Homewood’s James Hart School Panthers baseball team defeated Flossmoor’s Parker Junior High Falcons team in regional division play Wednesday 2-0. Hart now advances to sectional play on Saturday. If Hart wins the Saturday game over Frankfort Hickory Creek it will advance in the Illinois Elementary School Association competition and get[Read More…]
Sports
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…]
Hart girls softball team advances to sectional play
James Hart School’s girls softball team is entering competition for a sectional title in the Illinois Elementary School Association hoping to win a spot on the state softball championship roster. The team won the regional championship game Tuesday, Sept. 12, defeating Chicago Heights Middle School. The score was tied in[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…]
Vikings prevail over visiting Spartans in wild home opener; veterans, track team honored
The first moments of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School varsity football home opener versus Marian Catholic High School on Saturday, Sept. 2, accurately foreshadowed the last. The game started wild and ended wild. Both teams scored in the first half-minute of the first quarter. Marian’s Austin Alexander ran the opening kickoff[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon gears up for its 4th edition
Preparations are in full swing for the fourth installment of the Hidden Gem Half Marathon scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9. Tom Dobrez, president of Flossmoor’s Future and one of the organizers behind the Hidden Gem, traces the race’s origins back to a community meeting where residents planted the idea. The[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…]
Cup-in-hand kickball tournament set for Sept. 9
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has opened registration for teams interested in participating in the cup-in-hand kickball tournament set for Sept. 9. This game, from 1 to 7 p.m. at Leavitt Park in Flossmoor, is for adults 21 and older. There will be a maximum eight players per team. Games are[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…]
Homewood and Flossmoor community fills the stands of White Sox game
It was Homewood-Flossmoor day at White Sox stadium on Sunday, July 30. Community members filled the stands after purchasing tickets from the village of Homewood at reduced prices. Before the Chicago White Sox took on the Cleveland Guardians, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and Homewood Village Trustee Jay Heiferman were introduced[Read More…]
