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Name: Mujtaba "Moose" Ali-Khan Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing tennis? I first picked up a racket at around 7. My dad played college tennis, so that... — Updated 5/11/2022

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.... — Updated 5/4/2022

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 befo... — Updated 4/27/2022

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... — Updated 4/20/2022

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... — Updated 4/6/2022

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... — Updated 3/23/2022

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... — Updated 3/16/2022

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... — Updated 3/9/2022

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... — Updated 3/3/2022

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... — Updated 1/19/2022

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... — Updated 1/5/2022

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... — Updated 12/15/2021

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... — Updated 12/8/2021

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... — Updated 12/1/2021

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... — Updated 10/28/2021

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... — Updated 10/13/2021

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... — Updated 10/6/2021

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... — Updated 10/6/2021

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... — Updated 9/22/2021

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... — Updated 9/15/2021

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... — Updated 9/8/2021

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... — Updated 9/1/2021

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... — Updated 6/23/2021

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... — Updated 6/16/2021

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... — Updated 6/9/2021