Homewood-Flossmoor boys track coach Nate Beebe wants to be real. He believes it’s one of the key elements to being a good coach. “They say ‘You can’t fool kids and dogs.’ If you’re not authentic and real with the kids and with your staff, they’re not going to do the[Read More…]
Sports
H-F wrestling believes culture prevents rebuilding years
Don’t expect Homewood-Flossmoor boys wrestling to call this a rebuilding year, even if the team did lose maybe the best senior class in school history. Coach Jim Sokoloski believes, in his fourth year at the helm, that his program has developed an atmosphere that allows it to be perpetually competitive.[Read More…]
H-F boys basketball eyeing big things with revamped roster
Expectations are high for Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball, both inside and outside the program. The Vikings are loaded with talent, ranked near the top of the state and ready to take on the world. “We want to win every tournament we are in. Win the Big Dipper. Win state,” senior Gianni[Read More…]
H-F volleyball highlights fall sports for Vikings
Homewood-Flossmoor girls volleyball won 25 matches this season after struggling in recent years. They highlighted the fall sports season for the Vikings. H-F volleyball had three separate win streaks of at least five matches, including one for eight consecutive victories. The Vikings won their opening regional match with Bloom Township[Read More…]
H-F grad, broadcaster Benetti leaving White Sox for Detroit Tigers
Homewood native, Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate and childhood White Sox fan Jason Benetti is leaving the Chicago baseball club’s broadcast booth for the division rival Detroit Tigers. Benetti’s eighth season in the booth on the south side as the team’s play-by-play announcer will be his last, both teams announced Thursday. [Read More…]
H-F unified soccer team claims another state championship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School unified soccer team was welcomed home Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4, after successfully defending their state championship. H-F Principal Clinton Alexander and board member Pamela Jackson were among the crowd cheering the team as the Flossmoor Fire Department vehicles escorted the team bus to the North Building.
H-F girls soccer team wins first place trophy
Homewood-Flossmoor area girls soccer players captured the first place trophy at the Synergy Give and Go Tournament over the weekend of Sept. 23-25, scoring 27 goals over four matches and allowing the competition to score just two goals. The girls, who attend Western Avenue School, Churchill School and Infant Jesus[Read More…]
Henry and H-F girls golf win regional title
For the first time since 2011, Homewood-Flossmoor girls golf advanced into the second round of the postseason as a team. H-F posted a 341, the low team score, in last week’s Palos Heights regional. Mother McAuley was 23 strokes back in second. Vikings junior Julia Henry was the medalist, shooting[Read More…]
Regional baseball title to Hart
Homewood’s James Hart School Panthers baseball team were regional champions after defeating Flossmoor’s Parker Junior High Falcons team in division play Sept. 20. The score was 2-0. The Panthers advanced to sectional play against Frankfort Hickory Creek in the Illinois Elementary School Association competition, but lost 4-1 in a game[Read More…]
Hart softball team region champions
James Hart School’s girls softball team won the regional championship title in the Illinois Elementary School Association on Sept. 12. The team took the honor by defeating Chicago Heights Middle School. The score was tied in the fifth inning, but the players pulled out a 6-4 win. That victory gave[Read More…]
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