Thats what I remember most, the comradery we had. Coping with the disappointment of falling short of an anticipated title run as a quarterback of a Naperville Central football team is something Lavery can certainly relate to. That was the most rewarding one time experience. Even for non-athletes. He taught math and he always wanted to make sure his students knew he cared about them. Daniels, who has spent nine years in the NFL as a tight end with both the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens after shifting from quarterback to tight end during his time at Wisconsin, threw 16 touchdowns with just one interception as a junior during the 1999 season before tearing his ACL in Week 3 of the 2000 season as the Redhawks were armed to repeat as 6A state champs. Let yourself be more well rounded. In conference, we were ranked number 6 in the nation at one point, and that was amazing [] We were 14-0 ranked conference. He was thrilled that they were doing well. The results will be more satisfying than you can possibly imagine. Having an impact and having students and coaches respect him, that gave him great joy. You would play against a team that had two good players, then you get to college, and all of them are good players. Having an impact and having students and coaches respect him, that gave him great joy. I chose to play club water polo and get my career on track, and it was really fun!. Naperville Central High School's award-winning newspaper. Though Sieben passed away on Aug. 2, 1966 while serving in Vietnam, his family and former teammate attended the ceremony to honor Sieben and his numerous accomplishments. Naperville Central alumni, employee to be honored in Hall of Fame The ones [who] make it from high school to college are great. No one here wants to see you fail. Q: How was your transition from high school to college? A two-time All-State runner, her most memorable moment was when she won the 2011 IHSA girls cross country State championship in her senior year. It was just the feeling that it was my home away from home. She also set the 3 game tournament record with 18 total blocks. Central Times Staff February 3, 2018 . Ive had the opportunity to coach my three children in basketball and soccer and getting to instill some of the things that I learned and took away from my experiences being coached by some great coaches here, so I think that one it inspired me to coach and the other it taught me how to be resilient and thats a sill that I use every day in life. Local Headlines Most Mornings. In the coaching profession, there werent a lot of female role models. That was one reason why I went to diving, it was because gymnastics had stopped being fun. I love the quote If you want to be great everything matters you know so if you truly wanna be great you got to put in the work and do more than other people do and live in the moment. Dick Smith poses with his Hall of Fame plaque after being inducted into the North Central College Hall of Fame in 2005. Hayes and her mother, Ruth Sieben, fondly remember the time Sieben accidentally broke the backboard during a basketball game. Another piece of advice is to get involved with the other activities that are offered. He commended campus supervisor Dave Dillon during the Q&A for his time with him. So, its nice to be remembered., When asked to describe what it means to be inducted Best replied in a word: humbling.. Well, for my sports we all competed at the same time because we had all different levels competing at the same time and in college, its very much more intense because everyone is there, that is their job, most of them are on scholarships, so theyre very serious about it. What advice would you give to current student athletes? Candace Parker set a championship game record by blocking 8 shots. He knew what he did was going to seen by people and it was going to have an impact so he wanted to have a positive impact that would last for a long time. Q: What is the biggest difference between college and high school? Message in his memory: Enjoy life. Involvements: Chairman of the Riverwalk Commission, former chairman of Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and Central Area Naperville Development Organization, participated in downtown Naperville master plan, helped launch Naperville Development Partnership. All those mornings, those early mornings competing with one another and the preparation that eventually led to our state win. Everybody liked him, which is extraordinary when you consider he was in the business of wins and losses.. What I didnt know was there was a reporter from the Aurora Beacon and we were playing West Aurora that week. The hidden homeless: Understanding the under-identification of homeless youth through data. It was followed by a tour of the building along with a dinner, and ceremony before the Naperville Central boys basketball game against crosstown rival Naperville North. Invest in friendships. Published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM. Click here to write a letter to the editor, Baseball eliminated from IHSA State Playoffs in first round, The hidden homeless: Thousands of schools are failing to identify students experiencing homelessness, The hidden homeless: Understanding the under-identification of homeless youth through data. Naperville Central Inducts Eight-Person 2015 Class into Athletic Hall Three Naperville Central alumni and a former employee who left their mark on the community are being inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. Let yourself be more well rounded. Central Times Staff February 5, 2019. We werent so much focused on what the other team was going to do. It takes over sports and other areas of your life if youre dedicated and you work hard. Amy Prestinario, He was here for thirty years and he just enjoyed meeting up with people who graduated and talking with them. (Photo provided by NCC). The elder Stine and his wife Donna live in Texas, but spend the football season here attending all of their sons games. Dont be afraid to have fun with your friends. 2003-04 Naperville Central High School Girls' Team. He rises before 5 a.m. every day to work with his players. Sterr reflects fondly on his experiences at Central. A: I would say the best part, I liked, were all the competitions that we went to, because everyone was pulled together, and it was really fun. Were all going to miss him a lot, Stine said. But, working hard, having the athletic department allow us to come to the gym, work on our own, do things like that, to then come to be a senior where I went to second in state. It was torn down, which obviously speaks to the quality of it, but I enjoyed art. Linnes success on the gridiron helped him earn two time all conference and two time DVC player of the year. Dont be so set in your ways that you might not take chances or experiences outside of what you know. So I just want to give a special thank you to all my teammates and coaches, said former Redhawk swimmer and water polo player Mark Menis. Menis could not have accomplished all of his goals without teammates and coaches. Each one of us took our turns and try to break the dummy. In his time at Central Sterr worked as a math teacher, and in his early years of teaching he pioneered the Honors Algebra courses. Phil Lawler is also an inductee, but is not pictured. He was going to push them to learn and to work hard and that impacted him and how he carried out his life. It was a good senior year. A: In high school, it was a girl named Megan Martin. That smile remained until the end. Q: What was the transition from high school to college athletics like? On Feb. 1, Naperville Central added eight more names to its growing list of inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Smith, who died on Dec. 10 at age 98, was one of the last living links to a bygone era. The comradery that we had with our team, you know? This years inductees combined with the Hall of Fame Class of 2022 after last years ceremony was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thats really what I found with athletics here and just in general is learning how to work with a team. The time I spent there felt like my second home. [I also enjoyed] the bus trips with softball. Former Central basketball and track star Ed Sieben was inducted into the Naperville Central Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. Eleven new members of the Naperville Central High School athletic community were inducted into the 2023 Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday February 3rd. Its important to do your best. Q: What were some of the highlights of playing at Central? Its important to have goals, but dont be so set on your goals. Q: What was the transition from high school athletics to college athletics like? I completely stretched out my basketball shoes and they never fit the same again. Getting everything done at a reasonable time so you can get to bed and up on time. I stuck it out, I stayed four years and after that first year, everything becomes normal, youre away from home, and you could have great friends, that stay those four years. Take advantage of those friendships! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Drew is a senior and this is his second year on the editorial board. Naperville was lucky to have him.. Like teamwork and integrity. The Athletic Hall of Fame was established to honor outstanding athletic achievement and to carry on the history of Naperville Centrals, formerly Naperville Community High School, athletic programs. Nathan Yuan, Editor-At-Large May 23, 2023. They survive him, as does his second wife, Barbara. You only have one chance at them. DJ Johnson, The sectional and state series meets were some of the best experiences i have been a part of. Amy Prestinario, While its important to focus, you have to also keep things in perspective. Theres obviously been a lot of good athletes that have run through Naperville Central. He was young and just getting started. In 2013, Smith was part of the inaugural class of Naperville Central's Hall of Fame. The hidden homeless: Thousands of schools are failing to identify students experiencing homelessness, The hidden homeless: Understanding the under-identification of homeless youth through data, In-house coffee shop to be installed at Central for 2023-24 school year, Naperville North teacher fired for fostering inappropriate relationship with two students, District 203 approves OrganicLife as new food service provider. He was calling the other teams plays before they ran them. Its pretty surreal just to think about some of the athletes who have come before me and think that Im somehow mentioned in the same breath as them. I point to the team successes that we had. Dick Smith speaks at his induction into the North Central College Hall of Fame in 2005. A: Freshman year I played volleyball in addition to basketball and water polo, and it helped me to become a better leader because I was learning the sport, I was not very good at it, and it was a big challenge to me. Your email address will not be published. In general, it was the time that I spent with my gymnastics team working out. Note that this was the only time in the final 26 games in which the margin of victory was less than 10 points. I wasnt very good. There wasnt a single team I was on at Naperville Central where everyone wasnt included, and that was just incredible to see. Hes been so great for our football program and our school. When something didnt go right in sports, in personal or team disappointment, yet you had to learn to overcome them. He was part of a larger organization. It was just such a special experience and something Ill never forget, said former Redhawk runner Amanda Fox. Rick Spencer representing Weston Spencer, Having two boys is a pretty rewarding experience in itself but also playing for in the NFL it was a dream ever since I was small. That was family so it was a joy for him to do that. We were more concerned on ourselves and if we were going to be able to execute our plan.. Q: Whats the biggest difference between playing a sport in high school and playing in college? Athletic Hall of Fame inducts six new members for 2020 - Central Times Q: What was the main difference between high school and college athletics? Some of Drew's interests outside of writing include reading (mainly literature and science fiction), calligraphy, guitar and banjo. An outstanding basketball player in Naperville himself, Siebens father coached young Sieben all throughout grade school, as the two began to share a love for the sport. Published: February 04, 2023 at 11:44 AM CST I would say, dont take yourself too seriously, dont take life too seriously. Fox was a member of the Central girls cross country and track and field teams. ", Education: Pre-med at University of Illinois, Career: Served in the Army during World War II and Korean War; founded and operated numerous Naperville food service establishments, including Colonial Caterers; developed many prominent buildings in Naperville, Awards: Army Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Hearts with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Involvement: City councilman, park district commissioner, Naperville Unit District 203 school board member, Edward Hospital board of directors, founder of Congregation Beth Shalom, Riverwalk Commission, Chamber of Commerce president, Naperville United Way founder, Education: Bachelor's degree from University of Illinois. I had a number of role models, and I always looked up to the coaches. The 2010 team won a school-record 38 games, including ending the year on a 18-game winning streak, en route to winning the Class 4A state title with a victory over St. Rita. I dont feel like Ive gone to work a day in my life, says Stine, who also coaches girls track. Also, in terms of school, the work gets harder and so does balancing school with practice. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The teamness of it. This past weekend, Naperville Central inducted the third class into its Athletic Hall of Fame as the 2015 eight-person class was headlined by the likes of Tim Lavery, Owen Daniels, Bill. Naperville You know, the parents on the stands, standing by the fence, talking to their kids while theyre trying to play the outfield, or standing behind home plate and talking to their kid while theyre pitching. [] But its just great, convening every day with your friends. 5K set for May 20, BBB Alert: Artificial Intelligence presents very realistic scams. This interactive postsecondary planning guide was created collaboratively between Naperville Central & Naperville North, to help guide students & their families in planning for life after high school. LIsten to your parents, they know more than you think they do. He was going to push them to learn and to work hard and that impacted him and how he carried out his life. Amy Prestinario, My dad was one of the fairest people Ive ever known. Rick Hitchcock (1971 . His induction will be in January! Its important to do your best. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); From left: Aaron Pembroke, Amy Korthauer, Cindi Schaff, Claire Fleming, Colin Bates, Frank Shigut, Gary Winrow and Karen Richter are the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. Tiffany Hudson added 10 points and 5 assists. More of the memories that are cemented in my head are when we celebrate as a team than going to get individual awards. I was here for a long time, but Ive been gone for a long time. At Naperville Central, Smith was the boys basketball coach from 1950 to 1955 and coached football for 34 seasons, including a stint as head coach from 1970 to 1975 that saw the Redhawks qualify for the first two state playoffs hosted by the Illinois High School Association. A: I was trying out for the freshman [basketball] team. A: There was three football dummies. Stine has coached with several Hall of Famers, including Larry McKeon and John Jackson. A: I think they biggest difference is they hit harder, ran harder, they took the cream of the crop out of the highschool. During the spring track season, Fox finished in third place in the 3200 meter run at the State meet as a senior. With his tall height at his advantage, Sieben was also on track team and took third place in the state in high jumping at the IHSA state track meet his senior year. Youre gonna make some mistakes and bad choices, but if you stay dedicated to your goals you can achieve anything. The members of the Athletic Hall of Fame are the definition of athletic excellence at Naperville Central High School. Its really special, Stine says. Its hard to follow a Hall of Famer, and its hard to live up to your dad, but Mike has done that and then some. He called us in one by one. My sister in law was actually on that team, too. MLB Cy Young Award, MLB Rookie of the Year, Rawlings Gold Gloves, 2021 HOF results, 2022 Hall of Fame ballot, . Category: Teams. DJ Johnson, Being a swimmer it has helped me reach deadlines. A: It was surprisingly very easy. Having two boys is a pretty rewarding experience in itself but also playing for in the NFL it was a dream ever since I was small. It gets you to focus on priorities. In general, it was the time that I spent with my gymnastics team working out. I played three sports up until my junior year and I seemed to have a lot of the same athletes that were on my team and just like someone I mentioned, realizing youre not going to be friends with every single person thats on your team. It was not only an athletic challenge, it was also an academic challenge. Of the 45 coaches on that list, six are from the Naperville area. Well I would say, one would be that it inspired me because of the great coaches I had, it inspired me to want to coach and pay it forward. Facebook Click here to download our new app for iOS and Android! It takes over sports and other areas of your life if youre dedicated and you work hard. Find your passion and run with it. So that was a big difference, adjusting to that. When I was in high school there was 500 kids in the school. She loves playing the violin and has won numerous solo competitions. Phone: 630-420-6420. He was never a star athlete,. So that ability to be resilient and overcome is critical to your future. There were a lot of good athletes in my class, there were several good athletes in the class above [] when I was in school. Former Central basketball and track star Ed Sieben was inducted into the Naperville Central Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. Im not willing to sit anymore. He taped it up and Im not sure what he put on it but you could knock on it and it sounded like a hard cast. What would you say to students making that transition? That was the most rewarding one time experience. When Naperville Central football coach Mike Stine was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame on March 30 in Champaign, he likely saw some familiar faces. Thats a long time coming, quite honestly, but as a female athlete, we understand that were a little lower on the totem pole than the male athletes. Last year was like a magic carpet ride. Watson last month became the 59th person inducted into the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame. I had two completely different sets of teammates which was very fun and let me meet a lot of new people and kept my athletic abilities versatile.. This website stores data such as cookies to enable essential site functionality, as well as marketing, personalization, and analytics. I came in here as a freshman not even really pitching ever and getting up and hitting almost every batter that came up. They helped me reach out beyond my comfort zone and learn more about myself. Naperville, IL 60540. A: My college experience was club. The CT met with this years inductees and asked them each a few questions. 'He was a giant in this community': Dick Smith remembered for being a 2023 Hall of Fame inductee Bob Gabler, a longtime friend of athletics at Naperville Central and assistant boys tennis coach for over 30 years, passed away last month after a brave battle with ALS. I have kids that played sports here, and I dont necessarily think its the school. Our Awards - Central Times Maureen Morris, My father used to tell all of his players, Go 100 percent all the time, in every play because somebody is going to be watching film, watchin you in the game and its going to reflect your desire, determination and your abilities. Rick Spencer representing Weston Spencer, I love the quote If you want to be great everything matters you know so if you truly wanna be great you got to put in the work and do more than other people do and live in the moment. Menis swam for the Redhawks who won the, Nick Linne was a three sport athlete for four years at Naperville Central, throwing touchdowns for the football team, sinking buckets on the basketball court and batting over .350 for the. I couldnt ask for anything better.. Football coach Mike Stine replaced Smith on Naperville Centrals faculty in 1985. Q: Who did you look up to as a student athlete? No matter who the person was, what their background was, everybodys a part of the one team and that was huge, and something that stuck with me my whole life. How did you overcome them? Click here to write a letter to the editor. Naperville Central - Basketball Museum of Illinois By Matt Le Cren Yes you want to excel, yes you want to do everything right, but you want to make sure you have enough time to do your school and classes. Rik Nelson representing Dick Nelson, I would say, dont take yourself too seriously, dont take life too seriously. Spread the love. Newsletter, Paddock Publications, Inc. is an Employee-Owned Company. Dick Smith, far left, coaching in 1955 with Wes Spencer, far right. Dont get caught up in the sport. Outside of school, Richie enjoys to cook and learn about food. Getting back together with graduates and seeing how their lives had moved on and being in whatever career they wanted to be. [When] your teammates are there to back you up, its really fun. Other notable inductees were Owen Daniels, who plays for the Houston Texans, and Tim Lavery, who played on the Cubs. Other notable inductees were Owen Daniels, who plays for the Houston Texans, and Tim Lavery, who played on the Cubs. Since March 2010, he has covered football, boys' basketball and baseball for both The Naperville Sun and Positively Naperville.
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