Nelson Speaks is more confident this spring, both in himself and in his team. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior has good reason to be. The Vikings boys track squad is the returning team state champion. Individually, Speaks last season placed in Charleston in the 400-meter dash (fifth) and with the 1,600-meter relay[Read More…]
Author: David P. Funk
Freshman London Jarrett has big dreams with H-F track
London Jarrett is a freshman. The Homewood-Flossmoor sprinter, hurdler and jumper knows that. If she didn’t, older opponents don’t mind telling her with pre-race chirps. “They look at the start and say ‘She’s just a freshman. She’s not that good,’” Jarrett said. “I just look and say ‘OK.’” But when[Read More…]
H-F’s Dismukes named IBCA coach of the year
The honors continue to roll in for the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball team. Coach Jamere Dismukes was named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year, the school announced Friday. He led the Vikings to a 34-4 record, a share of the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue championship and the Class 4A[Read More…]
H-F basketball falls in ‘high school national championship’ tournament
Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball wasn’t quite finished after winning the Class 4A state championship last month. The team traveled to East Rutherford, N.J. to play for a national title. The Vikings were part of The Throne, which aims to name the best prep team in the country. The four-day tournament took[Read More…]
Chaney’s baseball journey continues in high school
Demi Chaney is the only girl in the dugout. That’s not an unfamiliar feeling for the Homewood-Flossmoor freshman. She’s been playing baseball since she was 7, so donning the red and white cap for the Vikings freshman team is old hat. “When I’m in the dugout, on this team, I’m[Read More…]
Successful winter for H-F Swim Club
Homewood-Flossmoor Swim Club is continuing to grow and beginning to experience levels of success the youth team has not seen since before the pandemic. The winter was a successful one, coach Chris Baker said. The club had double digit swimmers advance to the regional level and three make the state[Read More…]
H-F softball aiming for a good time this spring
Softball dugouts are not quiet places, but Homewood-Flossmoor’s echoes with laughing, cheering, talking and dancing. The players obviously enjoy playing with each other, and Coach Corinne Zimmerman said that can only be a good thing. “I’ve known most of these girls for a really long time. We all played rec[Read More…]
H-F coach not surprised by state basketball title
Jamere Dismukes knew this team was special pretty early. Last summer, Homewood-Flossmoor won the Nike Chicago Basketball Academy tournament at Whitney Young. The field was loaded, including some of the state’s traditional powerhouses. The Vikings beat Curie, Kenwood Academy and Simeon that week to take the title. What’s more, they[Read More…]
Rodgers wants H-F baseball to be ‘dogs ready to bite’
Marcus Rodgers knows what sort of personality he wants his program to have as he begins his first year at the helm of Homewood-Flossmoor baseball. “What type of dog are you? Are you a lapdog that wants to be petted all day? Or are you a dog ready to bite?[Read More…]
H-F punching and counterpunching its ticket to the state finals
Toughness. It’s a word that repeatedly comes up in conversations with and about the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball team this season. Second-year coach Jamere Dismukes has a series of “tough man” drills designed to make his players just that during practice. The Vikings demonstrate that toughness on the court, rarely backing[Read More…]