Steve Marks needed 61 years of golf to notch his first hole-in-one. The Homewood resident needed about 20 more minutes to get his second Sunday at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. Marks, a 68-year-old in the jewelry business, has played 37 rounds just this year at Idlewild. The number since[Read More…]
Sports
H-F makes a splash, hires Dismukes to lead boys basketball
Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball rocked the local hoops community with a new hire this week. Jamere Dismukes will take over as head coach of the Vikings months after accepting the same position at Rich Township. Jamere Dismukes “When you look at H-F, the platform is laid and everything you[Read More…]
Flossmoor cheer teams again make the Hidden Gem special — for runners and themselves
Jeanne Wilder cheered runners in the Ballantrae neighborhood, where youngster Roman Ford handed out cups of water at the Flossmoor Montessori School water station. Steve and Donna Ramsey raised glasses of mimosas in toasts as runners passed their Heather Hill Crescent home. They represent the range of generations and approaches[Read More…]
Bareikis, Medina push through to win Hidden Gem
Jane Bareikis is a mom. The Crestwood resident almost didn’t run in Saturday’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor. Her son, Armin, wasn’t feeling well the night before. She wasn’t sure if she should run. “I really had a bad night last night,” Bareikis said. “I was running, and I[Read More…]
H-F’s Medlock expects to show big improvement as a senior
Homewood-Flossmoor High School football coaches are excited at what Christian Medlock could be this season. By all accounts, the senior offensive tackle has improved considerably from a year ago and is ready to display the fruits of his efforts. “If I could compare his summer practice film to his junior[Read More…]
H-F senior linebacker aims to lead Vikings back to prominence
Christian McKinney is prepared to make a difference, both for himself and for the Homewood-Flossmoor football team as a whole. The senior linebacker spent the offseason getting his body right. He was down to as little as 208 pounds at one point last season and now sits at 215. He[Read More…]
H-F football ‘owes it to the community’ to erase last season
Homewood-Flossmoor football coach Terrell Alexander feels a responsibility to make up for last year. The Vikings were 4-5 during 2021’s pandemic-influenced campaign. They fell short of the postseason for the first time in a decade. H-F is ready to turn the page. Terrell Alexander “It’s motivating,” Alexander, in his second[Read More…]
From the links to the ice and back for H-F’s Keigher
Jack Keigher is a golfer who also plays hockey, not the other way around. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior has always viewed things that way. He started golfing young. He thinks it was around kindergarten or first grade when his dad bought him a set of junior clubs and began[Read More…]
Hidden Gem to return Sept. 10 with familiar route highlighting Flossmoor’s neighborhoods
The Hidden Gem Half Marathon is fast-approaching, and it already is poised to be the biggest race field yet. By early August, registration had passed 700 runners, with the 1,000-participant cap likely to be hit by the end of the month, according to Tom Dobrez, co-founder of Flossmoor’s Future and[Read More…]
H-F wrestler finishes second in national tourney
Deion Johnson feels underappreciated and under-recruited going into this senior year at Homewood-Flossmoor. The 113-pounder has now made his presence known on the national wrestling scene. The Vikings senior-to-be finished second at 113 pounds on July 19 in the US Marine Corps Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. The[Read More…]