New athletic theme plays key role in fall sports
Kara Pearson, Contributor
October 18, 2019
Football players practicing in full gear through 100-degree heat, basketball players doing burpees until their legs give out, and hockey players never giving up if there's no time left to even tie the game. All of these are examples of grit. Grit is the new theme this year for the athletic program at ...
Preseason conditions skills and friendships
Maryam Naveed, Contributor
October 18, 2019
Whistles blowing, balls bouncing and girls yelling plays. It’s girls’ basketball preseason and the team is gearing up for the Nov. 4 season start. With something happening almost every day of the week, from weight training to open gym, the girls say there is no time wasted during this warm-up to the r...
Hockey prepares for upcoming season by making most of preseason
Elena Wilson, Contributor
October 8, 2019
With preseason in full swing, the Hockey Club is gearing up for the upcoming season. Through team-building activities and thorough practices, the club is strengthening their community within the team and showing their love for the game. “To me, hockey is more than a game, it’s a reallife experie...
Boys gymnastics takes third at LTHS invite
Leah Stevens, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2019
On Friday, March 8, the boy's gymnastics team traveled to rival Lyons Township High School to compete in the LTHS Invitational Meet. As a whole, the team placed in third with 129 points in total. “I know we competed extremely well as a team on Friday’s meet. Everybody did their routines comple...
Boys Basketball’s season ends with loss to Geneva
Brandon Belgrad, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2019
The Boys Basketball season ended with a loss in the IHSA playoff tournament. They beat Metea Valley in the first round, but ultimately fell short to the number one seed Geneva in the regional semifinals. They played Metea Valley on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with the Geneva game on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Both games took pl...
Boys Swim and Dive takes seventh at State
Leah Stevens, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2019
On Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 the Red Devils boys swim and dive team competed in the state meet at New Trier High School. The boys placed seventh overall. Friday’s meet was the preliminaries to see what top twelve places could qualify for the finals on Saturday. Seniors Donovan Lahmann, Karee...
Girls track and field hosts the annual Red Devil meet
Leah Stevens, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2019
On Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9 a.m. the Red Devils hosted their annual Red Devil girls track and field meet. Five teams competed at Saturday’s meet, with 16 events, including sprinting races, distance races, and field events. “We have a good mix this year of younger and experienced athletes,” Coach Mark ...
Boys Basketball team falls short against rival LT
Brandon Belgrad, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
February 12, 2019
On Friday, Feb. 8, the boy's basketball team faced off against rival Lyons Township at home. The boys lost 78-67. The game started out close, with only a two-point LT lead at the end of the first quarter. The lead was then stretched to 5 at the end of the first half. Central then surged late in the fo...
Girls and boys basketball face OPRF
Leah Stevens, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2019
On Friday, Jan. 25, the boys and girls varsity basketball teams faced off against Oak Park-River Forest. The boys played at home in the main gym at 7 p.m. and came up short with a final score of 56-42, while the girls played their game away and lost 26-61. “I thought we did a good job of moving t...
Varsity gymnasts place as all-around athletes in conference
Rachel Wagner, Leah Stevens, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2019
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the varsity and junior varsity gymnastics teams competed in the West Suburban Conference Championship at 11 a.m. at York Community High School. Junior Caroline Klobach and Freshman Annette Sommers made impressive marks for the Red Devils' varsity gymnastics team, where Klobach tied for fourth in the vault with 9.150 points...