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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... — Updated 5/12/2021

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... — Updated 5/12/2021

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... — Updated 5/5/2021

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. T... — Updated 5/5/2021

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... — Updated 4/28/2021

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... — Updated 4/28/2021

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... — Updated 4/21/2021

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... — Updated 4/14/2021

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... — Updated 4/7/2021

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... — Updated 3/31/2021

Name: Olivia Widtfeldt Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you first start gymnastics? I think I probably started doing the little mom and tot classes around 2 or 3. I... — Updated 3/17/2021

Name: Angelia Berti Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What was the feeling last year when the season was canceled? I was extremely disappointed because I only play one sport, and when... — Updated 3/10/2021

Name: Erkan Ozgen Year: senior Hometown: Burr Ridge When did you first start swimming competitively? I was about 5 or 6 years old when I first competed. My mom used to (swim) in hig... — Updated 3/3/2021

Name: Maria Rivera Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How did you react to learning there'd be a girls basketball season? We really had not hoped as a team that there would be a... — Updated 2/24/2021

Name: Lainey Harvey Year: senior Hometown: Willowbrook When did you first start bowling? Freshman year. My friend at the time, she was going to try out and then she encouraged me... — Updated 2/17/2021

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 bowli... — Updated 2/10/2021

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... — Updated 2/3/2021

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... — Updated 10/14/2020

Name: David Lacayo Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How did you get into cross country? Back in sixth grade a group of my close friends did cross country and said I should... — Updated 10/7/2020

Name: Emily Ascher Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you first start golfing? I played with my dad for a while - he dragged me out for a while. I actually started... — Updated 9/30/2020

Name: Drew McMillin Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills What's been the biggest challenge playing during COVID-19? Probably having to wear our masks before and after the rounds.... — Updated 9/23/2020

Name: Yasmina Eshac Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing tennis? I had just moved from Egypt and I didn't know what sport to start playing, so I started... — Updated 9/17/2020

Name: Rosyln Tischke Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What led you into diving? I had originally been a competitive gymnast for the majority of my life. Because of a few injuries, I... — Updated 9/9/2020

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... — Updated 3/11/2020

Name: Helene Friedman Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing softball? I started playing when I was in kindergarten for Burr Ridge-Willowbrook. My sisters... — Updated 3/4/2020