Homewood-Flossmoor High School announced this month the hiring of Marcus Rodgers as varsity baseball coach. He’ll replace John McCarthy, who left for Lincoln-Way East. Rodgers was head coach for the Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Program, where he won four MLB RBI World Series titles. Before that, he was[Read More…]
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Cup-in-hand kickball tournament set for Sept. 9
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has opened registration for teams interested in participating in the cup-in-hand kickball tournament set for Sept. 9. This game, from 1 to 7 p.m. at Leavitt Park in Flossmoor, is for adults 21 and older. There will be a maximum eight players per team. Games are[Read More…]
Local youth athletes place at AAU Junior Olympics
Seth Harris isn’t philosophical about track. “I just go out there, and I run fast. If they beat me, then, oh well,” he said. Harris, 13, is going into eighth grade at James Hart School. He’s a hurdler for the Panthers and with Legacy Runners Elite track club based in[Read More…]
Homewood and Flossmoor community fills the stands of White Sox game
It was Homewood-Flossmoor day at White Sox stadium on Sunday, July 30. Community members filled the stands after purchasing tickets from the village of Homewood at reduced prices. Before the Chicago White Sox took on the Cleveland Guardians, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson and Homewood Village Trustee Jay Heiferman were introduced[Read More…]
Homewood’s kickball league is all for fun and fun for all
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…]
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…]
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