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Hinsdale Central's girls swimmers and divers began the season as nomads with the Don Watson Aquatic Center under repair. "We were displaced from our home pool, traveling all these different places," said head coach Bob Barber. Homelessness did not exempt the Red Devils from going up against the state's top programs like Rosary, New Trier and St. Charles North. "They clearly were the stronger teams but we were convinced that we were kind of the best of the rest," he said. The...
What is P.A.S.S.? As a Hinsdale Central sophomore student-athlete, Aryan Bansal could detect the struggle some of his teammates were having balancing schoolwork with the demands of pursuing high school sports. "Kids were saying in the locker room, 'I've got three tests tomorrow and practice doesn't end until 6:30 p.m.' " recounted Bansal, now a junior. "There's no time to get to teacher office hours when you have to get to practice." A two-sport athlete himself, Bansal underst...
The Hinsdale Central boys varsity soccer team not only made its first appearance at the IHSA state tournament since 2014 last weekend, it beat Edwardsville 3-1 to earn third place and a spot on the podium. An unlikely finish for a team that started out the season 1-6-1, but head coach Mike Wiggins said the players were extremely resilient, hard-working and committed athletes who persevered game after game. "It was not just a difficult start to the year, it was handling the...
Finn Richards of Hinsdale set a school record and won first place at the IHSA state cross country meet Nov. 9 at Dettweiler Park in Peoria, but he’s not satisfied. He said he has more to give the sport. “It was pretty nice to be able to accomplish what I wanted to do,” the Benet Academy senior said. “At the end of the day, I still feel like I can do more. “I don’t think this is the end,” he added. “I celebrated for a bit, but now I’m back to work. It was good, but it was...
Members of the Hinsdale Central and Benet Academy girls swimming and diving teams will compete at the IHSA state final meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Representing Red Devil Nation are seniors Vija Barber (400-yard freestyle relay), Isabella Brubaker (200-yard freestyle relay), Erica Driscoll (diving), Lauren Lin (200-yard medley relay), Meghan Martell (diving) and Kamile Zinis (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays); junior Anna Rocca (100-yard...
The Hinsdale Central girls cross country and boys soccer teams will compete at their respective IHSA State Finals this weekend. Representing Red Devil Nation at the girls cross country state meet Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria are juniors Grace Gruber, Lily Hodneland and Addie Krogstie, and sophomores Morgan Kohn, Ella Satre and Evelyn Skay. The boys soccer team will take on Hersey in a semifinal game at 6 p.m. Friday at Hoffman Estates High School. Central will then play on Saturday in either the third-place game at...
After back-to-back heartbreaking runner-up finishes at the IHSA state final the last two years, the Hinsdale Central boys golfers thought they'd come up just short again. Tied with Evanston for top honors at 12-over par 588 after the final hole Saturday of the two-day state tournament in Bloomington, the Red Devils knew their opponents' fifth-best score of the round - the typical tiebreaking protocol - was better than theirs. But state final rules call for a combination of...
Hinsdale Central junior Maddie Brooks rises for a spike Monday night as the Red Devils hosted Timothy Christian for the team's senior night celebration. Unfortunately they couldn't celebrate a victory, as the Devils fell to the top-ranked Trojans in a hard-fought three-set match. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls tennis team and two Nazareth Academy seniors will compete at the IHSA 2A state final Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 24-26, at Hersey High School. Representing Red Devil Nation will be senior Kotryna Tomas and junior Asha Sarai in singles, and the duos of senior Abigail Gambla/junior Sydney Shuster and junior Lauren Panveno/freshman Sophia Virmani in doubles. Nazareth Academy senior doubles players Margaret and Elisabeth Anos of Hinsdale finished third and fourth, respectively, at the...
Hinsdale Central's Alexia Velicu competes in the junior varsity 200-yard IM event Oct. 11 during a meet against visiting Glenbard West. Velicu placed first with a time of 2:34.59, helping the Red Devils girls swim and dive program earn team victories over the Hilltoppers at both the JV and varsity levels. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale Central's Austen Szurgot battles with an LT defender as the Red Devils hosted the Lions on Dickinson Field Oct. 1. The Devils claimed a hard-fought 3-2 overtime victory over their conference rival. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Attending a sporting event at Hinsdale Central High School isn't the only way to support a student-athlete - or a good cause. Many Red Devil teams make it a practice to hold annual fundraisers or drives to benefit causes close to members' hearts. Since the start of the school year, the cheerleaders have held a fundraiser at Fuller House, the girls swim and dive team held a car wash at the school, the boys and girls golf teams held a food drive for HCS Family Services and the...
Dru Devata Clarendon Hills What was your goal going into your senior golf season? There's nothing like winning as a team, and that's the main goal. Winning individually is great, but winning as a team is a different level. It's a different dynamic. It makes the winning that much sweeter and It makes the losing a little more painful What has playing for the Red Devils meant to you? Playing golf at Central has given me a different community, and when I was an underclassman it ga...
Hinsdale Central golfers Dru Devata and Charlie Norby watch the paths of their respective drives Sept. 12 during a match against Glenbard West at Hinsdale Golf Club. The Red Devils defeated their West Suburban Silver conference rival Hilltoppers 141-157. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale Central's Grace Gruber competes during the Red Devil Invite girls cross country meet Sept. 7 at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. Gruber was one of four Red Devils to finish the 2.9-mile race. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Lights. Camera. Action! Hinsdale Central has gone Hollywood for Homecoming 2024, looking to Tinseltown to theme this year's weeklong series of festivities leading up to Friday night's football game and Saturday night's dance. On Monday, student organizers from the school's Varsity Club board talked about the fun ways they planned to stir the spirit of their fellow Red Devils, starting with an Adam Sandler Day to kick things off. Sophomore Carolyn Kentra said the idea was to...
Members of the Hinsdale Falcons football and cheer squads were featured Friday night on Dickinson Field before the start of the Hinsdale Central- Lyons Township football game. The Falcons formed a tunnel to welcome the Red Devils onto the field. Complete game information appears on Page 36. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame will induct six new members tonight, Sept. 19, at its dinner at Ruth Lake Country Club. The event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997. Following are brief bios of members of the Class of 2024. Sandy Murray Gbur Class of 1973 As a high schooler, Gbur volunteered at The Farm Club (today's Hanson Center) in Burr Ridge and taught a young boy with a developmental disability how to bowl. This experience led Gbur...
Hinsdale Central senior Cooper Revord competes in the Red Devil Invite Saturday at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. The Devils scored 304 points and placed 12th in the cross county meet, which was won by Palatine with 102 points. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale Central golfer Elyssa Abdullah chips onto the green of the par-4 first hole at Ruth Lake Country Club Aug. 22 while teammate Sara Han blasts her third shot out of the sand to give herself a par-saving putt during a match against LT. The Red Devils got the best of their conference rival Lions 159-201. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
With the start of classes at Hinsdale Central High School last week came the start of the Red Devils sports season. The addition of girls flag football this year brings the number of fall sports teams to 10. In this, the first of a three-part season preview series, coaches for the boys and girls golf teams and girls swim/dive team share insights on their teams and the athletes they hope will take them into the postseason. Boys golf First meet: Aug. 15 @ Edwardsville Invite (V...
The most significant improvement project at Hinsdale Central High School over the summer, according to Principal Bill Walsh, didn't require any heavy equipment. "We renumbered all the rooms," Walsh revealed on a recent campus tour shortly before students returned. Rooms now have four-digit identifiers, with 0100 numbers in the basement, 1000 and up on the first floor and 2000 on the second. "We ran out of numbers," said Walsh, explaining the way expansion over the years had...
The sun is shining and a cool breeze is blowing the morning of July 18 as Hinsdale Central juniors and seniors arrive for their seventh day of football camp at Dickinson Field. Before camp started July 8, it had been more than eight months since players and coaches were on the gridiron. "It always feels like a long time coming, but once it's here, its such a familiar, comfortable feeling, so it's great," varsity head coach Brian Griffin said. Quarterback Riley Contreras, a jun...
Kiran Amegadjie didn't start playing football until age 13 when he joined the Hinsdale Falcons youth program. "I remember getting hit, and I remember my first headache after a long practice and all the soreness I felt," Amegadjie recounted. "I was like, 'What did I just get myself into?' " The Hinsdale native had no idea he'd gotten himself onto a path that less than 10 years later would lead to the National Football League as the 75th pick in the 2024 Draft by his hometown...
After throwing out the first pitch for the Clarendon Hills Softball Queen of the Hills tournament, Hinsdale's Alexander Brown took over the microphone to shout, "Play ball!" The 10U round robin tournament was hosted by the Lady Red Devils June 9. Proceeds from the event went to benefit the Make-A-Wish Illinois organization. Alexander is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor and will be starting kindergarten at The Lane School this fall. He is also looking forward...
