Homewood-Flossmoor boys track coach Nate Beebe wants to be real. He believes it’s one of the key elements to being a good coach. “They say ‘You can’t fool kids and dogs.’ If you’re not authentic and real with the kids and with your staff, they’re not going to do the[Read More…]
Author: David P. Funk
H-F wrestling believes culture prevents rebuilding years
Don’t expect Homewood-Flossmoor boys wrestling to call this a rebuilding year, even if the team did lose maybe the best senior class in school history. Coach Jim Sokoloski believes, in his fourth year at the helm, that his program has developed an atmosphere that allows it to be perpetually competitive.[Read More…]
H-F boys basketball eyeing big things with revamped roster
Expectations are high for Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball, both inside and outside the program. The Vikings are loaded with talent, ranked near the top of the state and ready to take on the world. “We want to win every tournament we are in. Win the Big Dipper. Win state,” senior Gianni[Read More…]
H-F volleyball highlights fall sports for Vikings
Homewood-Flossmoor girls volleyball won 25 matches this season after struggling in recent years. They highlighted the fall sports season for the Vikings. H-F volleyball had three separate win streaks of at least five matches, including one for eight consecutive victories. The Vikings won their opening regional match with Bloom Township[Read More…]
Henry and H-F girls golf win regional title
For the first time since 2011, Homewood-Flossmoor girls golf advanced into the second round of the postseason as a team. H-F posted a 341, the low team score, in last week’s Palos Heights regional. Mother McAuley was 23 strokes back in second. Vikings junior Julia Henry was the medalist, shooting[Read More…]
Keigher regional medalist as H-F boys golf advances to sectional
Homewood-Flossmoor boys golf is still alive. H-F finished second in last week’s regional at Ravisloe Country Club with a 339 team score. Marist was first at 320. “We have a great group of seniors, most of whom have been together for three or four years. To see them do what[Read More…]
Sophomore Scott towers in the middle for surging H-F volleyball
Kymora Scott tries not to measure success in wins and losses or statistics. Those things are certainly nice, but the Homewood-Flossmoor girls volleyball’s 6-foot-2 sophomore middle hitter knows they’ll come naturally if she and her teammates do everything else they’re supposed to do. “If you aren’t working for every point[Read More…]
The Gem 2023: First timers, former college runners take top honors in Hidden Gem
Hailey Bowes didn’t get to run in the Hidden Gem last year. A stress fracture forced the Arlington Heights native to skip the race and prepare a little more cautiously this year. It made a positive difference. “I wanted to come back and redeem myself,” she said. “I cross trained[Read More…]
Rodgers takes over H-F baseball as McCarthy leaves for Lincoln-Way East
Homewood-Flossmoor High School announced this month the hiring of Marcus Rodgers as varsity baseball coach. He’ll replace John McCarthy, who left for Lincoln-Way East. Rodgers was head coach for the Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Program, where he won four MLB RBI World Series titles. Before that, he was[Read More…]
Local youth athletes place at AAU Junior Olympics
Seth Harris isn’t philosophical about track. “I just go out there, and I run fast. If they beat me, then, oh well,” he said. Harris, 13, is going into eighth grade at James Hart School. He’s a hurdler for the Panthers and with Legacy Runners Elite track club based in[Read More…]
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