It’s somebody different almost every night for Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball. For the final game of the Vikings’ home MLK “The Dream Continues” invitational against Joliet West, it was Brent Taylor. With H-F down by two points and less than 10 seconds remaining, he didn’t give up on a[Read More…]
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Homewood-Flossmoor hires McAllister as football coach, promotes Nesbit to head girls volleyball coach
Troy McAllister is the new head football coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School after the District 233 school board approved the hire Tuesday. McAllister comes to the Vikings from SouthWest Suburban Conference rival Sandburg, where he was 19-20 over the last four seasons and qualified for the postseason three times. The[Read More…]
H-F boys wrestling ready for postseason after challenging slate
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys wrestling team isn’t interested in easy. The Vikings put together a schedule as difficult as almost any high school in the country. The downhill portion of that included the home Mega Duals Jan. 18, in which H-F won all three of its team events. It[Read More…]
H-F, Dismukes will not cage freshman ‘lion’ Hawkins
Lions don’t belong in a cage. That’s how Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball coach Jamere Dismukes describes his handling of talented freshman guard Darrius Hawkins. The ninth grader is self-assured. Right now that can sometimes lead to mistakes, but Dismukes is careful not to bottle that. “We’re not going to hurt his[Read More…]
Hart girls hoops teams make runs to state
Both the seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams from James Hart Middle School advanced to the state finals bracket in early December. The eighth grade Panthers finished 16-10, advancing to the third-place game in Class 4A. They beat Phoenix Coolidge and Harvey Brooks, then won 34-29 over Markham Prairie-Hills[Read More…]
Marian Catholic’s fencers winning honors in meets
The fencing team at Marian Catholic High School has been having success at various meets this season bringing home gold medals and other honors. During a meet Nov. 9, Brazil McGruder, a junior, won the gold medal in women’s sabre at the DHP JV Individual Meet at Highland Park High[Read More…]
H-F football sees three ink to play in college
Cameron Brooks and Jarve Bey Jr. knew this day would come when they were playing together as kids. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School defensive linemen officially signed to play college football on Dec. 18 in the school’s auditorium. It’s the culmination of a decade or so playing together. “(Brooks) used to[Read More…]
Going Hamm: H-F senior ready to finish strong
Nina Hamm took a tough loss, absorbed the setback and came out on the other side with a new outlook. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior wrestler finished sixth at 110 pounds at the 2023 state meet as a sophomore. It was a bright start for someone who comes from a[Read More…]
McDonald leading H-F in more comfortable role
Jemiyah McDonald gets to be the player she wants to be this season. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior waited her turn the last few seasons, coming off the bench and playing off the ball, while she knew she had more to offer. There were talented older players in front of her, though. [Read More…]
Dismukes, H-F celebrate coaching milestone, state title
There was a lot for Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball to celebrate during its SouthWest Suburban Conference opener against Lincoln-Way Central Dec. 4. On the night the Vikings opened the home slate, they unveiled the program’s first state championship record board. Coach Jamere Dismukes pulled the rope to remove the curtain on[Read More…]