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Name: Jackson Haag Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing hockey? When I was 5 years old. My mom took me to a learn-to-skate thing at Darien Sportsplex. I liked it a lot from the beginning. I tried other sports and that by far was my favorite one. What do you enjoy most about the sport? The team aspect is one really good thing about it. The combination of skating and then skill with the stick I like a lot. How is it coming back after a...
Name: Eleanor Monyek Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you know you wanted to pursue basketball? My whole life I've kind of been pursuing the sport. I had two older brothers that played basketball, and my dad was always the coach. Watching them as role models, basketball became my true passion. How have you improved as player since freshman year? I think I've improved as an athlete and a leader on the court. I've had a bigger role on the team each year, and I've become...
Name: Lauren Borhani Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing volleyball? I started playing in the fourth grade at New Wave and I've been playing ever since. A lot of my friends had older sisters who played, so that influenced me to start playing. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just love competing and I love how fast-paced the game is. One of my favorite things is also that it is very team-oriented. I love being out on the court with my teammates....
Name: Abhi Reddy Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start running? Beginning of sophomore year. I had a good two mile in soccer for tryouts, so I decided to try out and see how it goes. What has kept you involved? My teammates have been really supportive through quarantine and everything else. We had a good mindset and kept each other motivated through Zoom calls and training schedules and that kind of thing that kept me motivated. What do you enjoy most about...
Name: Kayla Teuscher Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start diving? I started diving about 6 years ago, but I didn't really become competitive until a few years ago. I decided that it was something that I really wanted to be good at and make a big part of my life. How have you improved since freshman year? Freshman year I was average. I started lifting a couple years ago, so that helped. I averaged about 150 points freshman year but now I average 230 points every...
Name: Emma Biegansky Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing tennis? I started playing tennis when I was around 7, pretty young. My older brother Ryan always played club tennis, too. What do you enjoy about playing doubles? I think that there's a big difference between singles and doubles. There are a lot of different strategies you can use in doubles. Once you find a good partner and get that chemistry going, it can be really fun. Do you have any...
Name: Jack Inabnit Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you start playing golf? I've been playing in golf tournaments since I was probably 8 or 9. A lot of the guys that I played with back then, I play with now in high school golf. What do you enjoy about the sport? I like playing with other people. I think it's relaxing. And I like that you can be creative when you play golf with whatever shot you can imagine. What's the strength of your game? Either my accuracy...
Name: Isabella Terry Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start running? I first started running in middle school, but then I did not end up going out for the cross country team (at Central). I thought with COVID and everything, junior year was the perfect time to rejoin the cross county team. What do you enjoy most about the sport? My teammates. They are the nicest people. They are always encouraging and they always make me laugh. I also think cross country is a...
Name: Libby Larson Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing golf? Golf has always been in my life since a very young age because both my brother and father loved to play the game. I would say I started getting serious about playing golf when I was in middle school. What do you enjoy most about the sport? Being able to play it individually but then come together as a team to play it during the school year. As individual as the sport is, the best part of it to...
Name: Josh Narcisse Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you first start playing football? I actually started playing my freshman year in high school. My brother first started playing, so I've always wanted to follow after him. I've just loved the sport ever since. What has kept you playing? Probably the hitting. That's probably my most favorite part. How have you dealt with the shortened off-season due to COVID-19? It's definitely been a challenge. We've been...
Name: Cayden Torsberg Year: graduated senior Hometown: Hinsdale How long have you played lacrosse? I started playing lacrosse when I was in sixth grade and I played for IGLA. It was for my WyldLife (Young Life) leader, she was my coach. What do you enjoy most about the sport? It's such a team-oriented sport. You can't be successful when people play for themselves - it's rather when everyone plays for the team. Believe it or not, it also has taught me several life lessons. How...
Name: Tim Song Year: graduated senior Hometown: Willowbrook How does it feel to be a high school graduate? It feels good. It's a relief. When did you get into wrestling? I started wrestling in fifth grade, but I didn't start taking it seriously until eighth grade. What prompted you pursue it more seriously? I think after I learned more techniques and stuff and just saw that I was getting better every day, that motivated me. What's the toughest part of the sport? For me, the...
Name: Jake Adams Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing baseball? I started playing when I was about 5. My mom coached our T-ball team. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I love that it's a team game and one individual can't run the game. I like that it all revolves around having a good team. Were you able to play during the pandemic? I played on Top Tier (club baseball) and that let me play during the pandemic and do some practices. What is your...
Name: Franny Schiavitti Year: graduated senior Hometown: Hinsdale How difficult was the cancellation of last year's soccer season? It was pretty tough without anything, but I was lucky I still had my club season. It definitely felt like I missed out. Has it given this season greater significance? It made it a lot more special and I kind of allowed us to appreciate the season more and work even harder. We got close pretty quickly as a team, and I would say our team has a...
Name: Mary Grant Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you first start playing softball? First grade. My sister played and my dad coached, so I grew up watching it. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just like being part of a team. It's really team-driven, and I like the game. I've always liked watching baseball and softball. Something has always drawn me to it, I guess. Is it strange playing after graduation? It's been kind of weird because normally we're...
Name: Kathleen Tobia Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you join the track team? My sophomore year. My brothers had always done track and cross country, so I always knew of it. When I quit gymnastics sophomore year, I knew running was what I wanted to do. How long did you do gymnastics? Thirteen years. (I quit because) I had injuries in both of my elbows, to the point where I couldn't write or brush my hair without pain. What do you enjoy most about track? I love that we...
Name: Ansh Shah Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did you first start playing tennis? At 10 years old. I was playing a couple of sports when I was younger. I kind of just started at the park district. I started watching tennis a lot. I really admire Rafael Nadal. He's lefty and I'm lefty as well. Watching him got me motivated about the game. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I like the individuality of the sport. It's just you against another player. It just brings...
Name: Jack Salerno Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing lacrosse? I started in third grade with the Western Springs lacrosse program. My older brother played it, and I always loved the physicality of it without having to tackle anybody. What was it like having last season canceled? It was tough because we knew that we had a great team and a great senior class, and they weren't able to have a final season. What do you love about the sport? I've grown to...
Name: AJ Hood Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What's your earliest memory of playing volleyball? I played at Hinsdale Middle School and we had fun, but it wasn't great volleyball. Then I played club volleyball in the off-season and had fun - and I realized I was kind of good. What do you enjoy about the sport? It's such a fast-paced game, and it's really a sport that relies on teamwork and communication between you and your teammates and having good chemistry. Is this year ext...
Name: Johnny Taylor Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing water polo? Freshman year. A friend, actually from Fenwick, we were in seventh grade or so, and he said, "I'm doing a water polo club at my school. Want to try it out?" It was a one-week club. I got really interested. When freshman year came along, I joined the team. What do you enjoy most about it? I enjoy how physical it is. I feel like I get all my anger out into a sport. All the guys love...
Name: Lindsey Theoharous Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What's your earliest memory of playing water polo? I stater playing for my country club team when I was around 12 because I knew the coach. In the summers I would play with my friends, not competitively but just for fun What do enjoy about it? I just liked how it was a different way to enjoy swimming, with more teamwork. How have your improved since freshman year? I've really learned the rules of the game more, learning...
Name: Koby Turrentine Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you start in gymnastics? I did it for a little while when I was 5 or 6. But I started really doing gymnastics my freshman year. What attracted you to it? My friend did it his freshman year and always had fun. I tried it and I just fell in love with it. What do you enjoy about it? I think it's the feeling of being able to do things that aren't normal and that I think are really cool and really hard to do. I...
Name: Luke Gatewood Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing football? My freshman year. Coach (Tom) Dodd, the freshman coach, recruited me and a bunch of others guys on the team called me out. I've loved it ever since. What do you enjoy most about the sport? We have a family built at Hinsdale Central. All the guys, we have mutual respect for each other. The hard work that goes into the game is something I've grown to love over the past four years. How...
Name: Jacob Marquez Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How is it playing soccer in the spring? It's definitely different. I think the majority sentiment on the team is that we're just happy we have a season. Has the postponement had any benefits? I think it allowed us to get better. We did have a lot of contact days in November and that helped build up our team chemistry. How has your game developed since freshman year? I've gotten a lot more confident on the ball and...
Name: Brooke Cooper Year: senior Hometown: Burr Ridge When did you first start playing volleyball? I started playing volleyball when I was in third grade, but I never really got into club until (age) 11. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I played tennis before I played volleyball, and it was a very lonely sport, I felt. When I got into volleyball and I felt that team energy, I loved it and wanted to get more serious and see where it would take me. How has COVID-19...
