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The Red Devils are off and running (and passing, shooting, etc.). The fall season of high school sports has begun, and to begin our three-part series on Hinsdale Central's teams we, ask coaches of boys and girls cross country and boys soccer to assess their squads. The series will continue in the Sept. 8 and 15 issues. Boys cross country First meet: Aug. 26 vs. Red Devil Tri (non-scoring meet) Last year: 2nd at IHSA regionals, state runner-up Head coach: Jim Westphal Years as...
Luke Adams had seen enough of this year's Major League Baseball draft. The Hinsdale resident and recently graduated Red Devil star player had watched the draft's 11th round livestream on July 19 - the third and final day - with disappointing results. "After my name didn't get picked, I turned it off," Luke said. About 20 minutes later he received a phone call from a Milwaukee Brewers scout, who informed him he was the team's 12th-round selection. "I tried to find it online...
Stephanie Dolehide was on a mission. The 2018 Hinsdale Central graduate, a state tennis champion with the Red Devils and key player for Army's Black Knights, was determined to conquer the U.S. Military Academy's indoor obstacle course that had been a driving factor in her post-secondary selection. The IOCT was the culmination of the Military Movement class focusing on tumbling, strength and balance. "I started taking (Military Movement) my plebe year - my first year - and I wa...
The Hinsdale Central High School 4x800 relay team finished the 2022 Illinois High School Track and Field finals with a second-place finish and the desire to keep on running. On the way home from that meet at Eastern Illinois University, coach Noah Lawrence suggested the foursome make a trip to Eugene, Ore., for the Nike Outdoor Nationals, the unofficial national high school championships held at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. Just a couple of weeks later,...
Long before he ever donned a Red Devils basketball uniform, Evan Phillips learned the basics of the game from members of the Hinsdale Central basketball team. "I remember it being super special and cool to be coached by the varsity players," said Phillips, who was in elementary school when he attended his first Hinsdale Central summer basketball camp. Now an incoming senior and a member of the varsity team himself, it's Phillips who is sharing his knowledge and skills with...
Happy Fourth! And Happy 246th birthday USA!! One might think the country would be feeling its age, but - while the last couple of years would make any republic curmudgeonly - Americans always seem ready to celebrate with youthful exuberance. Hinsdale knows how to ignite the patriotic spirit with its Fourth of July festivities, starting with the Independence Day parade at 10 a.m. through the village's downtown. Due to reconstruction work on Garfield Avenue, the procession will...
Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse's 2022 season concluded last week with double doses of drama, as the Red Devils finished runner-up at the IHSA state final at Central. It came down to overtime against powerhouse New Trier in Saturday's title game. The Devils took a 6-3 lead into the second half, extending it to 9-4 before the Trevians came back to knot it up at 10 with nine minutes to go. New Trier scored the go-ahead goal, then Central matched it with 3:43 left, with the...
For the third time in four years and the 27th time in history, the Hinsdale Central boys tennis team won the state title Saturday. The team garnered 49 out of 52 possible points at the IHSA meet May 26-28 in Arlington Heights, easily beating second-place New Trier, which had 29 points. "In the end, the team did perform as they had all season, which is dominant," coach John Naisbitt said. "(You're) one turned ankle, one flu, one COVID diagnosis away from things changing. You...
Hinsdale Central's Amanda Drew delivers a pitch during the Red Devils' IHSA regional semifinal May 24 against Willowbrook, held at LT. The Devils lost the playoff game 10-0, finishing the season with a .500 record. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Joining the bigs - Members of the Devil's baseball club's 9-U Red team visited the Hinsdale Central baseball game May 18. The boys had the chance to line up for the National Anthem before the game. While the Red Devils came up short that day against York losing 9-1, the team did finish first in the conference with a 12-6 record and a 19-10 record overall. The team was scheduled to meet Romeoville in a regional meet Wednesday after press time. (Jim Slonoff p...
Hinsdale Central's Tucker Hawthorne fires a pitch toward home plate May 18 as the Red Devils battled conference rival York at Central. The Devils fell to the Dukes 9-1. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Members of the Hinsdale Central boys tennis and boys track teams will compete at their respective IHSA state finals this weekend. Representing Red Devil Nation at the tennis state tournament May 26-28 at Hersey High School will be seniors Mujtaba Ali-Khan and Noah Hernandez in singles, and the tandems of seniors Jai Vallurupalli/Anthony Lipari and junior James Theriault/sophomore Alex Kotarski in doubles. Representing Red Devil Nation at the boys track state meet May 26-28 at Eastern Illinois University will be junior Daniel...
The Hinsdale Central boys gymnastics team placed seventh in the state this weekend earning 145.25 points, and senior Matthew Cihlar ended his career by earning three top-10 finishes in individual events and placing 11th in the all-around competition. Palatine captured the championship with 164.85 points. Cihlar said he went to the state meet Friday and Saturday at Hoffman Estates High School with an open mind. "I knew that I was in a pretty good position based off of my...
Hinsdale Central's Finn Little gets in position to shoot on goal during the third quarter of the Red Devils game against St. Ignatius May 12 on Dickinson Field. Finn would make the goal to put the home team up 9-4 en route to a 14-6 victory over the Wolfpack. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls track team will compete at the IHSA state final Thursday to Saturday, May 19-21, at Eastern Illinois University. Representing Red Devil Nation will be junior Elyssa Chandler in the 300-meter low hurdles, junior Sarah Fischer in the 3,200 meter run, junior Catie McCabe in the 800 meter run, the 4x100 relay team of senior Trinitee McCoy, freshman Maya Reed, sophomore Ana Hodneland and Chandler; and the 4x400 relay team of Hodneland, senior Erin Milligan, Chandler and McCabe. Good luck...
Doug Kramer knew that if he was going to hear his name called during the 2022 NFL draft April 28-30, it would be in the later rounds on day three. "I knew it was a possibility, but obviously anything can happen," said the standout University of Illinois center by phone this week. "It's hard to have expectations for where you're going to go." After watching rounds 1, 2 and 3 on the first two days mostly by himself at his family's Hinsdale home, Kramer wanted his squad of loved...
The Hinsdale Central girls badminton team will compete at the IHSA state final Thursday to Saturday, May 12-14, at Hinsdale South High School. Representing Red Devil Nation will be junior Jessica Han and sophomore Maria Jiao in singles, and the pairs of senior Aishvarya Godla/junior Ivy Shen and freshmen Tiffany Tu/Hannah Fang in doubles. The Hinsdale Central boys gymnastics team will compete at the IHSA state final Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, at Hoffman Estates High School. Seniors Sojum Banerjee, Matthew Cihlar, Chris...
KRAMER DRAFTED BY CHICAGO BEARS Hinsdale’s Doug Kramer was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (No. 207 overall) of the NFL draft on Saturday. The five-year starting center for the University of Illinois earned All-Big Ten honors in each of his last three seasons. He was an All-Big Ten second team selection by the conferences coaches in 2021 after being an All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree in 2020 and 2019. The 6-2, 305-pounder was a three-time captain for Illinois and excelled in the classroom. He was the N...
Hinsdale Central's Nick Kujalowicz passes the ball to a teammate after an opponents' serve Tuesday as Central defeated York 30-28, 25-16 at home. Carter Lyons' block ended the first game with the Red Devils ahead after the lead changed multiple times toward the end of the game. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale Central's Tessa Howe tries to elude a couple of defenders during Saturday's home match against York. She and teammate Annette Ciupek tag team a Duke opponent en route to the Red Devils hard-fought 8-6 victory against their conference rival. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale Central's Nina Sarros battles for the ball while teammate Avery Edgewater looks to get the edge on her Oswego East opponent during a home game Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils fell to the Wolves 0-4 in the nonconference match-up. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale Central Debate and Scholastic Bowl teams made impressive showings in their respective state competitiions last week. At the IHSA Debate state tournament March 18-19 at Illinois State University, three of the Red Devils' four two-person teams reached the final eight, or Octafinals, with the duo of juniors Sebastian Attlan and Will Schmeltz making to the quarterfinals. Social studies teacher Jen Hafner, in her first year as team sponsor, was happy with the results....
Hinsdale Central's Jessica Han returns a shot during her No. 1 singles match against visiting Oak Park-River Forest on Tuesday. The Red Devils defeated the conference rival Huskies 14-1....
Hinsdale Central senior water polo player Madison Rose evades a York defender to score the team's second goal in the third period of Tuesday afternoon's home match. Unfortunately it wasn't enough, as the Red Devils fell to the conference rival Dukes 14-4. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
What do athletic trainers do? The state runner-up trophy was on the line for Hinsdale Central's boys swim and dive program late last month. But injuries threatened to undermine a key relay team's performance. Athletic trainers Sam Bell and Alex Kennedy came through, and so did the relay, helping the Red Devils bring home the hardware. "One kid came over to me and was like, 'Thank you so much!' and just gives me the biggest hug, because he wouldn't have been able to swim the ra...
