The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education honored the Parker Junior High School state track meet participants at its May 22 meeting. The student athletes competed in the IESA state track meet on May 19 and 20 in East Peoria. The students who qualified to participate in the meet[Read More…]
Sports
USTA event beckons new players to try tennis
May is National Tennis Month and to celebrate, the United States Tennis Association sponsored three free introductory sessions Saturday, May 20, at the Flossmoor Park courts to give new and relatively inexperienced players a taste of the game. While H-F Racquet & Fitness Club coach John Morris took a half dozen youth[Read More…]
Get ready to ride: Flossmoor’s 3rd annual ‘Bike the Gem’ is coming
Flossmoor’s Future has announced the third annual ‘Bike the Gem,’ scheduled for Saturday, June 3. Residents of Flossmoor, registered half marathon runners, and the inquisitive are invited to participate. The event is not a competition but rather a collective cycling experience, promising a relaxed ride along certain Hidden Gem Half[Read More…]
A parade and cheers for Special Olympians at Willow School
There was plenty of clapping and cheering as Special Olympians paraded around Willow School in Homewood on Friday, May 5. The nine athletes and their 10 second grade peer partners have been practicing all year for the Region E Spring Games at Thornwood High School on Saturday, May 6. They’ll[Read More…]
H-F grad Schmitz drafted by NFL’s New York Giants
A former Homewood-Flossmoor High School football player is being called one of the steals of the NFL draft. The New York Giants picked John Michael Schmitz in the second round. He was the first center taken with the 57th overall pick. He’ll report to rookie mini camp May 4. “It[Read More…]
Roller derby: full contact action amid theatrics
When Ash Mateja walked into Homewood Auditorium for the first time, she saw the stadium-style seating and broke out into a huge grin. The setup is perfect for the crowd interaction that is such an important part of roller derby, Mateja said. Owner and operator of Chicago Knockouts Roller Derby[Read More…]
Flossmoor youth baseball keeps opening day traditions alive
Carlo Gozzi, president of Flossmoor Baseball and Softball, ended his opening day remarks Saturday, April 22, urging players and families to “bring back the ’90s,” a pitch for embracing community and setting aside the disunity often found on social media these days. The season-opening traditions of the organization certainly conjure[Read More…]
Park board OKs purchase of golf carts, ball field groomer
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District approved equipment purchases that will help improve baseball fields and parks, and guarantee that most every golfer wanting a cart at Coyote Run will have one. Tom Denklau, golf course manager, told the park board the 68 golf carts at Coyote Run aren’t enough. Since the[Read More…]
Youth football and cheer programs merge
The area’s two youth football and cheerleading programs are merging, the Homewood-Flossmoor Junior Vikings and Kings announced April 12. The new organization will be called the Homewood Flossmoor Youth Football and Cheerleading Club. “The biggest reason to do this was to combine resources,” HFYFCC President Martez Harding said. “Now we[Read More…]
Opening day festivities Saturday to launch youth baseball, softball season
Ballplayers will parade through Homewood and Flossmoor on Saturday morning, April 22, before congregating at their respective fields for ceremonial first pitches, prizes and then the first games of the season. Parade lineup in Flossmoor will begin at 8:45 a.m., and the players start marching from the Parker Junior High[Read More…]
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