Articles filed under Naperville Central High School

• Naperville Central clinches DuPage Valley crown May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Naperville Central clinches share of DVC title May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Angry Naperville Central moves on May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  At some point, Naperville Central was going to accept its first loss and move on. The Redhawks weren't quite there Monday afternoon. "On the bus Nuss (coach Andy Nussbaum) was like There are stages of grief, and I think I'm at the anger stage,'" Redhawks junior Maddi Doane said with a smile. "That's how a lot of us felt today." Getting back on the field provided the needed medicine. Two days after St. Charles North handed No. 1 Naperville Central its first defeat, the Redhawks rebounded in neat fashion to beat Naperville North 6-2 at North Central College.
  

   

• Cattenhead a hit for Glenbard South May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  To say Ashton Cattenhead has been a pleasant surprise for Glenbard South only tells half the story. It was a surprise she's even here. Cattenhead played for Glenbard South's freshman team two years ago, then moved to Huntley her sophomore year. Julie Fonda, the Raiders softball coach, didn't realize Cattenhead was back until she bumped into her in the hallway last fall.
  

   

• Vatch 2-hitter helps Lake Park earn split May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  DuPage baseball roundup
  

   

• Trophy time, again, for Fremd May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  It turned out to be another finish to remember for Fremd's badminton team. Junior Angela Wu and senior Kelly Owens advanced through the singles consolation bracket in Saturday in Charleston to meet one another in the consolation semifs. Wu won that matchup 21-14, 21-9 to earn a spot in the fifth-place match, where she dropped a two-setter to Audrey Mang of New Trier. The points amassed by Wu and Owens helped the Vikings to another state trophy finish under coach Bob Hanson. Thornton Fractional South won the team championship with 16.5 points. Fremd and Naperville Central tied for second place with 12.
  

   

• Studying pays off for Naperville Central May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Naperville Central girls water polo team defeated Naperville North 10-6 in the Neuqua Valley sectional championship match Saturday and is going to the state finals for the sixth straight year with the help of going to class.
  

   

• Naperville C.’s Swamy adds to comeback with DVC triumph May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central's Sid Swamy endured a lot of pain and disappointment on his way to a DuPage Valley Conference singles championship, but when his time came Saturday it was quite satisfying.
  

   

• Wheaton North steps up, cruises to DVC title May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central offered outstanding individuals. Wheaton Warrenville South looked solid. Yet there was no containing Wheaton North at the DuPage Valley Conference boys track championships Friday at West Aurora.
  

   

• Naperville Central wins again in DVC May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  DuPage baseball roundup
  

   

• Rain can’t spoil Naperville North’s sectional fun May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  While the main focus was qualifying girls for next week's state track finals, Naperville North coach Joanna Wilson was all smiles while walking through the rain Thursday night with a sectional championship plaque firmly in her grasp.
  

   

• Schank, Naperville Central win pitchers’ duel May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  It didn't take long to figure out Wednesday's baseball game between Naperville Central and Naperville North might come down to just one mistake. Redhawks pitcher Jeff Schank made sure he didn't make that mistake. The Butler-bound senior left-hander scattered 6 hits and walked no one as Naperville Central began the three-game DuPage Valley Conference series with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Huskies.
  

   
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  Naperville Central ends 24-year DVC drought May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  If any softball program understands how difficult it is to win a conference championship, it is Naperville Central. Then how'd the Redhawks make it look so easy? Ending a 24-year title drought in remarkably stress-free fashion, No. 1 Naperville Central beat No. 5 Glenbard North 6-0 on Wednesday in Naperville to clinch at least a share of the program's first DuPage Valley Conference championship since 1989.
  

   

• Naperville Central wins in 11th inning May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• With Abello out, pressure on Benet May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Benet is about to play a game of musical chairs no softball team wishes for. That's after sophomore catcher Stephanie Abello hurt her wrist Saturday at Marian Catholic when she banged into a fence chasing a pop-up. A trainer on site thought the wrist could be broken, but X-rays that evening came back negative. Abello will likely go for an MRI Tuesday.
  

   
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  Naperville Central honors four top alumni May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central High School seniors followed a 17-year tradition of honoring those who walked the halls before them. This year's honorees: a cancer-surviving philanthropist, an emergency physician and U.S. Army veteran who treated wounded soldiers on the front lines in Iraq, a jazz musician and marketing vice president of a Fortune 500 company.
  

   

• No. 1 Naperville Central sweeps Lake Park May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central’s softball diamond doesn’t suggest a hitter’s paradise, what with the dimensions 220 feet to all fields. Clearly, the confines are friendly to the Redhawks. No. 1 Naperville Central continued its recent red-hot hitting at home Saturday, remaining unbeaten by sweeping No. 11 Lake Park 7-0 and 12-1.
  

   

• Naperville Central goes to top of DuPage Valley May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  And just like that, Naperville Central's baseball team controls its own destiny in the DuPage Valley Conference. The Redhawks edged Wheaton North twice on Saturday, beating the host Falcons 4-2 in the continuation of a suspended game from Thursday and then claiming a 5-3 victory in the second game.
  

   
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  Second chance all Burns needs May 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  It was like the old bait-and-switch, only with a happy ending.
  

   

• Pause is just prelude to another Naperville North victory May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  There are supposed to be no timeouts in soccer, but the Naperville North girls team won 2-0 at Naperville Central on Friday with the help of one super-sized pause in play.