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Hinsdale Central's Kacy Liu, teamed with doubles partner Nora Sriparam, plays a forehand shot during Central's match at home meet against LT on March 20. On the singles courts, Red Devils' Tiffany Tu and Natalia Radziszewski compete successfully en route to a 15-0 victory over the conference foe Lions. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Ending the season as the undefeated champs is pretty impressive for any basketball team. Ending a three-year middle school season that way - as did the boys basketball team at St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale - is a remarkable accomplishment. Players and their head coach credit the run to one thing: team chemistry. Ryan Williams of Hinsdale said he's been playing with teammates Will Barclay and Justin Kurkowski in Hinsdale Inferno basketball since elementary school. "Since...
Yaseen Halabi Hinsdale When did your water polo journey begin? I lived in California before moving here as a sophomore. (Water polo) is really big out there - it's like football in Texas. I started playing club around sixth grade year-round. How have you evolved as competitor? I've seen a big improvement in my swimming. I never learned how to swim, but during COVID I watched YouTube videos and learned the techniques. That was a tough adjustment at a big swim school like Hinsda...
The Hinsdale Central baseball and softball squads' competitive schedules are already underway, while the two-time defending state champion boys tennis team faces its first test Monday in a quest for a third straight title. This is the final installment in a four-part series previewing Central's spring sports programs. Baseball First game: March 16 @ Palatine (V won 2-1) Last year: 18-15, lost in regional final Head coach: Jason Ziemer Seasons as head coach: 11 No. varsity...
Chloe Chang Hinsdale What are you excited about this season? I'm focused on being a good teammmate. How were you introduced to the sport? I've been swimming since I was really young, but I didn't really know about water polo until freshman year. My friends encouraged me to try it. What's your goal? My goal is to play well and be kind of a mentor to the juniors, sophomores and freshmen. I really hope that they have the opportunities to play in challenging games and take leaders...
Badminton March 18 @ Naperville North V wins 13-2 Han, 16-21, 21-19, 21-16 Cameli, 21-12, 21-7 Fang, 21-10, 21-8 Jiao, 21-12. 21-4 Tu, 21-10, 21-10 Liu, 21-8, 21-9 Graeb, 21-8, 21-8 Parvataneni, 21-19, 21-18 Jiao/Cameli, 21-2, 21-16 Tu/Fang, 21-13, 21-16 Sriparam/Liu, 21-9, 22-24, 21-15 Graeb/Shen, 21-16, 21-7 Radziszewski/Parvataneni, 21-11, 21-12 March 16 vs. Illinois Math & Science V wins 14-1 March 13 @ Downers North Quad vs. Downers North V wins 8-0 vs. Andrew V wins 8-0 vs. Willowbrook V wins 8-0 Baseball March 19 @...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other action Monday, board members: • voted unanimously to adopt new science resources, choosing Mystery Science for elementary schools at a cost of $238,850 and Elevate Science for middle schools at a cost of $335,298. Costs include online access, science kits, lab materials and professional development. The resources were piloted this year and are within the $600,000 budget. • agreed to lease 420 iPads for kindergartners and 440 iPads for third-graders as part of the iPad refr...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] The Red Devils boys and girls lacrosse teams and girls soccer team faced their first opponents last week, with two of the three coming away with a win. This is the third in four-part series of previews on spring sports team at Hinsdale Central. Next week: baseball, softball and boys tennis. Boys lacrosse First game: March 14 @ Stevenson (V wins 9-8) Last year: 10-12, lost in IHSA sectional semifinal Head coach: Joe Battaglia Seasons...
Every year, sports fans are consumed with March Madness and the thrill of the upsets that make—or break—their brackets. Television commentator Brent Musburger wedded the NCAA tournament with the moniker during the 1982 men's edition, describing upsets with a phrase used for Illinois' state high school basketball tournament. It stuck, and now, every year, amateur bracketologists try to predict which teams will author Cinderella stories by taking down the big programs in the...
Hinsdale Central's 2024 spring sports action continues this week with a look at the perennially competitive girls badminton squad and the reloading boys gymnastics and volleyball programs. Last week's opener in our four-part season preview series featured girls and boys track, and boys and girls water polo. Next week swings into baseball, softball and boys tennis. Girls badminton First match: March 12 @ LT Quad (V places XX) Last year: conference & sectional champion, 6th at...
Hinsdale Central's Anna Deppe releases a shot that would find the back of the goal, while teammate and goalie Allie Tonjes reaches up to make a save during a match against Glenbard South Saturday morning as part of the Red Devil Water Polo Invite. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Badminton, girls March 12 @ LT Quad vs. Wheaton Warrenville South V wins 8-0 vs. Lockport V wins 8-0 vs. LT V wins 8-0 Gymnastics, boys March 8 @ LT Invite V places 3rd with 123.4 points Floor exercise Cihlar, 7th, 8.3 Theotikos, 9th, 7.7 McDaniel, 11th (tie), 7.3 Pommel horse Theotikos, 2nd, 8.6 Cihlar, 8th, 6.8 Truong, 19th (tie), 4.6 Still rings Cihlar, 4th, 7.9 Ashby, 17th, 6 Theotikos, 18th (tie), 5.9 Vault Cihlar, 2nd, 8.2 Theotikos, 10th, 6.65 Ravanasa, 19th (tie), 6.15 Parallel bars Cihlar, 5th, 7.7 Theotikos, 7th....
Marc Cihlar Clarendon Hills How did get started in gymnastics? I started when I was really young, maybe 4 years old, because my older brother was doing it and I thought it was cool. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I think it’s everything a sport should have. There’s a team aspect. There’s an individual aspect. What is your favorite event? Horizontal bar. I think it’s the most fun event where you can just do as many flips as possible. It might be the highest risk event, but I think it’s just the most fun because it’s t...
With the Red Devil boys and girls track teams competing indoors and other teams facing their first opponents this month, it's time for our annual look at the spring sports season at Hinsdale Central. Spring is the busiest season at Central, with 13 teams competing. Four are highlighted in this, the first of a four-part series. Next week: girls badminton, boys gymnastics and boys volleyball. Boys track First meet: Feb. 9 indoor, April 4 outdoor Last year: fourth at state Head...
Hinsdale Central's Kyle Ashby executes a maneuver on the horizontal bar Friday as the boys gymnastics team hosted the Red Devil Wanner Invite. The Devils placed fourth overall in the season-opening competition. (photo by Steve Johnston for The Hinsdalean)...
Luke Jurack Hinsdale What are you looking forward to in your senior baseball season? A lot more people will be looking up to me now for guidance. It will definitely be a change of pace. It's pretty good to be in this role now and help shape the team and win some games. How have you grown as a player? I was more focused on myself and my recruiting process as a freshman. Now I put the team first and just try to help the team out in any way possible. When do feel the greatest rew...
Gymnastics, boys March 1 vs. Wanner Invite V places 4th with 114.15 points Floor exercise Cihlar, 10th, 8.1 Theotikos, 11th, 7.7 McDaniel, 14th, 6 Pommel horse Theotikos, 3rd, 8.8 Cihlar, 12th, 4.8 Ashby, 14th, 2.6 Still rings Cihlar, 10th, 7.15 Ashby, 14th, 6 Theotikos, 15th, 5.2 Vault Theotikos, 11th, 6.8 Ravanasa, 12th, 6.7 Cihlar, 15th, 5 Parallel bars Theotikos, 6th, 7.8 Cihlar, 7th, 7.5 Ashby, 15th, 5.7 Horizontal bar Cihlar, 2nd, 8.7 Theotikos, 12th, 5.3 Ashby, 14th, 4.3 All-around Theotikos, 8th, 41.6 Cihlar, 9th,...
Leave no doubt. That was the mantra driving the Hinsdale Central boys varsity swim and dive team into last weekend's IHSA state final. The Red Devils, the defending state champions and a prohibitive favorite to repeat, were not interested in coasting on their substantial laurels. "The pressure was on," said head coach Bob Barber. "The expectation was that we would win and that we'd have the ability to win by a lot." Any doubt was submerged as the Red Devils unleashed their...
Hinsdale Central's Kasra Mikaili tries to maintain an edge on his St. Ignatius counterpart during a relay race while track and field teammate Jeffrey Collier follows through on his shot put hurl at the Red Devil Invite Feb. 16 (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Mark Ortiz Clarendon Hills How did you get involved in track? I did shot put for a little bit and discus in middle school before COVID, and then I had to stop because of COVID. My freshman year of high school, I didn't do it because we had football during the spring, also because of COVID. After that, I remembered I liked it a lot, so I started up my sophomore year and I've done it ever since. How do you train? I throw just about every day and then after throwing the first...
Swimming, boys Feb. 23 & 24 @ IHSA state championships V places 1st with 337.5 points 200-yard medley relay Bey, M. Vatev, Hou, Marcet, 1st, 1:29.13 200-yard freestyle Harris, 3rd, 1:37.54 L. Vatev, 8th, 1:39.28 200-yard IM Bey, 1st, 1:44.89 Hou, 2nd, 1:45.75 50-yard freestyle Bertulis, 7th, 20.64 Marcet, 14th (tie), 21.08 1-meter diving Brown, 20th, 300.6 100-yard butterfly Hou, 2nd, 47.45 Guo, 4th, 47.94 100-yard freestyle Harris, 7th, 45.48 Bertulis, 8th, 45.54 500-yard freestyle L. Vatev, 4th, 4:27.9 Pelinkovic, 11th,...
After placing fifth at IHSA state meet his sophomore and junior years, Hinsdale Central senior Marko Ivanisevic ended his high school wrestling career one spot away from the top of the podium. "I think he did great," coach Jason Hayes. "I think he did an awesome job, an amazing performance. The state tournament is a very tough tournament, and he wrestled a good tournament." Ivanisevic had hoped to earn a state title. "Obviously, it didn't end the way I wanted it to, but it...
Members of the Hinsdale Central varsity boys swim and dive team will compete at the IHSA state final meet Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24, at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Representing Red Devil Nation are seniors Nojus Bertulis (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle), Zack Brown (1-meter diving), Nate Harris (100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle), Jeffrey Hou (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay) and Brody Marcet (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard medley relay); juniors Frankie...
Basketball, girls Feb. 15 @ IHSA regional vs. Nazareth (final) V loses 35-70 Hockey Feb. 15 @ Deerfield V loses 0-6 Swimming, boys Feb. 17 @ IHSA sectional V places 1st with 348 points 200-yard medley relay Bey, M. Vatev, Hou, Marcet, 1st, 1:30.54 200-yard freestyle L. Vatev, 1st, 1:39.46 Harris, 2nd, 1:40.7 200-yard IM Hou, 1st, 1:47.82 Bey, 2nd, 1:50.64 50-yard freestyle Bertulis, 1st, 20.74 Marcet, 2nd, 21.17 1-meter diving Brown, 3rd, 447.35 100-yard butterfly Hou, 1st, 48.08 Guo, 2nd, 49.68 100-yard freestyle Bertulis,...
