Ini Odumosu doesn’t fit the stereotype of a wrestler. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior is a Nigerian immigrant who moved to the US as an 8-year-old. The sport wasn’t something she did growing up. She just came out for the team as a freshman because it looked interesting. Odumosu is also a[Read More…]
Author: David P. Funk
Tyler, H-F hoops chasing a ring
J.D. Tyler is often in a new spot as the off guard for the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball team. Tyler is a point guard by trade. He’s used to being the primary ball handler. While he still sometimes operates in that capacity for the Vikings, Gianni Cobb is the starting point[Read More…]
Big win in home, conference opener for H-F boys hoops
It’s always good to open the conference slate with a win. Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball remained undefeated and got the South West Suburban Conference Blue season started on the right foot with a 86-66 win over a pesky Sandburg Friday. “(Sandburg) is a really good team. They’re disciplined. They shoot the[Read More…]
H-F’s Beebe is state coach of the year
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…]
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…]