John Michael Schmitz started football at 5 years old. The Flossmoor native and Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate first donned a helmet for the same youth organization that would evolve into what is now HF United football and cheer. So when New York Giants starting center had a chance to help[Read More…]
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H-F girls basketball pulls away late in season finale
It wasn’t the cleanest game for Homewood-Flossmoor girls basketball Tuesday. The Vikings didn’t rebound very well. They missed a few too many layups and gave away a few too many turnovers. But it was a regular season finale with no conference implications. Senior guard and leading scorer Jaeda Murphy played[Read More…]
Newcomer Pierce fits in with H-F’s stable of guards
Layla Pierce says she’s “supposed to be a shooting guard,” and she is. But so are several of her Homewood-Flossmoor teammates. Senior Jaeda Murphy and sophomores Aunyai Deer and Jenesis Moore are also the type of guards who need their touches. There are others, too, and only one ball is[Read More…]
H-F Baseball Boosters Hot Stove benefit is Saturday
Homewood-Flossmoor High baseball standout Bryce Gray will be the guest speaker for the H-F Baseball Boosters Club Hot Stove fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 27. The event at Balagio Ristorante, 17501 Dixie Highway in Homewood, opens at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour and time to bid on various raffle prizes[Read More…]
Honors continue to pour in for H-F boys track coaches
The Homewood-Flossmoor boys track coaches were the most decorated staff at the 2024 Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association clinic. Leader Nate Beebe was named coach of the year, as previously reported by The Chronicle, while sprints coach Chris Korfist entered the ITCCCA Hall of Fame and jumps coach[Read More…]
MLK Day 2024: H-F female wrestlers show how it’s done
Young girls took to the wrestling mat at Homewood-Flossmoor High School as girls wrestling team members gently flipped them, trained with them and became their buddies. The demonstration was part of the Martin Luther King Day of Service events Jan. 15. The program opened with the visitors meeting up with[Read More…]
Hagemaster does the dirty work for H-F basketball
Glue guy. Gritty. Scrappy. Blue collar. Mac Hagemaster doesn’t mind being described with those sorts of basketball cliches. He owns the stereotype. “My role is to get the boards. Get the hustle points. Get everyone energized and hustle. Play defense. Get blocks. Sometimes score the ball,” the Homewood-Flossmoor senior said.[Read More…]
Caddie Jalen Allred-Coleman earns Evans Scholarship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Jalen Allred-Coleman is the recipient of the Chick Evans Scholarship covering four years of his college expenses. Allred-Coleman was one of 74 high school seniors selected for the honor after going through a selection process. To be eligible, caddies must meet four criteria: a strong caddie[Read More…]
Football training camp for junior high boys opens at H-F
Registration is ongoing for a football camp for boys in seventh and eighth grades that opens Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Football Futures camp will be led by H-F coach Terrell Alexander. The camp meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 16 through March 21,[Read More…]
Tennis coach Teri Watland retires after 35-year career
For 35 years, tennis pro Teri Watland had a racquet in her hand at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Racquet & Fitness Club. She retired on Friday, Dec. 29. Watland has been a fixture around the courts teaching all levels of tennis. Over the three-plus decades, she would give tennis lessons[Read More…]
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