Special Olympics basketball competes against D99 Hoops
Brandon Belgrad, Leah Stevens, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Special Olympics Basketball Team played D99 Hoops at home. The game started at 4:30 p.m. and took place in the field house. Before the game starts, the players meet with their individual coaches to warm up, and the referees and team coaches from both teams discuss any i...
Girl’s basketball played first conference game
Rachel Wagner, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
The Girls Basketball Team kicked off the first conference game of the season against the York Community High School Dukes on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. in Central’s main gym. Central played tough but fell short to the Dukes 49-22 at the end of the game because of the opposing team’s heavy defensive...
Seniors athletes officially commit
Brandon Belgrad, Masah Mourad, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
December 3, 2018
Filed under News, Sports, Top Stories
The athletic department held the college signing and recognition day on Wednesday, Nov. 14 recognizing 16 senior athletes who have committed to a college with the athletic program of their choice. Students committed to a variety of sports, such as Lacrosse, Wrestling, Golf, Baseball, S...
Girls swim and dive place 16th at State
Rachel Wagner, Lia Reichmann, Leah Stevens, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2018
Filed under Fall, Girls' Swimming, Sports, Top Stories
The Varsity Swim Team placed 16th out of approximately 100 teams in the IHSA Girls State Swimming and Diving Championship from Friday, Nov. 16 through Saturday, Nov. 17 at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Ill. On Friday, the girls competed in the preliminary rounds of the competition wit...
Review of the 2018 football season
Rachel Wagner, Leah Stevens, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 19, 2018
Filed under Columns, Fall, Football, Opinion, Sports, Sports Central, Top Stories
Looking back at the 2018 football season, the football team fought hard throughout its entire season. The team battled fiercely as a unit from the opening kickoff of the season against Naperville Central until the final seconds of the playoff game against Warren. The team won eight games, shar...
Winter Sports Preview
Leah Stevens, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter
The change in weather brings the start of winter sports, including boys and girls basketball, boys swimming and diving, girls gymnastics, boys and girls bowling, cheerleading, and poms. The boy's basketball season starts with its first official game on Monday, Nov. 19 at Naperville North High School, at 7 p.m. “I’m just ...
Boys cross country travels to Indiana for Nike regionals meet
Brandon Belgrad, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2018
Filed under Cross Country, Fall, Sports, Top Stories
On Sunday, Nov. 11, the boys cross country team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the annual Nike Regionals meet. The varsity team placed ninth, while the junior varsity finished in 11th. Nike Regionals is a race with teams from all over the midwest, all competing for a nationals spot. T...
Red Devils lose football playoffs to Blue Devils
Rachel Wagner, Leah Stevens, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2018
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The Varsity Football Team (8-2) traveled to Gurnee, Ill. to take on the Warren High School Blue Devils (9-1) on Saturday, Nov. 3. The game was the second round of the IHSA 8A Playoffs, and the Red Devils lost 17-14. Warren's featured back, Martin Walker Jr., carried their team with more than 1200...
Boys and Girls cross country place 11th and 17th at state
Brandon Belgrad, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2018
Filed under Cross Country, Sports, Top Stories
On Saturday, Nov. 3, both boys and girls cross country competed in the state meet. The meet took place at Detweiller Park in Peoria, and the boys finished 11th while the girls placed 17th. The top performance on the boy’s team came from Matt Kusak, senior, who finished 32nd. The rest of the varsi...
Football Teams moves onto second round of playoffs
Lia Reichmann, Leah Stevens, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2018
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports
On Saturday, Oct. 27 at 1:00 p.m., the football team (8-2) played Conant High school on Dickinson Field. They beat Conant (6-4) in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs with a score of 28-14. Matthew Bobak, senior running back, led the team rushing 22 times for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Bobak scored t...