Author: David P. Funk

Tosan Rone began fencing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School and now competes for the Nigerian national team. (Provided photo)

Fencing opens ‘whole world’ for H-F grad Rone

Tosan Rone didn’t grow up in fencing. It’s not a sport most kids in the South Suburbs dream about, but after almost a decade in the sport, the 2018 Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate is having international success.  When he was a sophomore in high school, a friend convinced him to[Read More…]

H-F wrestling to host invite for girls and boys

Homewood-Flossmoor High School wrestling will host its second-annual invitational tournament July 19. This time it’ll be open to both girls and boys. The girls program started the invite a year ago. Vikings girls coach Scott Aronson said boys coach Jim Sokoloski asked to include boys this summer. Later, they decided[Read More…]

Brandin Brown, a 2007 Homewood-Flossmoor graduate, has big ambitions as the Vikings new boys basketball coach. (David P. Funk/H-F Chronicle)

Brown comes home to H-F boys basketball

The chance to come back was too much for Brandin Brown to pass up.  Homewood-Flossmoor’s new boys basketball coach graduated from the school in 2007. He spent the last three years as an assistant under Robert Brost at Bolingbrook. He and Brost discussed the idea of Brown someday taking over[Read More…]

Robinson leads H-F girls track to state title

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of a story published May 21. This version includes information about the Vikings varsity girls track team winning state on Saturday. Mariyah Robinson came through. Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s junior sprinter won the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter dash and ran the anchor leg of[Read More…]

Homewood-Flossmoor sophomore Zion "Smoke" Morrison will run four races in the state championship meet. (David P. Funk/H-F Chronicle)

H-F sophomore bringing the Smoke to state

They call him Smoke. It’s a pretty good nickname for a sprinter. Homewood-Flossmoor sophomore Zion Morrison’s mother Senita Patton gave him the moniker.  “I used to beat the kids by a lot back when I was younger,” he said. “They would say dust was behind me when I run.”  Morrison[Read More…]

H-F junior sprinter Mariyah Robinson has big goals for the state meet. (David P. Funk/H-F Chronicle)

Robinson leads H-F girls track to state

Mariyah Robinson prefers to run when it’s a little warmer outside. Homewood-Flossmoor’s junior sprinter got her first chance of the season to race in the sun during the Class 3A Lockport sectional on May 14. The high temperature was 80 degrees, there weren’t many clouds in the sky and Robinson[Read More…]

H-F junior Izzy Thurman wasn't supposed to catch against Mokena, but the Vikings are glad she did. (David P. Funk/HF Chronicle)

Thurman steps up in H-F softball’s walk-off win 

Izzy Thurman can catch. The Homewood-Flossmoor junior has a little experience behind the plate. She’s caught all of six games.  When injuries forced the Vikings to go to their third option at backstop against Manteno on April 16, Thurman wasn’t worried. She was excited.  “When I catch, I see pitches[Read More…]

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