In this era of video games, streaming entertainment, and 24/7 TV channels loaded with big time sports contests, the popularity of the H-F Park District’s Adult Co-Rec Kickball League is a phenomenon. From June to late August, Thursday nights are kickball nights. Friends, neighbors, families, couples and singles trade their[Read More…]
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Last swing: Special game marks rite of passage for Homewood youth softball players
When Homewood youth softball coach Hope Zawaski realized that 26 girls were “aging out” of junior level softball at the same time, she and her husband, Junior League President Jay Zawaski, decided to plan something special. They organized the Last Swing game, a kind of swan song for the 13-year-olds[Read More…]
The Weeks | July 23: Police reform update, Lorenz leaving, possible new building in Homewood, Flossmoor water meters, golfing growth, a new stop sign
SPECIAL PROJECT The murder of George Floyd in 2020 seized the attention of the world. Like people around the world, H-F residents took to the streets to protest police violence. In Homewood, at least eight rallies, marches and vigils were held within a month of Floyd’s death. Amid the social[Read More…]
Golf numbers continue their upward swing at Coyote Run
Golf has continued to be the leader in revenue for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. “It’s easy when you have a good product to sell,” said Tom Denklau who reported to park commissioners nearly $500,000 in revenue from all sources connected with Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor for the month[Read More…]
H-F Swim Club back on track after pandemic slowdown
Numbers aren’t quite what they were before COVID-19 for Homewood-Flossmoor Swim Club, but they’re getting there. If recent results are any indication, similar success should be on the horizon, as well. “We were out of the pool for two years,” said Chris Baker, who’s coached H-F Swim for 18 years.[Read More…]
Pair of H-F grads drafted into Major League Baseball
South Suburban baseball fans will see a couple of familiar faces in the professional ranks soon after a pair of Homewood-Flossmoor High school players were picked in the early rounds of this week’s Major League Baseball draft. Outfielder and recent H-F graduate Dillon Head was picked 25th overall by the[Read More…]
Waller is Marian’s first state champ since 2010
Braydon Waller was always fast. Despite that fact, he didn’t run track until his junior year at Marian Catholic. Even after he came out for the team in March of 2022, his training wasn’t like most of the sprinters he competed against. His natural talent was still enough to earn[Read More…]
H-F sports wrap: Track highlights Vikings season
The boys track state championship was the highlight of spring sports for Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but the girls team’s sectional title was another peak as the Vikings head into summer. The H-F girls track squad controlled the Thornton sectional, winning with 136 team points including eight individual event titles. Kenwood[Read More…]
Five Hart students take first at state track meet
Five students at James Hart School in Homewood took first place honors at the Illinois Elementary School Association’s track and field events. At the June 12 District 153 board meeting, board members recognized Seth Harris, who placed first in the seventh grade boys hurdles competition; Dylan Bell, who was first[Read More…]
H-F’s 8-man army leads charge to boys track state title
They call themselves the eight-man army. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sprinters were on the front lines for the boys track team all season. When the heat was on, they delivered the Vikings a Class 3A state championship. “They were incredibly special. I think you could probably count on one hand how many teams[Read More…]
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