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MCCLEAR FINDS WINNING STROKE Hinsdale’s Mac McClear won the Illinois State Amateur in July, carding a 5-under-par score of 283 over four rounds at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette. McClear, a University of Iowa senior and two-time All-Big Ten honoree, avenged his loss in last year’s tournament in a three-way playoff. McClear had a busy summer, including reaching the final U.S. Open qualifying event in June in Springfield, Ohio, and competing in the U.S. Amateur Championship last month at the Ridgewood Country Club in...
9U SILVER WINS FIRST HOME GAME Under threatening skies, the young Falcons took the field for their first home game. Their opponent, the undefeated Downers Grove Panthers. Coach Mike Garber lead the pregame chant of “First play, every day, all day,” and — to the surprise of many — they seemed to listen. Billy Jaqua took the ball on the first play from scrimmage and scampered 60 yards. Four plays later Teddy Ouimette scooted around end for his first career touchdown. The drive featured excellent blocking by AJ Siepker, Luke Ha...
Central teammates Addie Krogstie (redhead in second row), Catie McCabe, Sarah Fischer and Mai-Jeanna Sakho get ready for the start of the race. Mai-Jeanna Sakho and Sarah Skora helped Central's team earn a fourth-place finish Saturday at the Hornet/Red Devil Invite at KLM Park. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Kyle Doorhy Senior Westmont What got you hooked on cross country? My older brother Ryan ran and we'd always go to his meets when I was a kid. I thought, "I can run and be successful as well." What do you love about the sport? I really like the team aspect and running with the same people everyday and developing close bonds with my teammates. How does the sport challenge you? It's definitely one of the most mentally demanding sports, in my opinion. It's more of a fight against...
Cross country, boys Sept. 3 @ Hornet/Red Devil Invite V places 1st with 64 points Watcke, 1st, 14:56.3 Skora, 2nd, 15:16 Bandukwala, 11th, 15:26.5 Gamboa, 15th, 15:48.7 Miller, 35th, 16:14.8 Smak, 41st, 16:20.9 Gruber, 73rd, 16:48.3 Kurimay, 91st, 17:01.5 Lowe, 98th, 17:08.2 Doorhy, 124th, 17:29.9 Cross country, girls Sept. 3 @ Hornet/Red Devil Invite V places 4th with 108 points Fischer, 5th, 18:12.8 Skora, 38th, 20:03.3 Sakho, 58th, 20:25.6 Krogstie, 86th, 21:17.6 Boyd, 90th, 21:25.9 Aug. 31 @ Glenbard West & Downers North...
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...
Aidan Murphy Senior Willowbrook When did you first start playing football? I first started playing in second grade. I played for my local team in Pop Warner. I think it was fifth grade where I started playing Falcons. Since I was a bigger kid, I always played a year up. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I used to play other team sports like soccer and basketball and baseball. I feel like it’s a different type of team chemistry. The pregame, the sense of family — it’s been more in football and that’s why I’ve always love...
The Hinsdale Central boys cross country team welcomed Benet and Fenwick to its Red Devil Tri meet Aug. 25 at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. Central runners earned the top four finishes in the 1.98-mile race. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Cross country, boys Aug. 25 @ Red Devil Tri Watcke, 1st, 9:41 Bandukwala, 2nd, 9:46 Skora, 3rd, 9:49 Miller, 4th, 9:51 Doorhy, 6th, 9:56 Gamboa, 8th, 10:09 Golf, boys Aug. 27 @ St. Viator Invite V places 2nd with 310 strokes Mulligan, 2nd (tie), 75 Aug. 25 vs. Proviso West V wins 147-200 Golf, girls Aug. 24 @ OP-RF V wins 153-194 Soccer, boys Aug. 30 @ Downers South V wins 3-0 DiTomasso, 2 goals Glashin, goal Davies, assist Knott, assist Aug. 26-27 @ Red Devil Shootout vs. Marquette University High V wins 2-0 vs. Timothy...
9U SILVER SHOWS STRONG EFFORT Nineteen new players (one returner) embarked on their Falcon Football career Sunday. On the backdrop of a warm, sun-splashed afternoon, the young Falcons traveled to Naperville to take on the Saints. It was a tightly contested affair. The Falcons’ offense — led by Nate Morris, Will Jones, Luke Hanson, AJ Siepker, Dario Rendina, Grant Garber, Keegan McCoskey and Harrison Kuzniar — blocked and ran hard all day. Teddy Ouimette scampered to the outside and was a shoelace away from giving the Falcons...
Every member of Hinsdale's three Little League All-Star teams had winning on their mind as they traveled to the state tournament in Moline. Chances are none of them expected to also make history. Even Hinsdale Little League President Robert Tonn said he was surprised when all three Hinsdale teams - 10U, 11U and 12U - won their respective state titles, sweeping the tournament for the first time in Illinois history. 10U Jimmy Macri, a member of the 10U team, was chosen by the...
Practice is in full swing on Dickinson Field for Hinsdale Central football team. Last year Central was undefeated in the West Suburban Silver Conference (6-0) and went 8-1 for the regular season. The Devils open their season on the road against Naperville Central on Aug. 26. Their first home game will be Sept. 16 vs. Hinsdale South. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] High school graduates from Hinsdale Central and one from Benet shared their thoughts on their upcoming collegiate careers and the high school memories they will carry with them. This is the second of a two-part series. The first installment ran Aug. 4. Sean Allison Drake University, football I'm looking forward to: building relationships with all of my new teammates and being able to start working out with my new team as we work towar...
Jerry Thomas' 42nd Race to Mackinac is another for the books, and one that he and the crews of all 242 vessels that embarked on the annual race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, Mich., aren't likely to forget. "It was very challenging," Thomas said upon completing the trek. He said the crew of the Winnebago worked against three bouts of high winds that peaked at more than 70 miles per hour, as well as heavy rains and thunderstorms. Thomas said the goal of the six-member crew...
Competing against the nation's best at the 2022 Special Olympic USA Games June 5-12 in Orlando, Fla., Danny Baker, to borrow a phrase, stuck the landing. The Hinsdale native brought home four gold medals, one silver and two bronzes in his debut at the quadrennial event representing Team Illinois. "You know what makes me happy? Gold!," asserted Danny, speaking at his home earlier this month. Danny, 32, was selected to be part of the state's 67-member contingent for the Games....
When sisters Ariel and Vania Leung head to the pool, it's rarely for a leisurely soak. As members of the Underwater Hockey Club of Chicago, a trip to the pool means they are prepared for a workout. "It's a very niche sport," said Ariel, a native of Hinsdale who recently settled in La Grange. She learned of the sport from her sister and brother-in-law, Hinsdale resident Brian Lin. Lin is a former member of the University of Illinois club and a current member of the Chicago...
SWIMMERS EARN NISCA HONORS Thirteen Hinsdale Central High School swimmers earned All-American honors from the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 school year. • Sydney Akers, 400-yard freestyle relay • Joshua Bey, 200-yard medley relay and 100-yard breaststroke • Lauren Biegel, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay • Samuel Daw, 200-yard medley relay • Haley Dynis, 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay • Andrew Gilb...
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 first year Bob Barber was head coach of the boys swim and dive team, Hinsdale Central won its first state title in 26 years. This past year, he led the boys and girls swim teams to second-place finishes. And he was named the Illinois Swimming and Diving Association best coach of the year for boys and girls. Talk to him about his many accolades, though, and he's quick to credit others. "My accomplishments are through the work of these kids," said Barber, who was a student...
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...
