Costs for work on the H-F Ice Arena are going up as consultants find the project is being affected by delays in getting needed materials and rising labor costs. Construction management services consultants John Emser and Chris Powell of W.B. Olson Inc. shared the bad news with the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
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4 H-F grads honored by Sox
The Chicago White Sox ACE program recognized four Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates during a June 7 ceremony at Guaranteed Rate Field for their work on the ball field and their intention to continue to play baseball in college. Shai Robinson will attend Illinois State University; Aarion Fry will attend Lakeland[Read More…]
Ellis, Parker boys win 8th grade state championship
The Parker Junior High 8th grade boys track team secured the program’s first-ever Class 4A state championship last weekend at East Peoria High School. The Falcons finished with 47 team points, 16 ahead of second-place Winston Junior High from Palatine. Myles Ellis was the champion in the 400-meter dash and[Read More…]
Vikings finish second again at girls track state meet
The Homewood-Flossmoor girls track team was runner up at the Class 3A state meet last week at Eastern Illinois University. It’s the second time in as many seasons that the Vikings were one spot short of a championship. “As a program and as a staff, we know how difficult it[Read More…]
Edison turns the light on for H-F girls track and Vikes head to state
Alex Edison is aiming high. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior will lead the Vikings girls track team into the state championship this weekend on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. “I’m planning on being on the podium for everything,” Edison said. “I want to win state for the[Read More…]
Sports: H-F boys basketball holds off Bradley-Bourbonnais in overtime thriller
Luis Acevedo missed a few open shots in the second half of Homewood-Flossmoor’s close game with South West Suburban Conference foe Bradley-Bourbonnais Friday, Jan. 7. Still, when he got his chance to put his team in front late in a close game, he didn’t hesitate. “I was off the whole[Read More…]
Benetti returns to hometown to help launch new baseball season
Homewood Baseball and Softball (HBS) opened the 2017 season on Saturday, April 22, in the usual fashion, with a big, candy-filled parade and a ceremony to mark the event and honor several local heroes. HBS President Steve Anderson has served as emcee for a number of opening day ceremonies over[Read More…]
Former Chicago Bear Chris Zorich named athletic director at PSC
Chris Zorich, a Notre Dame football standout and former Chicago Bears defensive lineman, has been named director of athletics at Prairie State College. He started July 1. The PSC board of trustees gave Zorich a one-year contract, the same as all administrators. He is replacing Jacqueline Hoak who resigned because she was relocating.[Read More…]
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