THE WEEK > Meetings Homewood School District 153 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the James Hart School media center, 18220 Morgan St. Find the agenda here. Flossmoor Public Art Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the village hall committee room, 2800 Flossmoor[Read More…]
Sports
H-F wins first state basketball title
Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior Bryce Heard summed up the boys basketball team’s season. “We were ring chasing all year,” Heard said. On Saturday, March 9, the team caught the ring, winning the school’s first state basketball championship with a 60-48 win in the Class 4A title game over Normal Community. [Read More…]
Vikings win tight game Friday, advance to state championship
Giani Cobb’s steal, layup and free throw with a little more than a minute left gave the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings a six-point lead over New Trier, and the Vikings rode the momentum to a 40-35 victory. With the semifinal win, H-F advances to the championship game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in[Read More…]
H-F punching and counterpunching its ticket to the state finals
Toughness. It’s a word that repeatedly comes up in conversations with and about the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball team this season. Second-year coach Jamere Dismukes has a series of “tough man” drills designed to make his players just that during practice. The Vikings demonstrate that toughness on the court, rarely backing[Read More…]
Organizers recruit next generation of Hidden Gem leaders
Interest in joining the next generation of leaders for the Hidden Gem Half Marathon appeared to be strong to the race’s founders at an informational meeting Sunday, Feb. 18. Brent Bachus and Tom Dobrez said they had hoped at least five people would show up and show interest. The turnout[Read More…]
H-F alum Jermaine Butler garners all-conference honors for UW-Whitewater wrestling
Jermaine Butler of Homewood, a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team, is one of six Warhawks who earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors Feb. 17 by finishing the top two of his respective weight class at the 2024 WIAC Championship in Platteville. Butler is majoring in Entrepreneurship. He[Read More…]
Williams with something to prove on the mat at state
Jocelyn Williams is reckless. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior wrestler admittedly “throws her body around” on the mat. The result, so far, is three concussions, a torn meniscus, ankle ligament issues and a sprained shoulder joint. The concussions sometimes cause headaches. She wears an ankle brace and is otherwise often just sore. [Read More…]
H-F comeback falls short in regular season finale
Vikings, Bolingbrook share conference crown It’s not the way Homewood-Flossmoor wanted to finish the regular season. The Vikings had a storybook ending set up to springboard into what they hope will be a special postseason. Ranked No. 1 in Class 4A in the latest Associated Press poll, H-F was hosting[Read More…]
H-F sees six sign to continue athletics in college
A trio of football players highlighted Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s college signing event Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the school’s auditorium. Running back Brandon Brigham signed his letter of intent with Southeast Missouri State, where he’ll major in kinesiology. He hopes to someday be a coach or athletic trainer when his playing[Read More…]
McDonald is H-F’s ‘junkyard dog’ on defense
One thing sticks out about Jemiyah McDonald’s game: Her liveliness on defense. The Homewood-Flossmoor junior makes things difficult on the perimeter for opposing guards, with active hands and quick feet. “Defense has always been my thing, not really offense. So I work on it,” she said. “Defense wins games.” McDonald[Read More…]
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