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Sydney Collignon's family flew to the Mile-high city from Hinsdale last weekend. They were there for the University of Denver women's lacrosse Senior Day on Saturday, celebrating Sydney's final regular season home game as a Pioneer. "It was definitely emotional, with the end of my lacrosse career kind of looming," said the attacker and 2019 Hinsdale Central grad. "It was fun that all of us seniors started, and my parents and brother were there to see me play." Denver is among...
Sisters Aoife and Bridget Stover of Hinsdale are no strangers to winning a title at the Irish World Dance Championships. But this is the first year they did so as part of the same team. They and their six teammates - including Gracie Massery of Hinsdale - won the world championship April 2-9 in Montreal for the 13-16 age group in team Ceili dances. All three girls started dancing when they were 4 years old. Aoife, 15, and Bridget, 13, followed in the footsteps of older...
Hinsdale Central's Mason Bernacki prepares to unleash a shot - which would find the back of the net - during the first period of Tuesday night's home game against Glenbrook North. Unfortunately the Red Devils came up one score short, losing 10-11 to the visiting Spartans. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Tommy Webster Senior Hinsdale What drew you to the sport? I like fast-paced sports and had been playing soccer. I thought being to hit people with sticks was kind of fun. What did it mean to set the program record for career goals earlier this month? It was a surreal feeling, just being able to get a record even though COVID took my freshman season away. What's special about the team? I just really like being around a group of guys that all want to go out and do the same thing...
Badminton April 18 vs. Hornet Quad vs. Stagg V wins 7-1 Han, 21-7, 21-6 Shen, 21-7, 21-4 Brophy, 21-4, 21-4 Qiu, 21-19, 21-9 Jiao/Cameli, 21-10, 21-7 Fang/Tu, 21-7, 21-3 Graeb/Stover, 21-12, 21-16 vs. Hinsdale South V wins 6-2 April 15 vs. Red Devil Invite V places 1st April 13 vs. Glenbard West V wins 15-0 Baseball April 18 @ LT V loses 1-4 April 15 vs. Proviso East V wins 12-3 Gurland, 3 RBIs, 2 runs Pavlik, 2 RBIs April 13 vs. OP-RF V loses 3-4 (8 inn.) Gymnastics, boys April 15 @ WWS Tourney V places 10th with 108.55...
Imagine 16 skaters gliding and twirling across the ice in perfect unison. It's not imaginary for Hinsdale residents Methuli Jayesinge and sisters Elia and Ammie Hsieh. They all competed at the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships March 1-4 in Peoria, testing their timing and skills against the best troupes from across the country. "It was a really huge, fun experience," said Ammie, a seventh-grader at Hinsdale Middle School. Members of the Dazzlers program based in...
Badminton April 10 @ Metea Valley V wins 12-3 Cameli, 21-9, 21-11 Fang, 21-18, 21-9 Tu, 18-21, 21-15, 21-18 Jiao, 21-15, 21-6 Gupta, 21-11, 21-16 Brophy, 22-20, 21-17 Graeb, 16-21, 21-12, 21-10 Jiao/Cameli, 21-16, 21-15 Fang/Tu, 15-21, 21-18, 21-19 Shen/Sripraram, 18-21, 21-11, 21-16 Graeb/Gupta, 21-11, 21-18 Tadavarthy/Qiu, 21-17, 22-20 April 8 @ Wheaton Warrenville South Tourney V places 1st April 5 @ OP-RF V wins 11-4 Baseball April 10 @ OP-RF V loses 2-14 April 8 vs. Downers South V loses 2-10 April 6 vs. Proviso West V...
Hinsdale Central's Chase Collignon looks for room to operate around the opposing goal while teammate Dean Assicurato charges past a defender en route to a scoring opportunity as Central hosted Neuqua Valley Saturday on Dickinson Field. The Red Devils came up short against the Wildcats in a 9-4 loss. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Mariella Andrews Senior Hinsdale When did you first start playing soccer? I started playing when I was 5, the start of kindergarten (in private school). What do you enjoy most about the sport? I really enjoy just building my skills and becoming a better player, but also being able to meet new people every time I get on the field. How have you improved since your freshman year? I feel like I've improved just by getting exposure to playing and playing with different types of peo...
As a young gymnastics coach at Hinsdale Central, Neil Krupicka would sit in on early morning swim practices, hoping to pick up some tips from veteran coach Don Watson. He knew Watson wanted a new pool for the program. "I thought, 'This would be a nice gymnastics gym when you move,' " Krupicka recalled. "Sixty years later it happened." Hinsdale Central will host a grand opening of the new gymnastics gym, which bears Krupicka's name, at an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday...
Hinsdale Central's Olivia Healy (No. 20) and Carter Knotts (No. 4) battle for position in front of the opposing goal after a corner kick but were unable to put it in the net during a home game Saturday against Oswego East. Teammate Claire Snodgrass does her best to advance the ball, but the Red Devils and Wolves ultimately ended their Dickinson Field match in a scoreless tie. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Nikolas Theotikos Junior Hinsdale What's your earliest memory of gymnastics? I remember my coach, when I was like 8 or 9, teaching me how to do circles on the pommel horse, which helped make me good on the pommel horse all these years later. What do you enjoy about the sport? It's just really incredible when there's a trick you think you could never do, and a year later you're doing it. I love the gymnastics community as well. How have you evolved since freshman year? I was definitely more timid and afraid as a freshman. But...
Baseball, boys April 3 vs. Proviso West V wins 17-2 Conners, 2 RBIs, 2 runs Davis, 2 RBIs, run Oosterbaan, 2 RBIs March 31 @ Palatine V wins 8-7 Gymnastics, boys April 4 @ Downers North V loses 136.4-152.5 Floor exercise Argyris, 1st (tie), 9.3 Cihlar, 5th, 8 Theotikos, 6th, 7.9 Pommel horse Argyris, 2nd, 9.1 Theotikos, 4th, 8.4 Cihlar, 7th, 5.1 Still rings Cihlar, 3rd, 7.4 Argyris, 4th, 7.2 Ashby, 6th, 6.4 Vault Argyris, 3rd (tie), 8.7 Cihlar, 5th (tie), 8.6 Theotikos, 7th, 6.8 Parallel bars Cihlar, 2nd, 8.3 Argyris, 6th,...
The Hinsdale Central baseball and boys volleyball team are locked in on conference success and deep postseason runs this season, while the softball team looks to both veterans and newcomers to power their performance. This is fourth and final installment in the series of spring sports previews. Baseball First game: March 21 vs. Neuqua Valley (V lost 2-4) Last season: 20-10, conference champs, lost in regional final Head coach: Jason Ziemer Years as head coach: 10 No. of varsit...
Red Devil athletes on the girls badminton and soccer and boys tennis teams have their sights set high for the season, with goals ranging from winning a regional championship to winning the state title. This is third in a series of four spring previews. Next week: baseball, softball and boys volleyball. Girls badminton First match: March 14 vs. LT/Lockport/WWS Quad (V 3-0) Last year: 12th at state Head coach: Katie Maley Seasons as head coach: 13th as varsity coach, 15th year coaching at Central No. team members: 16...
Jessica Han Senior Oak Brook What drew you to the sport of badminton? My older sister played at Central, and I kind of got roped in with it. Eventually I just thought it was really fun. What do you enjoy about it? I like that it's fast-paced and you don't need to much strength, which is good because I'm not super strong. I also like how you need good technique and also a lot of strategy to figure out how your opponent is going to react. It's kind of a mind game. How would you describe your playing style? This year I've gotten...
Hinsdale Central gymnast Elias Argyris performs his floor routine during a home varsity meet against LT Tuesday. Red Devil teammates Kyle Ashby competed on the still rings and Marc Cihlar on the pommel horse in the conference battle, which was won by the Lions, 146.4-131.2. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Badminton March 20 vs. Naperville North V wins 13-2 March 18 @ Hornet Invite V places 2nd with 50 points March 15 @ Downers North Quad vs. Downers North V wins 7-1 vs. Willowbrook V wins 8-0 vs. Andrew V wins 8-0 Baseball March 21 vs. Neuqua Valley V loses 2-4 Gymnastics, boys March 21 vs. LT V loses 131.2-146.4 Floor exercise Argyris, 2nd, 8.9 Cihlar, 4th (tie), 8.4 Theotikos, 7th (tie), 8.1 Pommel horse Theotikos, 2nd, 7.5 Argyris, 3rd (tie), 7.2 Cihlar, 5th, 5.7 Still rings Cihlar, 4th, 7.6 Argyris, 5th, 7.5 Ashby, 6th...
The Red Devil boys gymnastics team, and boys and girls water polo squads are already into their regular season schedules, with postseason hopes on the horizon. This is the second in a four-part series of spring previews. Next up: girls badminton, girls soccer and boys tennis. Boys gymnastics First meet: March 4 vs. Wanner Invite (V placed 2nd with 133.65 points) Last season: 2nd in sectional, 7th at state Head coach: CJ Johnson Years as head coach: 5 Number of varsity members:...
Hinsdale Central's Nora Sripraram executes a shot while teammate Ivy Shen prepares to volley the birdie back as Red Devil badminton hosted Lockport, LT and Wheaton-Warrenville South in a quad meet on Tuesday. The Devils went undefeated on the day. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Grace Van Houtte Senior Hinsdale When did you start playing water polo? I first started playing competitively when I was a sophomore. I originally was a swimmer, and a lot of my swimming friends said water polo is another really good sport to try if you enjoy swimming but just need a little bit of a break. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I really enjoy the team aspect. I feel like a lot of water polo is just figuring out people's strengths and weaknesses and figuring...
Badminton March 14 vs. LT/Lockport/Wheaton-Warrenville South Quad vs. WWS V wins 8-0 vs. LT V wins 8-0 vs. Lockport V wins 8-0 Gymnastics, boys March 14 @ York w/Glenbard West V places 131.9 Floor exercise Argyris, 1st, 9.1 Theotikos, 5th, 7.8 Cihlar, 6th, 7.5 Pommel horse Theotikos, 1st, 8.1 Argyris, 2nd, 7.3 Cihlar, 8th, 5.5 Still rings Argyris, 1st, 7.8 Cihlar, 3rd, 7.2 Ashby, 7th, 6.3 Vault Argyris, 1st (tie), 8.6 Cihlar, 4th, 8.2 Balsys, 5th, 7.5 Parallel bars Cihlar, 1st, 8.3 Argyris, 3rd, 7.7 Theotikos, 5th, 7.4...
Hinsdale Central's boys and girls lacrosse teams and boys and girls track teams all have hopes to compete in the postseason, with girls lacrosse setting their sights on a state title. This is the first in a four-part series of spring previews. Next up: boys and girls water polo and boys gymnastics. Boys lacrosse First game: March 14 vs. Andrew Last year: 10-8 regular season, lost 15-14 in sectional semifinals to Benet Head coach: Joe Battaglia Seasons as head coach: 1st No....
NAZ GIRLS NET STATE TITLE Gracie Carstensen of Hinsdale led the Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) girls basketball team to its first IHSA 3A state championship Saturday in Normal Nazareth beat Lincoln High School (Peoria) 63-52 at the CEFCU Arena at Illinois State University. This is the first state title for the Roadrunners, who finished second in 2018 and 2022 and third in 2019. Carstensen, a senior who has committed to play at DePaul University, exceeded 1,000 career points and was named to the Associated Press’ All S...
