Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior London Gandy has a simple philosophy about wrestling. “You got to have a good time,” she said. “A lot of girls carry anxiety into a match. It happens to all of us, but as soon as I get on that mat I’m going to wrestle my[Read More…]
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H-F wrestling sends five to state, earns three medals
Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys wrestling capped one of the most successful seasons in program history by sending five to the state finals Feb. 20 to 22 in Champaign. RJ Robinson, Chazz Robinson and Jovan Vukajlovic each placed. Davion Henry and Ethan Hamilton were also qualifiers. “All the kids that went[Read More…]
Robinson keeps family legacy alive for H-F wrestling
Chazz Robinson doesn’t remember a time when wrestling wasn’t an important part of his life. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore 120-pounder comes from a family of successful grapplers. His older brother, Vincent, a 2023 Vikings grad, is currently the No. 3 ranked 125-pounder in college wrestling at North Carolina State. Jaydon is a[Read More…]
H-F boys hoops team wins conference, primed for postseason
Vikings to leave Big Dipper for Pontiac It was Valentine’s Day, so before the home game with Lincoln-Way East the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball players reached behind their bench and grabbed roses to take to their moms in the bleachers. For a brief moment, a team laser focused on winning another[Read More…]
Freshman Ratliff steals H-F girls basketball’s senior night
A freshman stole the show on senior night. The Homewood-Flossmoor girls basketball team celebrated its five 12th graders before beating Lincoln-Way West 59-43 in the Feb. 11 regular-season finale. But it was ninth grader Zoey Ratliff who was the story. The Warriors played a 2-3 zone, leaving the wings open.[Read More…]
Anderson, four H-F footballers sign to play in college
Randall McDonald is the kind of kid who seems destined for success. He was the starting quarterback for the Homewood-Flossmoor football team. He owns his own business – RPM Athletic Wear – customizing gear for other athletes. And he’s earned a college scholarship. McDonald signed with the University of Findlay[Read More…]
Howard hoping to make a name for himself on talented Viking team
There were some doubters about the Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball team coming into this season. The Vikings graduated most of the contributors to last year’s Class 4A state title team. Bryce Heard, a blue chip recruit, forewent his senior season to instead head to North Carolina State a year[Read More…]
Golf at Coyote Run on Sunday
Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor opens its 2025 season on Sunday. The forecast calls for a high temperature of 45 degrees. Sunday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day, but Coyote Run staff say they make no guarantees on what the groundhog predicts for the rest of winter/spring. The course will[Read More…]
Coyote Run sets record number of golf rounds
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor set a record in 2024 with 40,261 rounds of golf played. That is a 6.4% increase over 2023, according to Tom Denklau, course manager. The golf season stretched from Feb. 3 to Dec. 30. Denklau said the course was open[Read More…]
H-F High wrestlers read to kids for MLK Day
For the third year, the Homewood-Flossmoor High School wrestling team invited children to a Readers are Leaders event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The team also collected books to share, swap or donate to local organizations. The wrestlers spent their morning off school for the holiday reading stories to[Read More…]