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Name: Gavin Chami Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale How does it feel to be playing again? It feels great. I feel like athletics at Hinsdale Central are back in big way. When did bowling become a pursuit of yours? I really only started bowling in high school. I had a neighbor across the street, and he would tell me about what a great after-school sport bowling was, going to practice to throw a few balls and hang out with the guys. You also play soccer. How do the sports differ? S...
Hinsdale Central boys bowling took on LT Tuesday at Rolling Lanes in Countryside, with contributions from team members Jimmy Draddy, Anthony Lynch and Gavin Chami. The Red Devils came up short against the Lions, losing 2,545-2,825 (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Name: Quinn Cain Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing basketball? The first time I ever played on an actual organized team was second grade. I played with two other seniors on the team, Charlie Sessa and Charlie Herbst. What has kept you playing? Obviously, I love the sport. On top of that, just the friendships you make through it. When is the last time you played? The last time I played in an actual game before the whole pandemic was the playoffs...
High school winter sports have emerged from their COVID-19 hibernation. Yesterday's boys varsity bowling match between Hinsdale Central and LT was the first Red Devil competition since early November, with other programs scheduled to start in the days and weeks ahead. Central athletic director Dan Jones said the return to play is a source of joy. "I'm really excited for our athletes and our coaches for them to get a chance to have a season and compete," he said on Tuesday. In...
Mike Johnson's final campaign as a member of the Army football program was cloaked in uncertainty when training camp began last June. How many games would the pandemic allow? Would there even be a season? The season not only went on, but it produced a legion of memorable exploits for both the Black Knights and their starting left guard. "We just had a kind of mindset that we were going to prepare and plan, do our workouts and if ever anything were going to come up, we were jus...
With high school basketball on hold due to COVID-19, Hinsdale Central was not able to host its Holiday Classic 16-team tournament. Chris Eck (No. 12) went up for a basket in the inaugural tournament in 2015. The Red Devils beat Crete-Monee 66-59 in that game in a thrilling double overtime win. Sam Hoiberg (top right) stole the ball from an opponent en route to a 53-46 victory over Maine South in the second round of the tournament last year. Jack Hoiberg (No. 1) gets a shot...
The winter of 2020-21 will bring on a case of cabin fever the likes of which we’ve never seen before. After living with the coronavirus pandemic for nine months, we’re ready for life to get back to normal. If the weather will cooperate, some favorite winter activities can help us all get through these next few months. Several area parks and forest preserves offer the opportunity to take advantage of winter weather — once it arrives. For more information, visit https://www.dupageforest.org, https://www.fpdcc.com or https...
Hinsdale Central girls varsity basketball coach Karen Persinger had hoped today's meeting of the Illinois High School Association Board would provide some answers on the status of high school basketball for the 2020-21 season. Late last month the Illinois Department of Public Health said athletes couldn't play; the Illinois High School Association said they could. "It's been really hard and I think the hard part is not having an answer for the kids and not being able to give...
CENTRAL announces STATE QUALIFIERS The following Hinsdale Central fall sports athletes would have competed in their respective IHSA state finals, which were canceled due to COVID-19, by virtue of their IHSA sectional performances: Boys cross country Victor Bouret, Kyle Doorhy. Jesse Gamboa, Henning Ley, Piyush Mekla, Grant Miller, Colby Revord, Daniel Watcke Girls cross country Catie McCabe Boys golf John Cornell, Jack Inabnit, Drew McMillin, Emil Riegger, Pete Sakkos, Michael Spitzer Girls golf Emily Ascher, Nadia Burt,...
Becoming a first-round pick in last month's National League Hockey draft was gratifying for Hinsdale's Jacob Perreault. "It's hard to believe. You dream of it as a kid, and to finally accomplish that goal of getting drafted is great," said Perreault, a right winger who has played the last two seasons for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League in Canada. The 18-year-old said he's just warming up. "My dream is to be a top-six player in the NHL and guy that makes a...
The Hinsdale Central boys cross country team met its goal at the sectional meet Saturday, placing in the top five. "If everyone would have had a good day, we would have finished in the top three, I believe, but not everyone had a great day, so it didn't happen," coach Jim Westphal said. One runner who had an excellent day was sophomore Daniel Watcke, who placed second with a time of 14:54.16. "He's just been racing so well that he's certainly put himself among the elite...
REVORD HELPS MIZZOU KEEP PACE Hinsdale’s McKenna Revord, a freshman runner for the University of Missouri’s women’s cross country team, placed 15th at the Gans Creek Classic Oct. 3, helping host Mizzou finish second overall in the meet. McKenna’s time of 21:19.4 was the third fastest for the Tigers in the 6K event. Her sister and teammate, junior Reilly Revord, placed 27th and was the team’s fifth finisher with a time of 21:53.8. Mizzou Head Coach Marc Burns praised McKenna after the race. “How about McKenna Revord? In...
Even without a state final, the Hinsdale Central girls swim team made sure it left its high water mark on the 2020 season, posting a slew of new school records en route to a commanding sectional championship. The host Red Devils treated the IHSA sectional Oct. 24 as if it were the state meet, said head coach Bob Barber. The result was a winning 246-point tally, 66 points clear of runner-up Downers Grove North. "We had quite a showing at conference (on Oct. 17) and tried to...
Ending the season at state with first- and fourth-place singles players and first- and second-place doubles teams would have been a great accomplishment for the Hinsdale Central girls tennis team. Instead, those places were earned at the IHSA Sectional meet Oct. 17 in La Grange. With the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sectional meet was the team's final competition. "We had great results," Coach Shawn Zsinko said. "They all would have qualified. They all...
The blustery winds at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park Tuesday didn't throw the Hinsdale Central girl golfers off their game. The Red Devils kept their composure to win their 2A IHSA sectional championship with 312 strokes, three strokes better than runner-up Sandburg. "It was really close," head coach Nick Latorre said of the suspense as both teams battled to the end for the victory. "They have great attitudes and competed and did a great job all year." The tournament...
Hinsdale Central's Kelechi Ojiako gets off the blocks at the start of the 100-yard freestyle event and teammate Emily Knaul competes in the 100-yard butterfly during the Red Devils' home meet against intradistrict rival Hinsdale South on Oct. 9. Central defeated South 100-53. (Steve Johnston photos for The Hinsdalean)...
Cross country, boys Oct. 13 vs. Glenbard West V wins 23-34 K. Bandukwala, 1st, 15:22 Gooding, 3rd, 15:47 A. Bandukwala, 4th, 15:50 Reddy, 6th, 15:53 Gruber, 9th, 16;16 Cross country, girls Oct. 9 vs. OP-RF V loses 33-24 Fischer, 2nd, 17:18 McCabe, 3rd, 17:21 McDonnell, 7th, 17:57 Terry, 9th, 18:10 Milligan, 14th, 19:06 Golf, boys Oct. 13 @ IHSA sectional V places 2nd with 309 strokes Riegger, 4th, 75 Sakkos, 12th, 77 McMillin, 14th, 78 Cornell, 17th, 79 Golf, girls Oct. 13 @ IHSA sectional V places 1st with 312 strokes...
Name: Katie Wilson Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start running? I started running my freshman year. I was not very good when I first started. I always heard that it was a nice group of girls at Hinsdale Central and I had a neighbor who did cross country and she absolutely loved it, so I was like, 'I think I'm going to give it a try.' How have you improved since your freshman year? My times have definitely improved. I was so slow. It's crazy how far I've...
