The last couple of seasons, Jason Ballard had to fight for at-bats. He usually found himself toward the bottom of the Homewood-Flossmoor lineup, so he was just trying to get on base, move runners along and set the table for the older run producers at the top. Now a senior,[Read More…]
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Volunteers needed for BMW Championship
Golf enthusiasts, you have a chance to be part of the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club this summer by serving as a volunteer. The event taking place Aug. 15 through 20 will have the top 70 golfers on the PGA Tour playing to win. The BMW Championship is[Read More…]
H-F senior wins college scholarship from the Blackhawks
Makenzie Russell, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, was awarded the Keith Magnuson Blackhawk Alumni High School Hockey Scholarship Award. The award will give Makenzie $30,000 over her four years in college. She plans to attend Western Michigan University majoring in aviation flight science. Makenzie was selected based on her[Read More…]
Dismukes ‘happy and content’ with first season at H-F
All things considered, people around Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball consider this season a successful one. Coach Jamere Dismukes was hired only about a month before the first day of practice after previously accepting a job at Rich. The Vikings didn’t get the usual offseason training, open gyms or summer[Read More…]
Hidden Gem named CARA race of the year
Runners love Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon. So many of them love the race that the Chicago Area Runners Association named the Gem the race of the year for 2022. The honor is the latest achievement in the Gem’s rapid rise as a premier race in the Chicagoland running world.[Read More…]
H-F wrestling senior class finishes with three state qualifiers
When the wrestling class of 2023 arrived at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, the Vikings program wasn’t the most well-regarded in the area. It was usually lucky to see more than an individual or two advance in the postseason. That’s all changed. The seniors leave the program as a respected one that[Read More…]
Coyote Run proves to be an idyllic winter setting for golf
Blue skies and a temperature of 50 degrees brought more than 100 golfers to Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor on Sunday, Feb. 19. There’s no comparison to “watching golf at home versus coming out for golf,” said Flossmoor resident Alan Ermshler who was at the course with his son,[Read More…]
H-F Ice Arena schedules open skating this weekend
After being shut down for 15 months, the H-F Ice Arena will reopen with open skating hours this weekend. The NHL regulation-sized rink will host open skate from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday as part of the ice arena’s soft opening. Crews are still[Read More…]
Handful of football recruits highlight H-F signing day
National signing day is more than the final step in a high school athlete’s college recruitment. On Feb. 1, seven Homewood-Flossmoor High School students joined the exclusive club that is being a college athlete. “These are exciting times for everyone,” Athletic Director Matthew Lyke said. “The journey begins in the[Read More…]
Sportscaster recognizes community’s support for Vikings baseball
Sports broadcaster Laurence Holmes said he could feel the positive vibes in the room Saturday, Jan. 27, when he addressed supporters of Homewood-Flossmoor High Vikings Baseball at their annual fundraiser. “To walk into this place and see the type of job you’re doing to support a baseball program is top[Read More…]
