Communication is key. Like most things, volleyball gets better when teammates talk to each other. Homewood-Flossmoor had been struggling with that, but over the last few weeks, the Vikings became a chatty group. “We just started taking it more seriously, demanded more out of everybody,” junior Surendran Heyward said. “It[Read More…]
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75 years of baseball: Homewood opens new season
Players, coaches and team parents from the Homewood Baseball and Softball League (HBSL), a youth baseball and softball organization, marched in a parade down Ridge Road in Homewood on Saturday, April 25, to launch its 75th anniversary season. All HBSL teams participated in the parade and the ceremony, but only[Read More…]
Comeback: Young stroke survivor throws out first pitch to start Flossmoor baseball season
Myles Toney walked to the mound and threw a strike as the ceremonial first pitch for the opening day of Flossmoor Baseball and Softball on Saturday, April 18. Not bad for a youngster who had to sit out the season last year, and even more impressive considering the reason he had[Read More…]
National leader hosts biking info session at GoodSpeed Cycles
National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) league director Micah Ariel-Roher hosted an information session about the youth mountain biking organization at GoodSpeed Cycles in Homewood on Friday, April 17. NICA offers organized and competitive mountain biking for 5th through 12th graders. NICA recently started an Illinois league and is having its[Read More…]
Myers’ energy isn’t enough for H-F volleyball against Reavis
Somebody needed to provide some energy. Homewood-Flossmoor boys volleyball trailed Reavis 11-2 in the third set on April 14. The Vikings looked flat and out of sorts. Coach Mark Ciesielski called a timeout and junior Josh Myers loudly and visibly tried to spark his team. The very next rally, the[Read More…]
Hammond, Bradley-Bourbonnais too much for H-F softball
When a good pitcher is throwing well, teams need to capitalize on opportunities to both score and limit runs. Homewood-Flossmoor softball didn’t do that in a SouthWest Suburban Conference game against Bradley-Bourbonnais April 15, and pitcher Lydia Hammond led the Boilermakers to an 8-0 win. “We didn’t do enough (to[Read More…]
The Chicago Knockouts moving from Homewood to Chicago
Corrections: The player originally identified by the pseudonym Marley Poe actually goes by Marley Quinn. Also, the organization has not yet purchased a building in Chicago but is working toward that goal. The Chicago Knockouts, a roller derby organization, has practiced and competed at the Homewood Auditorium for four years,[Read More…]
H-F’s Humes tosses no-hitter to beat Bradley-Bourbonnais, Holley adds 3 RBI
What a difference a few days can make. In his last start, Homewood-Flossmoor senior Henry Humes allowed Lockport only one hit through three innings. The Porters then picked up on something and scored seven in the next two frames. Humes made the necessary adjustments and was dominant against Bradley-Bourbonnais on[Read More…]
Lockport scores nine unanswered against H-F baseball
Homewood-Flossmoor baseball already tallied a pair of extra-inning victories this young season. The Vikings have shown grit. It’s exactly what coach Marcus Rodgers has tried to instill in his team over the last two seasons. Unfortunately, that grit didn’t come through in 9-7 SouthWest Suburban Conference loss to Lockport April[Read More…]
Youth baseball leagues start in April with opening day festivities
In the past, Homewood and Flossmoor youth baseball and softball programs held opening day festivities on the same day. This year, there will be a week between the season starts. Flossmoor Baseball and Softball will hold its opening day parade on Saturday, April 18. Parade lineup will begin at 8:45[Read More…]
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