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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...
Name: Annette Ciupek Year: senior Hometown: Willowbrook When did you first start playing lacrosse? I started playing in third grade. I did a program called IGLA for a few years before I moved on to club. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I developed a lot of good friendships with lacrosse and that helped me transition to high school. I love the idea of a team sport. I like the competitive aspect of it and also how creative I can be in lacrosse. There are different plays,...
Name: Michael D'Aprile Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills What was your first experience playing water polo? I never played water polo until my freshman year. I made a bunch of great memories with the team, and I enjoyed that good spirit of community. What's it like having a full season again? It's awesome. It's really great to just get back to a normal schedule. Last year we weren't able to play in any tournaments, so it's fun to share that experience with underclassmen...
Name: Aishvarya Godla Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook How long have you played badminton? I started playing freshman year, and I realized late in my freshman season that I could take my performance up a notch. Junior year and this season I've played on the varsity team. What you enjoy about the sport? Being able to work with my friends and being able to use strategy in matches and push myself to the limit on the court. How have you improved since freshman year? I think now...
Name: Olivia Zelenka Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How is it having a full water polo season again? It’s been awesome so far, especially with the new (Don Watson Aquatic Center) pool. We’ve had a lot more girls come out for the team this year, and it’s fun seeing everyone experience new things. When did you start playing water polo? I’ve been playing since seventh grade, but I started playing goalie my freshman year. I have a pretty strong throwing arm. I after I...
Name: Colin Xiang Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you first start gymnastics? I started my sophomore year of high school. My friend was doing it at the time. I went in for practice one day and I was kind of on the team. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I think being able to overcome your challenges and achieving your goals is really cool. Once you get a skill that you've been practicing for a while, it's a lot of satisfaction. How did you become a...
Name: Erin Milligan Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What drew you to track? I've liked to run since I was little. It was just a sport that I thought was really fun, and I actually started track in middle school. How have you evolved since freshman year? I think I've gotten a lot more confident racing. I've always been competitive, but I believe in my training more now and can put myself in better position now than when I was a freshman. You've transitioned from sprints to...
Name: Kaila Kuo Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing softball? I did taekwondo from third grade up until middle school. My dad wanted me to get involved in team sports. He said I could do track or softball. I figured softball would have less running, so I did softball. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just like meeting new people, hanging out with them and being able to build that team relationship. It's not like other friends you find at...
Name: Braxton Bokos Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did you first start swimming? Competitively I started swimming around 6 or 7 at the Oak Brook Stars. My parents come from a heavy swimming background, so they had me in the water from two weeks out of the womb. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I enjoy the team bonding you get through the sport. I come from a triathlon background as well, and the one thing I enjoy most about swimming is you have a lot of...
Name: Max Pohlenz Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start wrestling? Freshman year I tried out for the Mock Trial team and I got cut from that. I was looking for something to do in winter and (coach Jason) Hayes gave me the recruiting pitch and I was hooked. What do you enjoy most about the sport? It's very much a sport where you get what you put in. I think that idea to win and be good at something through sheer will and sheer mental toughness just kind of...
Name: Sofia Gomez Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How is the bowling season going so far? It's pretty fun. I'm doing pretty good and I enjoy being with my friends. They're really, really kind people. When did you join the bowling program? I actually started as a sophomore because I believed it was interesting and I wanted to enjoy at least one sport from high school and experience the competitive nature of it and just have fun. What's the most difficult aspect of the...
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...
