This was in the Miami Herald today.

Posted on Fri, Jan. 09, 2004

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Ridener (4 goals) powers Taravella 5-1
From Herald Staff Reports

Sophomore striker Stephanie Ridener scored four goals Thursday to power the Taravella girls' s****r team past Coral Springs 5-1.

Jamie Barenbaum had the other goal for the Trojans, who improved to 10-5. Erica Barenbaum added three assists, and keeper Alysse Rothbaum made 10 saves.

It was the first four-goal game of the season for Ridener, who leads Taravella in goals (14) and assists (11). Ridener has scored two goals in three games this year.

''She's versatile,'' Taravella coach Kim Chamberlin said. ``I can put her anywhere. I played her at sweeper against Douglas earlier this week. She's definitely goal-driven, in both ways. She's a very determined athlete. She's got big plans. I'd like to see her play college ball.''

Ridener scored the first four goals of the game against the Colts.

''It's just starting to pay off for her,'' Chamberlin said. ``Her father is constantly telling her she needs to do the best she can. We set high expectations for her and she comes through.

``She's young. By the time she's a senior, she'll be a good leader on the field as well.''

"I love the HSBBW"

Big -
Sincere congratulations on Stephanie's success - a four goal game is something to really celebrate . Does the belly button piercing have anything to do with this, perhaps??? Sounds like you've got a family of great athletes -- who would have thunk it after the pictures we've seen of papa. Obviously the kids take after Mrs. Big.... Hmmm... 'goal driven, determined, big plans, father constantly telling her...' I'm thinking that there are some traits similar to what we see sometimes here on the HSBBWeb??? Congratulations again -- btw, the last sentence of the article is the best one of all!

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Yeaaaaa Steph! Wow Big- this should make the adjustment to Fla so easy to be such a big part of a team!

Yeh! For Stephanie. She's playing my favorite sport..that is...besides baseball!

Congats...she's headed in the right direction...in spite of how I've seen her father dress...(this is...those pics..I've seen).

Seriously...keep us posted...love this kind of information.


Pam

Excellent! Sounds like you have a budding star on your hands. Hopefully, you don't show up to her games in the pink tutu.

GO NAVY!!!BEAT army!!!!!

Way to go Steph!!!

Congrats Big. You picked a great wife!

Mrs. Big surely had an abundance of those "athletic genes"!!!

Big ...

Nice story ... even for those of us who don't believe that kicking a spotted ball around on a field is a "real" sport.

Congrats to you and Mrs Big and Stephanie ... she (Steph) sounds like a real winner in all areas, and has a great future in store.

And thanks for sharing ... those of us without "little women" in the house love to hear of the successes of the gals.

H-mom

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Go HIGHLANDERS !!!
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Let me add my congratulations as well. Good job Steph.

Although I am finding it difficult to picture Biggie sitting in his lounge chair and chewing on his cigar at a s****r game!

Notice "lounge" chair not lawn chair.

Bob,
"Doing nothing is still a course of action"

Yea

Our kids' triumphs make parents feel so good. Bighit, you must be so proud.

Thanks for the nice words.

I would squash a lawn chair. Florida does not allow tobacco on campus, so no cigars. I heckle the refs to relieve stress. I keep reminding them what would happen if this were England!



"I love the HSBBW"

Bighit...Add my congratulations to your daughter and to you and your wife. It sounds like we'll be hearing much more about her in the future. Great job!!!!!!

Biggie

Congrats on the latest star at the Ridener house. You will transition well. Baseball Dad, s****r hooligan, same difference.

Geaux Cajuns!!