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The Hinsdale Central athletes who compete in these winter sports will spend the next few months tumbling, stroking and grappling to the best of their ability, hoping to make it into post-season competition. This is the second in a three-part series. Boys and girls bowling and hockey were featured Nov. 24, and the boys and girls basketball previews will run Dec. 8. Girls gymnastics First meet: Nov. 23 @ Hornet Tournament (V placed 3rd) Last year: 2nd in conference, 2nd in...
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)...
Basketball, boys Nov. 23 & 25 @ Oswego/Naper North Invite V places 3rd vs. Neuqua Valley V wins 68-51 Oosterbaan, 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Cernugel, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists Collignon, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Eck, 6 points, rebound, 3 assists, 4 steals Trainer, 6 points Phillips, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, steal Andrikonis, 2 points Thick, 2 rebounds Bilenko, rebound vs. Downers South V wins 66-56 Basketball, girls Nov. 29 @ Glenbard West V loses 43-66 Dolan, 19 points Dani,...
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...
The Hinsdale Middle School seventh-grade girls team defeated the Clarendon Hills Middle School girls 48-17 in the West Suburban Middle School conference championship game Monday at HMS. HMS finished the year undefeated with a 15-0 record. Sophie Darwish grabs a rebound while Ava Menza goes up for a layup during the game. The HMS defense was relentless, with Riley Orozco forcing a steal and Shirin Khairkhah heading up the court with a steal of her own. Orozco, going up for a basket, was the high scorer with 18 points,...
The Hinsdale Central girls swim and dive team earned two individual state championships and eight top-10 finishes en route to second place at the IHSA state finals Friday and Saturday at FMC in Westmont. "This is the best state meet we've been a part of - and we've been a part of some really good ones," said varsity head coach Bob Barber, who has led the team to three runner-up finishes. "I didn't think last year's school records were beatable and we took down five more (see...
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...
Hockey Nov. 6 vs. Wheaton V wins 3-1 Martirano, 2 goals Read, goal Swimming, girls Nov. 5 @ IHSA sectional V places 1st with 299 points 1-meter diving Martell, 2nd, 448.25 Huber, 3rd, 407.1 200-yard medley Schneider, Kramer, B. Bokos, Paarlberg, 1st, 1:43.14 200-yard freestyle Lahmann, 4th, 1:56.84 Priest, 7th, 1:59.05 200-yard IM Kramer, 1st, 2:03.75 B. Bokos, 2nd. 2:04.89 50-yard freestyle Schneider, 1st, 22.96 Suliga, 3rd, 24 100-yard butterfly Rocca, 5th, 1:00.31 Gambla, 6th, 1:00.34 100-yard freestyle Suliga, 5th, 53.5...
"Four quarters of football, that's all we've got." Through a tremendous season, the 11u Silver Falcons had some great games. However, prior to the Super Bowl on Sunday, the team had yet to connect for four full quarters of perfect offensive, defensive and special team football. At the start of last week, the Falcons set out to achieve one goal: four quarters of perfect football. Despite unfavorable temperatures, extreme winds and delays, the Falcons came with their signature...
Of the six Hinsdale Falcon football teams that made it to the second round of playoffs, only one will head to the Bill George Youth Football League Super Bowl Saturday - the undefeated 11U Silver Team. Head coach Jake Corcoran said he felt a mix of relief, excitement and pride when the buzzer sounded and the Falcons had defeated the Elmhurst Eagles 14-0 to earn the Super Bowl berth. "We spent a ton of time preparing and it definitely paid off," he said. "Obviously everyone is...
The Hinsdale Central boys and girls cross country teams qualified for their respective IHSA state final meets Saturday, Nov. 5, in Peoria. Representing Red Devil Nation for the boys are seniors Jesse Gamboa, Grant Miller, Michael Skora and Dan Watcke; juniors Aden Bandukwala and Max Lowe; and sophomore Nikita Kamenev. Representing Red Devil Nation for the girls are seniors Sarah Fischer, Catie McCabe and Sarah Skora; juniors Pola Dygon and Camden Griffin; and freshmen Addie Krogstie and Lucy Kusak. Hinsdale’s Charlie P...
Cross country, boys Oct. 29 @ IHSA sectional V places 2nd with 78 points Watcke, 2nd, 14:48.5 Bandukwala, 4th, 14:51.6 Skora, 17th, 15:14.4 Gamboa, 18th, 15:17.1 Lowe, 43rd, 15:46.1 Miller, 55th, 15:56.3 Kamenev, 69th, 16:05 Cross country, girls Oct. 29 @ IHSA sectional V places 6th, with 172 points McCabe, 2nd, 17:22 Fischer, 11th, 17:52 Dygon. 40th, 19:02 Griffin, 56th, 19:18.2 Skora, 68th, 19:41.4 Kusak, 85th, 20:24.6 Krogstie, 101st, 21:02.5 Hockey Nov. 1 vs. Providence V ties 3-3 Oct. 30 @ Maine V lost 2-3 Oct. 28 vs....
9U SILVER LOSES BY ONE POINT It was a gorgeous setting for what would turn out to be the Falcons final game of the season, a re-match against a tough Plainfield team. The Jr Cats struck first with a second quarter touchdown. A great stop by the defense on the PAT left the score at 6-0. The Falcons answered on the sixth play of the drive. Teddy Ouimette bolted around end and scored from 54 yards out. The PAT was just short, leaving the game knotted up at 6-6. The Jr Cats threatened but they were turned away by Harrison...
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...
9U SILVER WINS FIRST PLAYOFF GAME On a sun splashed Sunday morning the young Falcons were amped up for their first ever playoff game against the Wheaton Rams. Adhering to the mantra “First play, every play, all day,” it took just give plays for Will Jones to punch it in for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead. As Nate Morris orchestrated the offense, Luke Hanson got the lineman aligned as they continued to fire out and stay on blocks. Teddy Ouimette was able to add to his touchdown barrage by following Hanson, Jasper Maggio, AJ Siepke...
Greg Theotikos Senior Hinsdale When did you first start playing soccer? My first time ever playing soccer I was like 3 or 4 during AYSO. I started club soccer probably when I was 10. What do you enjoy most about the sport? The great people. I've been playing with the same group of people for a while. It's always nice to get out of the house and play soccer with a great group of people. It's just fun. It's a sport I've been watching and playing forever. I've come to enjoy...
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)...
Cross country, boys Oct. 22 @ IHSA regional V places 1st with 42 points Watcke, 2nd, 15:23.9 Skora, 3rd, 15:30.94 Bandukwala, 4th, 15:31.02 Gamboa, 8th, 15:44.58 Kamenev, 25th, 16:12.18 Lowe, 34th, 16:23.02 Kurimay, 39th, 16:30.79 Cross country, girls Oct. 22 @ IHSA regional V places 3rd with 94 points Fischer, 2nd, 17:55.60 McCabe, 5th, 18:03.82 Dygon, 17th, 19:16.03 Griffin, 30th, 19:57.51 Krogstie, 40th, 20:31.21 Kusak, 45th, 20:40.98 Boyd, 53rd, 21:07.27 Hockey Oct. 19 @ Waubonsie V wins 6-4 Devine, 2 goals Dufort, goal H...
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)...
Kit Schneider Clarendon Hills Senior How is your senior season going? We're all working really hard and we have big goals. High school goes by much faster than you think. What do you enjoy about swimming? I've always been a huge fan of being in water, and the whole idea of swimming and competing. I remember coming home from school one day and saying, "Mom, I want to compete in swimming." How have your skills developed since freshman year? I've improved on my practicing skills...
Cross country, boys Oct. 15 @ WSC Silver meet V places 1st with 49 points Watcke, 1st, 14:34.5 Bandukwala, 3d, 14:46.1 Skora, 8th, 15:13.6 Gamboa, 13th, 15:36.7 Lowe, 24th, 16:00.9 Smak, 28th, 16:21.9 Miller, 36th, 16:58.7 Cross country, girls Oct. 15 vs. WSC Silver meet V places 5th with 132 points Fischer, 6th, 17:58.7 Skora, 16th, 18:39.4 Kusak, 35th, 19:58.2 Griffin, 37th, 20:11.4 Dygon, 38th, 20:29.3 Krogstie, 39th, 21:08.2 Hockey Oct. 18 vs. Evanston V wins 5-4 Oct. 16 @ Oswego V wins 6-3 Oct. 15 vs. Plainfield V wins...
9U SILVER ON TO PLAYOFFS The Falcons closed out the regular season with a tough 12-0 victory over Lyons. The win gave them a regular season record of 7-1 and a tie for first. The scoring was handled by Teddy Ouimette, who busted out a 45-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Following a trend, great blocking was provided by Luke Hanson, AJ Siepker, Keegan McCoskey, Jasper Maggio, Harrison Kuzniar and Grant Garber. Billy Jaqua pounced on the quarterback for a fourth-down sack. This gave the ball back to the Falcons just...
The Hinsdale Central girls tennis team will compete at the IHSA state final today through Saturday, Oct. 20-22, at Buffalo Grove High School and surrounding area courts. Representing Red Devil Nation will be seniors Sophia Kim and Prachi Shah in singles, and the doubles teams of seniors Bridget Novatney/Nicole Hu and senior Shannon Stover/sophomore Abigail Gambla. Senior Diana Anos of Hinsdale will represent Nazareth Academy at its Class 1A state competition, also at Buffalo Grove this weekend. Good luck a...
