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The Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament over winter break is also know as HC squared. The varsity Red Devils took it to another power last month, winning the title in the tourney, which dates back to 2015, for the first time in program history. Varsity head coach Nick Latorre said winning the championship was not a goal the team had set. "We just try to play our best and play unselfishly and play really hard and however it works out is what we live...
Hinsdale Central senior Patrick Graham (clockwise from top left) lays up a shot while teammate and fellow senior Emerson Eck knocks down a three-pointer during the Red Devils' quarterfinal game Tuesday against Homewood-Flossmoor in the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic. Senior Ben Oosterbaan led the team in scoring with 26 points, including this shot, and also made a key shot block at the rim to help secure the 69-59 victory over the Vikings. The win earned the team a berth in...
After taking two years off following his 2020 graduation from Hinsdale Central High School, Guy Goss made the right decision to get back on the gridiron. He helped the College of DuPage beat North Dakota State 14-12 Dec. 3 in the Red Grange Bowl at COD's Bjarne Ullsvik Stadium to earn its second consecutive National Junior College Athletic Association Division III title. For Goss, this was the biggest stage on which he had played. "I think every player, you might have the...
Hinsdale Central Hockey Club's Zach Devine guides the puck up the ice during a home game against Stevenson Dec. 6 at Willowbrook Ice Arena. The Red Devils fell to the Patriots 7-1, a rare loss in otherwise prosperous season as the club celebrates its 50th year of operation. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
In early October, Nazareth Academy's football team had a unusually scheduled Thursday night game. Hinsdale's Brady Linn, a reserve senior linebacker/wide receiver, recalled his coach's message after the victory. "He said, 'I want to give you Friday off to experience what it's like not having football on Friday, because it's going to be gone soon for you seniors,' " Linn said. "From that point we were playing to just stay together, and that kept us going." The team kept going...
Hinsdale Central bowlers Angelina Molfese and Rachel Brugge approach their shots during the team's season opening home match against Neuqua Valley Tuesday at Suburbanite Bowl in Westmont. The Red Devils gave a strong performance in their debut, defeating the Wildcats 2,442-1,573 (Jim Slonoff photos)...
While the daylight may be in short supply these days, there's plenty of illumination inside as Hinsdale Central winter sports move into the spotlight. The Hinsdalean kicks off its three-part preview series looking at each of the season's eight teams with boys and girls bowling and hockey. The second and third installments will follow on Dec. 1 and 8. Boys bowling First game: Nov. 5 at Naperville Baker Invite (V placed 3rd) Last year: 2-6, 5th in regional Head coach: Alex...
Ideas for a news story can come from just about anywhere, including the walls of Hinsdale Central High School. For Taylor Levin, editor-in-chief of the Devils' Advocate student magazine, fliers and posters are no longer just announcements or decorations on a wall. Each announcement of a club meeting, school dance or after-school event is a potential article for the monthly publication. Levin, a member of Cherise Lopez's journalism II honors class, is one of nine students on...
Hinsdale Central junior Aden Bandukwala went into Saturday's IHSA 3A state boys cross country final with last year's 29th-place finish to beat. He beat it all right - along with everyone else - to become the first state champion in school history. Bandukwala immediately found himself the target of celebration. "Probably seeing all the teammates and family after the race coming up and jumping on me while I could hardly breath, I'm never going to forget that," he said....
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls swim team will compete at the IHSA state meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12 at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Representing Red Devil Nation will be senior CC Huber in diving; senior Caroline Kramer in the 200-yard IM, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard medley relay; senior Phoebe Paarlberg in the 200-yard medley relay, and 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays; senior Lauren Priest in the 100-yard backstroke; senior Kit Schneider in the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay, and...
The Devils just wouldn't be denied. In an IHSA girls tennis state tournament last week that could have resulted in championship honors bestowed elsewhere, Hinsdale Central made the most of key opportunities for its second consecutive title and the 20th in the program's unparalleled record of achievement. The Red Devils amassed 32 points over the three-day final Oct. 19-21 to edge out runner-up New Trier (29) and Stevenson (28). But it came down to Saturday's play. "There were...
Senior quarterback Billy Cernugel returned from injury on Saturday, scoring the final touchdown of the game for Hinsdale Central and later running in the two-point conversion. Despite the effort, the Red Devils fell to Glenbard West 15-45 in the season-ending game. For more details, turn to End Zone on Page 36. (photos by Mike Prepelica for The Hinsdalean)...
Dozens of Devils will dedicate a part of this Saturday to the community's greater good. The Hinsdale Central students will take part in school's annual Day of Service, a volunteerism drive organized by the Red Devil Service Club. The group promotes initiative, leadership and good citizenship practices through large- and small-scale outreach projects during the year. Senior Leah Bradley, service club president, said the event encourages teens to step beyond the relative...
Hinsdale Central's Luca Davies battles for the ball with an Addison Trail opponent during a varsity soccer match Oct. 13 on Centennial Field. The Red Devils defeated the Blazers 2-0. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Falcons night - Members of the Hinsdale Falcons football teams flocked onto Dickinson Field Friday night as the Hinsdale Central Red Devils took the field. In addition to greeting the team, several Falcon players also helped out with unfurling a large American flag for the National Anthem as part of the Red Devil's Salute to Service prior to the game. Please turn to Pages 33 and 48 for more photos of the event and game. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Hinsdale Central girls golf team won the program's first state title in seven years at the IHSA 2A state final Friday and Saturday in Decatur. Led by sophomore Elyssa Abdullah, who tied for second individually with a score of 142, the Red Devils posted a tournament-best 297 on Saturday for a two-day total of 600, eight strokes better than runner-up Stevenson. "It's a pretty great accomplishment," Abdullah said. "The whole team came together at the right time." Central was...
If it weren’t for Eric Riegger, the Hinsdale Central boys and girls varsity golf teams each would be short one player this season. Emil, a senior, and Lilly, a freshman, both point to their dad as the reason they got into golf. Emil remembers some early morning play when he was just 9 and 10 years old. “When we lived in Ireland, we used to go in the morning around 6 a.m. to just play nine holes and then come back,” he said. That experience might come in handy this weeke...
Hinsdale Central's doubles partners Bridget Novatney (foreground) and Nicole Hu team up during the Red Devils' home competition against Stevenson. The Devils fell to the Patriots 3-6. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Full support - Ellianna Lambert, Madeleine Woodbury and Kaylee Colderchant cheer on the Hinsdale Central pommers during Friday night's homecoming football game at Dickinson Field. The Red Devils came from behind in the last 30 seconds of the game to win 22-19 against Oak Park-River Forest. More homecoming pictures are on Page 28; football results are in End Zone on Page 36. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame will induct four new members tonight, Sept. 22, at its dinner at Ruth Lake Country Club. The annual event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997. The Class of 2022 inductees are as follows. Douglas Newby The 1970 graduate credits his upbringing in Hinsdale for stoking his interest in community involvement and his high school friends and mentors for instilling confidence and vision to venture into uncharted territory with new ideas and initiatives. Newby play...
Hinsdale Central’s Elyssa Abdullah tees off from the third tee while teammate Sarah Thornton chips onto the fourth green at Ruth Lake Country Club Sept. 15 during a match against visiting Downers Grove South. The Red Devils defeated the Mustangs 152-218. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Lisa Mussman Steele isn't about to let a few hundred miles stand between her and the chance to reconnect with her classmates from the Hinsdale Central High School Class of 1982. A resident of Asheville, N.C., Steele said she's never missed a reunion, and she won't miss the one planned for this weekend, either. "I haven't lived back in Hinsdale since I graduated from high school," Steele said. But she's remained in touch with her Central friends, and thanks to regular...
“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!” — Winnie the Pooh Happy Fall! Today is the autumnal equinox, ushering in a season — as the most famous resident of the Hundred Acre Wood so gleefully conveys — replete with delights. Sunshine without summer’s humidity and cool evenings for strolls or s’mores make it the most inviting time to be outdoors for Midwest denizens. While the jury’s still out on sanctioning the term “leaf peeper...
Hinsdale Central volleyball players Amber Pelton (back to camera) and Alexa Knapp converge on a served ball as teammates Ava Young (right) and Elizabeth Sessa look on during a home match against conference rival LT Tuesday night. The Red Devils fell to the Lions 19-25, 23-25. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Summer construction projects delayed the start of school at Hinsdale Central, but the new spaces likely impressed students and staff when they returned to class Tuesday. One of the most noticeable is a new entrance along Grant Street, where the old entrance known as the "pool door" used to be. The Grant Street Plaza, as Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh likes to call it, offers a much more appropriate first impression to the many who use this entrance. The area features a...
