championship.

Wuhrman caught a break in the fourth-place game. He missed a 10-pin in the eighth frame, seemingly opening the door for Dale Barshewski of Keansburg in a close match. But Wuhrman recovered to finish with four straight strikes. Barshewski shockingly left the 3-6-7-10 split in the 10th. He was unable to convert the spare, giving Wuhrman a 216-201 victory.

Again, Wuhrman was forced to overcome adversity in the third-place game. He opened in the third and fourth frames against Diante Fields of Kingsway. Fields seemingly was in control, but Wuhrman put the heat on him with six consecutive strikes to finish. Fields managed a double in the 10th frame to clinch a 224-214 victory. Fields wound up defeating reigning champion Tim Wolchko of Egg Harbor in the final, 246-234.

“I struggled to start out. I was shocked I could throw six in a row,” Wuhrman said about his eighth game of the day. “To go out with six strikes is the way I wanted to go out.”

And the 300 – Wuhrman’s first perfect game – was the way he wanted to start the second session. Wuhrman had to make up 41 pins just to get in the top five, and did that and more. His timing couldn’t have been better. The only drawback was that his older brother, Mike, who also was an accomplished bowler at Park Ridge, missed most of the game.

“That was my goal for the day. My brother didn’t make it to the [stepladder format] when he bowled,” Wuhrman said. “My goal in life is to be better than my brother.”

Four North Jersey bowlers were among the top 18 who advanced to the second round. Besides Wuhrman, Vince Siekierski of Don Bosco fired a 667 series in the opening session to advance in 10th place, but had a 607 in the second round and finished 11th with a total of 1,274.

New Approach Meant to Scare Kids Away from Tracks – Patch.com

parkridge — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:12:46 +0000

New Approach Meant to Scare Kids Away from TracksPatch.comPark Ridge High School was among the first to hear the new approach last fall because they have tracks that cross a street in town and a teen was killed on the Read... Read more

Judy Rife: Train tracks and kids can be a tragic combo – Times Herald-Record

parkridge — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:50:28 +0000

Judy Rife: Train tracks and kids can be a tragic comboTimes Herald-RecordBy Judy Rife “Shortcut” is what 450 Park Ridge High School students called it at the start of the new rail-safety program that NJ Transit rolled out in November Read... Read more

Fair Lawn basketballl tournament gives players chance to learn about breast cancer – NorthJersey.com

parkridge — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:48:09 +0000

Fair Lawn basketballl tournament gives players chance to learn about breast cancerNorthJersey.comThe tournament was created by Weaver when he was the girls basketball coach at Park Ridge High School. The team's 2006 season marked the 10th... Read more

Turf field project will be on Park Ridge’s April ballot – NorthJersey.com

parkridge — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:08:06 +0000

NorthJersey.comTurf field project will be on Park Ridge's April ballotNorthJersey.comVoters will have another opportunity to weigh in on a project that would outfit the Park Ridge High School football/soccer field with artificial turf. The... Read more

Hoop Shoot contest winners announced – NorthJersey.com (press release)

parkridge — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:07:55 +0000

Hoop Shoot contest winners announcedNorthJersey.com (press release)7 at the North District Finals at Park Ridge High School. The District winners will then go on to the State Contest, then Regional Finals, and eventually to the National Finals. The... Read more

Elks to hold annual basketball hoop shoot – NorthJersey.com (press release)

parkridge — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:40:07 +0000

Elks to hold annual basketball hoop shootNorthJersey.com (press release)7 at Park Ridge High School. Those winners will be given plaques or trophies and they will advance to the State Competition where they will compete with the winners of 11 other... Read more