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all team captain Charlie Williams learned this spring that the season was over, a goal he and his teammates had been working toward disappeared overnight. "We were basically told the whole time that we're working to play our senior year," he said. "That was gone. That was a huge bummer." Williams and the other seniors on the team had been playing together in Devil Baseball since the program was founded. And they hoped to contend for a conference championship this year....
The pro sports world is emerging from its COVID-19 quarantine, and that's good news for Hinsdale's Andrew Gutman. In his second year with the Major League Soccer team FC Cincinnati, the 23-year-old defender got back to competition this month with the MLS Is Back Tournament - sans fans - in the "bubble" of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. He opened up to The Hinsdalean in this Q&A via email about his journey over the last several months. What went...
Hockey has been part of Christian Hmura's life for as long as he can remember. "I got my sixth, seventh and eighth concussions in the last nine months of me playing, and I just wasn't able to really bounce back, he said. "I had some major issues with that for while." With his career as a player out of the question, Hmura, then 19, turned to coaching. "Obviously I wanted to stay involved in the game," said Hmura, who is now 33 and a Hinsdale resident. "It was my entire life up...
The Illinois High School Association announced its Phase 4 Return to Play Plan last week as Hinsdale Central and other schools look to restore their athletic programs amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines, which were given a stamp of approval by the Illinois Department of Public Health, allow gatherings of up to 50 individuals indoors or outdoors, with multiple groups allowed outdoors provided they are separated by a distance of at least 30 feet. Athletes must be scr...
Today we present the final installment of athlete profiles that did not run during the spring season, which was canceled due to COVID-19. Name: Chloe Lapointe Year: senior Hometown: Burr Ridge What was it like not having a senior water polo season? I actually tore my labrum before the Red-White meet. That was my first and last game. It was going to be my last game anyway because of my shoulder, but not being able to play because of coronavirus and my shoulder (was...
The short-circuited spring high school sports calendar sadly meant no final campaigns for many senior Central student-athletes. Consequently, The Hinsdalean did not run our normal series of seasonal athlete profiles - until now. Over these last several weeks we've been serving up delayed recognition for (now former) Red Devils who, according to coaches, brought their best to their respective programs, whether in the heat of competition or in fostering team unity. Today's...
Athlete profiles typically are part of our sports pages throughout the school year, with a different team member recommended each week by his or her coach. With the spring season canceled due to COVID-19, The Hinsdalean altered its sports coverage, eliminating the round-up page on which the profiles ran. We are happy to highlight these athletes now in a four-part series that began June 11. Today's athletes competed on the track, boys water polo and girls lacrosse teams. Name:...
The short-circuited spring high school sports calendar sadly meant no final campaigns for many senior Central student-athletes. Consequently, The Hinsdalean did not run our normal series of seasonal athlete profiles - until now. Over the next four weeks we offer delayed recognition for (now former) Red Devils who, according to coaches, brought their best to their respective programs, whether in the heat of competition or in fostering team unity. Today's featured athletes...
The race to stop COVID-19 has meant unfortunate halts to many normal rhythms in society, with sports disruptions being among the more high-profile. Locally, Hinsdale student-athletes competing at the college level have seen their seasons abruptly ended, while Hinsdale Central spring athletes remain in limbo. Village-based leagues have also had to make significant adjustments. Central graduate Mia Chiappe was preparing to swim with her Denison University teammates at the NCAA...
Basketball, boys March 6 @ IHSA regional final vs. Lake Park V loses 43-55 Gymnastics, boys March 6 Mark Wanner Invite V places 4th with 121.55 points All-around Cihlar, 5th, 48.35 Floor exercise Cihlar, 6th, 8.3 Wang, 17th, 7.6 Furlong, 19th, 7.4 Pommel horse Cihlar, 5th, 7.3 Hohe, 14th (tie), 5.6 Turrentine, 19th, 4.6 Still rings Cihlar, 3rd, 8.55 Furlong, 15th, 6.8 Riordan, 19th (tie), 6 Vault Cihlar, 5th, 8.6 Furlong, 10th, 7.4 Riordan, 14th (tie), 7.1 Parallel bars Cihlar, 4th, 8.4 Turrentine, 15th, 6.9 Hamad, 18th, 6.5...
Spring is just around the corner, much to the delight of athletes on 13 teams at Hinsdale Central High School. Swimmers on the boys and girls water polo teams face their first competition this week, and the boys and girls track teams will finish up their indoor season this month before heading outdoors in April. Other Red Devil teams will be featured in the March 19, March 26 and April 2 issues. Boys track First meet: Feb. 14 indoor, April 7 outdoor Last year: 8th at...
Hinsdale Central sophomore gymnast Matthew Cihlar executes an element on the parallel bars while teammate senior Youssof Hamad performs a routine on the horizontal bar Friday during the Red Devil Wanner Invite. The host Red Devils placed fourth in the event. (photos by Steve Johnston for The Hinsdalean)...
Name: Ammar Hussain Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did you start throwing discus? In seventh grade, a bunch of my friends were doing track, and my wanted me to run. I started running, and (the coaches) wanted me to try discus. I was pretty good at it. My junior high didn't have a track team, but then I started throwing again here freshman year. How have you evolved as an athlete since freshman year? I didn't have a lot of technique coming out of middle school. I came...
INFERNO TEAM WINS THIRD PLACE The Hinsdale Inferno red sixth-grade girls basketball team finished third in the seventh-grade Silver DuPage Youth Basketball Travel Basketball League. A photo appears online at https:www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. STUDENTS NAMED ALL-ACADEMIC Hinsdale’s Erin Otto and Van Nia Pham were among 85 student-athletes from Carthage College who were named to the Fall All-Academic All-Conference list by the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. They achieved an overall grade point average of 3...
The Hinsdale Central boys swimming and diving team placed eighth over the weekend at the IHSA state meet at Evanston Township High School. The team's total of 54 points placed it in the state's top 10 for the 10th straight season. Champion St. Charles North garnered 137 points, followed closely by runner-up Loyola Academy and third-place Glenbrook South with 135 and 128, respectively. "We couldn't be prouder," Red Devil coach Bob Barber said of the outcome. "We exceeded...
