Ranney School Dedicates
Richard G. Leister Field on Opening Day
The Ranney School varsity
12 MAY 2021 | TheJournalNJ.com
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“Athletics are an integral part of a Ranney education, providing
myriad opportunities for our students to build resilience, character
incredibly grateful to the Chropuvkas for their support of our baseball
program and for choosing to honor the memory of our friend and col-
The improvements were also made possible by the generous support
of Ranney parents Andres and Tayler Gracia (AJ ’23); Philip and Celia
Celler (Steven ’22, Joseph ’24, and Richard ’25); and Bill and Ellen
Presutti (William ’21 and Alexandra ’24), as well as other donors to the
Ranney Fund.
The Ranney Panthers went on to defeat Brick Memorial, 14-8.
baseball team opened its
season on April 19 and honored
a beloved member of the
Ranney Operations Team as the
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icated in his memory before the
game. Thanks to the generous
philanthropic support of Ranney
School parents Gary and Joanne
Chropuvka, of Red Bank, (Charles
’22, Curtis ’25, and Holden ’29)
as Richard G. Leister Field.
"We love contributing to
the momentum and growth of
the Ranney School baseball program.
Ranney student athletes
have always been offered stellar
academics, and now the baseball
facilities can meet the same high standard,” the Chropuvkas said. “Coach
Pat Geroni has done a fantastic job growing this program and shows these
Richie Leister does for our entire community. He was the face of Ranney, and
we could not think of a better way to celebrate him than by seeing his name
In addition to Ranney families, faculty and staff, the event was attended
by Richard Leister’s wife, Patricia; their sons, Conor and Kieran, as well
to my father. My mother, brothers and I are touched by the gesture, one by
which I'm certain he himself would be profoundly humbled. The baseball
team's huge victory made it all the more enjoyable, and we look forward to
the day that Richard G. Leister Field is home to the Class B Central champions.
On behalf of my family,
I'd like to sincerely thank everyone
at the Ranney School
that played a part in making
it a truly special day that we
will always remember and
cherish, especially the Chropuvka
family and my father's
beloved coworkers in Operations.
Go Panthers!"
The project included extensive
renovations to the
cages, as well as the addition
of a new scoreboard and live
streaming through PlaySight
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