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ATHLETES COMMIT TO COLLEGE TEAMS Several Hinsdale Central students and Hinsdale students who attend private schools signed letters of intent to continue their high school athletic careers on Nov. 8, National Letter of Intent... — Updated 11/15/2023

STUDENTS MAKE ALL-STATE TEAMS Jakobi Lange made the Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association All-State First Team and Matt Ruth made Honorable Mention All-State for their efforts on the Hinsdale Central boys volleyball team in the... — Updated 9/20/2023

Devils rewrite record books The Hinsdale Central boys swim program registered a total of 11 meet records at three different longstanding competitions on Jan. 7 and 14. The following new top times were set at the 53rd annual Jim... — Updated 1/18/2023

MCCLEAR FINDS WINNING STROKE Hinsdale’s Mac McClear won the Illinois State Amateur in July, carding a 5-under-par score of 283 over four rounds at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette. McClear, a University of Iowa senior and... — Updated 9/7/2022

SWIMMERS EARN NISCA HONORS Thirteen Hinsdale Central High School swimmers earned All-American honors from the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 school year. • Sydney... — Updated 7/13/2022

SENIORS COMMIT TO PLAY IN COLLEGE The Hinsdale Central Athletic Department hosted a College Signing and Recognition Day Nov. 10. The following athletes were recognized: Luke Adams, baseball, Michigan State University Mujtiba... — Updated 11/17/2021

CENTRAL HOLDS SIGNING DAY The Hinsdale Central Athletic Department recognized nine student-athletes Feb. 3 in conjunction with the National Letter of Intent Signing Day. They are: • Michael Brescia, Colgate University, football... — Updated 3/3/2021

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:... — Updated 11/18/2020

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 htt... — Updated 3/11/2020

CENTRAL ATHLETES TO PLAY IN COLLEGE The following student-athletes from Hinsdale Central signed their national letters of intent Feb. 5, National Signing Day. Kiran Amegadjie, football, Yale University Alexander Daw, swimming, St.... — Updated 2/19/2020

CENTRAL PLAYERS ALL-CONFERENCE Nine members of the Hinsdale Central High School football team have been named All-Conference in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division. They are Kiran Amegadjie, Michale Brescia, Braden... — Updated 12/11/2019

ATHLETES COMMIT TO PLAY IN COLLEGE Several student-athletes from Hinsdale were recognized at public and private schools last week for committing to compete at the college level. Hinsdale Central Sarah Badawi, Marquette University,... — Updated 11/20/2019

HINSDALE SENIOR WINS DOUBLES TITLE Kendall Schrader of Hinsdale, a senior at Benet Academy in Lisle, and her partner, Kaitlyn Lee, captured the state 1A doubles tennis title Oct. 26 in Buffalo Grove. The two beat Isabella... — Updated 11/6/2019

10U GOLD HEADED TO SUPER BOWL The Hinsdale Falcons 10U Gold Team completed its season-long quest of securing a Super Bowl berth by beating a determined and gritty Downers Grove Panthers team 20-12 at Dickinson Field. A pair of Char... — Updated 10/30/2019

10U GOLD ONE GAME FROM SUPER BOWL The Hinsdale Falcons 10 U Gold team continued its march toward the Super Bowl with an impressive victory Sunday against the LFC Tigers. Charles Calhoun started the scoring with a nifty 22-yard, sid... — Updated 10/23/2019

10U GOLD BEATS OSWEGO PANTHERS The 10U Gold Falcons battled their rivals, the Oswego Panthers all day on Dickinson field. It was an epic struggle up and down the field. The Falcons opened up the scoring on a three play, 60-yard... — Updated 10/2/2019

Miller sets state swim records Hinsdale’s Karina Miller set two new Illinois state records at the Age Group State Championships in July. Her times of 33.21 seconds in the 50-meter backstroke and 1:11.78 in the 100-meter... — Updated 9/25/2019

LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM wins state The Hinsdale 11-year-old All-Star team captured the state championship for the second year in a row last month. Hinsdale beat Homewood Heights 6-2 Aug. 2 in LaSalle for the title, going 10-1 in... — Updated 9/11/2019

10U GOLD BEATS OSWEGO The 10U Gold Falcons played a fantastic game against Oswego, winning 24-6. The team started out quickly going up 8-0 on the first series after an amazing 50-yard touchdown run on fourth and 12 by Charles... — Updated 9/4/2019

10U Gold defeats Glen Ellyn The Hinsdale 10U Gold Falcons enjoyed a dominant 20-6 victory against a great opponent, Glen Ellyn, on Saturday at Brook Park. Charles Calhoun started the scoring four plays into the game on a 35-yard... — Updated 8/28/2019

Gutman joins FC Cincinnati team Andrew Gutman has joined Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati on loan from Scottish Premiership side Celtic FC through the end of the 2020 MLS season. “We are excited to add Andrew to our... — Updated 8/21/2019

BROOKS TONN EVENT A SUCCESS Two recent events held in memory of Brooks Tonn, a 10-year-old Hinsdale boy who loved baseball and football and passed away in 2017, raised money for the Brooks Strong Foundation. The second annual... — Updated 7/31/2019