Homewood-Flossmoor girls basketball was ahead of schedule in its results this season. The Vikings (24-10) were a young team. Aunyai Deere and Ihuoma Ozoh were the only seniors on the roster. Coaches talked throughout the season about the need to develop, and most expected this year to be one aimed[Read More…]
Author: David P. Funk
Now or never for experienced H-F baseball
Now’s the time for Homewood-Flossmoor baseball. The Vikings roster is senior laden, with 19 of the 24 players set to graduate in a few months. It’s the type of experienced roster most coaches dream about. “This is our year. We’ve had these kids for four years and most of them[Read More…]
A familiar, new look for H-F softball, Dawson
Correction: This story originally listed Taylor Purchas’s class incorrectly. She is a sophomore. A lot of familiar faces are around Homewood-Flossmoor softball this season. A lot of the big hitters, the important pitchers and best parts of the defense are the same. Even new head coach Larry Dawson was an[Read More…]
Homewood teen earns prestigious caddie scholarship
Caylum Ganshirt was just looking for a summer job the summer after his eighth grade school year, but the decision to be a caddie at Idlewild Country Club turned out to be a life changing one. Now a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Ganshirt was recently awarded the prestigious Chick[Read More…]
H-F duo signs with NDSU football
The friendship and the rivalry will continue. Myles Ellis and Joaquin Jordan aren’t allowed to race each other during Homewood-Flossmoor track practice, they said. They’re just too competitive and the trash talking can get out of hand. Football coaches in Fargo will get the chance to experience that soon, as[Read More…]
Gamble headlines 2026 football college signees
Kellen Gamble wanted to be close to home. It wasn’t the only factor, but having his friends and family come see him play college football was a big part of the decision. The offensive lineman made his commitment to Northern Illinois official at Homewood-Flossmoor’s college signing event Feb. 18. He[Read More…]
Top-seeded H-F boys head to postseason with close win
Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball beat Andrew by 33 points when the teams met Dec. 15 in Tinley Park. The second meeting, in the regular season finale Feb. 17, was a different game. The Andrew Thunderbolts poured in 25 points in the third quarter to take a lead into the[Read More…]
Gamer: Hayden qualifies for state for H-F wrestling
Video games led Kendra Hayden to the sport of wrestling. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore 190-pounder is an athlete. She swims and plays water polo. But she’d never stepped on a mat before last summer. Hayden developed a friendship with Aleksia Ramirez, an accomplished wrestler from Lakewood, Washington, over online gaming. She needed[Read More…]
H-F pulls away from LWC late behind Cade, Hawkins
Tempo is everything in the game of basketball. Some teams want to push it while others play better slowing it down. Homewood-Flossmoor allowed visiting SouthWest Suburban Conference rival Lincoln-Way Central to dictate the speed of play for much of a Feb. 3 game. That turned around in the fourth quarter.[Read More…]
Emotion-fueled H-F secures conference crown
Ihuoma Ozoh shed a few tears. Homewood-Flossmoor’s January 27 game with Lockport was senior night for the Vikings. Ozoh and Aunyai Deere were honored before the game, taking pictures with family and then the rest of the team before heading back to the bench to start the game. That’s when[Read More…]
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