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 gymnastics prepares to face LT
Leah Stevens, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2018
Filed under Gymnastics, Sports, Spring, Top Stories
The boys gymnastics team will be competing at an away meet on Friday, March 9 at 6 p.m. against Lyons Township High School (LT). LT has a reputation for being Central’s biggest competition in terms of athletics, so the boys have been practicing hard in preparation for this meet. “LT is our...
The road to varsity
Genevieve Haarlow, Contributor
March 1, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Winter
As the winter season draws to a close, the sophomore basketball team has prepared itself to become varsity hopefuls. "[The most important part of preparing for varsity] is understanding how hard they need to practice all the time in order to be successful,” said Coach Ed Lynch, the sophomore baske...
Boys swim and dive team places third in state
Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2018
Filed under Boys' Swimming, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
The boys swim and dive team traveled to Evanston Township High School on Thursday, Feb. 22 to compete for the IHSA State title. The team placed third overall behind New Trier and Lyons Township. The team arrived in Evanston on Thursday morning and returned on Saturday after a two-day meet. The co...
Boys basketball defeats DGN on Senior Night
Ali Ardehali and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
The boys basketball team defeated conference rival Downers Grove North with a score of 59-57 on Friday, Feb. 16 at home in the main gym. It was Senior Night for the boys basketball team, the poms team, and the cheerleaders. The win put Central at a record of 8-16, while moving up to 4-7 in conference play. After a lo...
Girls varsity gymnastics takes third at Sectionals
Leah Stevens, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2018
Filed under Gymnastics, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
The varsity girls gymnastics team competed at the IHSA Sectionals meet on Monday, Feb. 5 at Sandburg High School. The Red Devils got a total number of 136.45 points and placed third in the meet as a team. Sectionals is the meet that determines whether or not the team will advance to the State ...
Varsity basketball teams host rival Lyons Township
Ali Ardehali and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
The varsity basketball teams, both boys and girls, hosted their main rival Lyons Township High School on Friday, Feb. 2, in the main gym. The girls lost their game by a score of 52-30, while the boys pulled out a 52-46 win. The Red Devils' fans came in all-white for the occasion, while the Lyons Township...
Boys bowling goes to State
Leah Stevens, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2018
Filed under Bowling, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
On Friday, Jan. 26, the boys varsity bowling team went to Habetler Bowl to compete in the State meet. This was the first time the Red Devils have made it to State. The team got 21st place overall. The only individual who placed was Brenden Venis, senior and varsity team member, who got 27th place ...
No off-season for student athletes
Ali Ardehali and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter
Over the course of a season, teams of every sport spend a great deal of time training and practicing for the sake of success. However, once each individual season ends, it does not particularly mean that practice or, more specifically, training is anywhere near its finish. For many, training continues throughout the ...
Track and field season preview
Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Track & Field, Winter
The track and field season is around the corner; the girls team is almost set, but the boys team is still going through tryouts this week. The boys team will be ready for the season following their Red & White Meet at North Central College at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27; the meet will dete...