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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...
Name: Blake Edmonds Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did baseball first capture your heart? Really when I moved to Chicago in first grade. My Central teammate Harry Fandre's mom kind of got me involved. Our senior group is especially tight. I'm definitely going to miss them. We played Little League together and onto Central. What do you enjoy about the sport? I just love how much the failures defines your success. It takes doing every small detail right, and if you don't...
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)...
Baseball May 25-28 @ IHSA regional vs. Downers South (final) V loses 0-5 vs. Romeoville (semifinal) V wins 4-0 Bergin, 2 RBIs Edmonds, RBI, 2 runs Waelter, RBI, win, 4 strikeouts Lacrosse, boys May 25 @ IHSA sectional vs. Benet (semifinal) V loses 14-15 Lacrosse, girls May 31 @ IHSA super-sectional vs. Benet V wins 13-7 Brankin, 4 goals Howe, 3 goals, 2 assists Ciupek, 2 goals Napier, 2 goals, assist R. Matthews, goal Venetsanopolous, goal Schultz, 4 saves May 25 & 27 @ IHSA sectional vs. York (final) V wins 11-4 vs. OP-RF...
The Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse team will compete at the IHSA state finals Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, at Hinsdale Central. The team will play its semifinal match at 5 p.m. Friday. Pending the result, the team will play Saturday either in the third place game at 11 a.m. or in the championship game at 3:30 p.m. Good luck Devils!...
Junior distance runner Catie McCabe placed runner-up in the 800-meter run and fellow junior Elyssa Chandler finished seventh in the 300-meter low hurdles in representing Hinsdale Central at the IHSA state meet May 20-21 at Eastern Illinois University. Chandler's time of 46.53, clocked in a steady rain, was her second fastest time of the season after running 46.37 at the sectional meet. She became Central's first state qualifier in the event since 2008 and only the fourth...
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)...
Name: Tristan Moncrief Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing lacrosse? In fifth grade. One of my neighbors introduced me - the Hamoods - who have two daughters who committed to Penn State. What has kept you playing? Just a general love for the sport along with all my teammates, who are great friends of mine, who have helped me along the way, along with all the coaches I've had, who have stayed pretty consistent over the years. What is the most challenging...
Baseball May 19-21 @ Do It Stevie’s Way Tourney vs. Marist V loses 4-5 Adams, 2 RBIs, run, 2 strikeouts Edmonds, RBI Bergin, RBI Jurack, run Malcolm, run Vandelune, run Merlo, 5 strikeouts Rowe, strikeout vs. Lemont V loses 1-7 May 18 vs. York V loses 1-9 Lacrosse, boys May 23 @ IHSA sectional vs. Waubonsie Valley (quarterfinal) V wins 15-6 Lacrosse, girls May 23 @ IHSA sectional vs. Glenbard West (quarterfinal) V wins 24-2 Venetsanopolous, 4 goals Ciupek, 2 goals Brankin, 2 goals, assist Linn, 2 goals R. Matthews, 2 g...
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...
Name Josh Narcisse Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills What were your goals coming to this track & field season? Qualifying for state in the discus. With the qualifying distance at 152 (feet), I've got some work to do. I think I can do it. That's the biggest goal for me. When did you start throwing competitively? I started my freshman year toward the end of the indoor season. The coach told me I should do it, and I'd never done it before. I was like, "Why not?" How have you...
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...
Badminton May 12-14 @ IHSA state final V places 12th with 6 points Jiao, 1.5 points Han, point Tu/Fang, 2 points Shen/Godla, point Baseball May 17 @ York V wins 3-1 Edmonds, 2 RBIs Jurack, run Oosterbaan, run Vandelune, run Waelter, win, 8 strikeouts Whelan, save May 16 vs. York V wins 14-4 May 14 @ Downers North V wins 6-4 Gymnastics, boys May 13-14 @ IHSA state final V places 7th with 145.25 points Still rings Matthew Cihlar, 10th, 8.4 Vault Matthew Cihlar, 7th, 9.15 Parallel bars Matthew Cihlar, 5th, 9.5 Lacrosse, boys...
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...
Hinsdale Central's Emmanuel Dorris speeds ahead of his competitor in the 110-meter high hurdles Monday evening as the school hosted the McCarthy Invite for boys track. The senior placed first in the event with a time of 15.88. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Badminton May 6 @ IHSA sectional V places 1st with 17.5 points Han, 1st, 21-10, 21-12 Jiao, 3rd, 21-10, 21-12 Tu/Fang, 1st, 21-13, 19-21, 21-12 Shen/Godla, 2nd Baseball, boys May 10 vs. Addison Trail V wins 3-0 Adams, home run, RBI, 2 runs Fandre, RBI Whelan, RBI Waelter, run Hawthorne, win, 2 strikeouts Kemp, strikeout May 7 vs. Downers North V loses 3-5 May 4 vs. Proviso West V wins 16-1 Lacrosse, boys May 10 vs. Geneva V loses 9-16 May 7 @ Wheaton-Warrenville South V wins 14-6 May 4 @ St. Charles North V wins 16-7...
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...
Name: Mujtaba "Moose" Ali-Khan Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing tennis? I first picked up a racket at around 7. My dad played college tennis, so that kind of had an impact on me. What do you enjoy most about the sport? The competitiveness and then seeing my growth on the court - how I can improve and reach more goals and kind of getting the best out of myself. How have you improved since your freshman year? I think strategizing with the game and...
Seven years ago Pat Hughes worked with Top Tier to put together a travel baseball team to give his son and other young athletes in the area a chance to play with their friends and be coached by their dads in a high-level program. He said he knew even then that some of the boys had the potential to play baseball at the Division I level. Six of his players already have committed, including two sophomores. They are Hinsdale Central senior Luke Adams, Central junior Ben...
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 Michael D'Aprile rises up for a shot Tuesday night during Central's home match against St. Charles North. D'Aprile registered a goal on the play, but unfortunately it would be the Red Devils' only score as they fell to the North Stars 12-1. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Badminton April 29 @ WSC Silver meet V places 1st Baseball May 2 @ Downers North V wins 6-5 Jurack, 2 RBIs Bergin, walk-off RBI Edmonds, 2 runs Malcolm, 2 runs Ho, win April 30 @ Leyden V wins 14-0 April 28 @ Glenbard West V wins 8-1 Gymnastics, boys May 2 @ IHSA sectional V places 2nd with 144 points Floor exercise Cihlar, 2nd. 9.2 Pommel horse Cihlar, 3rd, 8.5 Theotikos, 4th, 8.05 Reyes, 5th, 7.65 Still rings Cihlar, 1st, 9.2 Vault Cihlar, 2nd, 9.1 Parallel bars Cihlar, 3rd, 8.8 High bar Cihlar, 3rd, 7.95 Schwarz 5th, 7.85...
Name: Matt Hughes Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What's your earliest memory of playing volleyball? I started playing volleyball in seventh grade at CHMS. It was a lot of fun. What do you love about the sport? Mostly I've had really good teammates throughout all of my years of playing. It was pretty easy to pick up, but I've been working on my game ever since. How have you evolved as a player since freshman year? Freshman year I changed from middle to setter, and the coaches...
