The best way to finish a long season is with a championship, and that’s exactly what the Homewood Hawks 9U team did by taking the title at the JP Sports Midwest Championships July 7 in Bettendorf, Iowa. The Hawks may get together for a little fun, like a home run[Read More…]
Author: David P. Funk
Youth baseball, softball bring in the centennial in Flossmoor
Flossmoor celebrated 100 years on the diamond. Youth softball and baseball teams played exhibition games on the Flossmoor Park Bronco field as part of the town’s centennial event Thursday. “When we saw that it was the 100-year anniversary, knowing that baseball has been such a part of the community for[Read More…]
Huzzah! Vintage baseball a highlight of Flossmoor centennial
For a moment Thursday, Flossmoor residents experienced a taste of the sporting world of pre-Civil War America. A vintage baseball game was part of the town’s centennial celebration Thursday, June 20. The Flossmoor Whistlestoppers and the Deep River Grinders from Hobart, Indiana, played a game under 1858 rules on the[Read More…]
Senior Sunley gets things up for H-F volleyball
Lane Sunley is bouncy. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior’s head-above-the-net kills prove the slang descriptor applies, but he’s also literally bouncy. On the court, he’s always hopping and jumping around. Vikings coach Mark Ciesielski calls him the team’s “energizer bunny.” Sunley is the first to congratulate a teammate after a big play,[Read More…]
A power pitcher: Senior Urbaniak pounding the ball for H-F despite back issues
Becky Urbaniak has eye-popping power numbers this season, but the Homewood-Flossmoor senior insists she’s a pitcher first. She’ll pitch in college. It’s what she’s always been and how she’s always seen herself. The fact that she’s producing runs this year, instead of preventing them, doesn’t change that. “Ever since I[Read More…]
Area to host massive youth baseball Memorial Day tournament
Flossmoor Baseball had a few down years post-pandemic, but it’ll get the chance to showcase its rebuild this Memorial Day with one of the biggest events in south suburban youth sports coming to Flossmoor Park. “It’s great for the league. It gives us a lot of exposure to show that[Read More…]
H-F grad Flournoy picked by the Dallas Cowboys
The pipeline from Homewood-Flossmoor High School to the NFL will continue after Ryan Flournoy was picked by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the draft last week. In a post-draft press conference, Cowboys Vice President of Player Personnel Will McClay said he believes Flournoy has potential. McClay described[Read More…]
H-F senior Nelson Speaks aiming for repeat as state champs
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…]
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…]
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