Kellen Gamble wanted to be close to home. It wasn’t the only factor, but having his friends and family come see him play college football was a big part of the decision. The offensive lineman made his commitment to Northern Illinois official at Homewood-Flossmoor’s college signing event Feb. 18. He[Read More…]
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Top-seeded H-F boys head to postseason with close win
Homewood-Flossmoor High School boys basketball beat Andrew by 33 points when the teams met Dec. 15 in Tinley Park. The second meeting, in the regular season finale Feb. 17, was a different game. The Andrew Thunderbolts poured in 25 points in the third quarter to take a lead into the[Read More…]
Gamer: Hayden qualifies for state for H-F wrestling
Video games led Kendra Hayden to the sport of wrestling. Homewood-Flossmoor’s sophomore 190-pounder is an athlete. She swims and plays water polo. But she’d never stepped on a mat before last summer. Hayden developed a friendship with Aleksia Ramirez, an accomplished wrestler from Lakewood, Washington, over online gaming. She needed[Read More…]
Hart School track star hopes to earn more medals
Nia Branham is just 13, but she has already earned two state track records and the Triple Crown and a fifth place in the nation honor in an American Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned race for athletes 14 and younger. Nia, an eighth grader at James Hart School, qualified for the Illinois[Read More…]
H-F pulls away from LWC late behind Cade, Hawkins
Tempo is everything in the game of basketball. Some teams want to push it while others play better slowing it down. Homewood-Flossmoor allowed visiting SouthWest Suburban Conference rival Lincoln-Way Central to dictate the speed of play for much of a Feb. 3 game. That turned around in the fourth quarter.[Read More…]
Emotion-fueled H-F secures conference crown
Ihuoma Ozoh shed a few tears. Homewood-Flossmoor’s January 27 game with Lockport was senior night for the Vikings. Ozoh and Aunyai Deere were honored before the game, taking pictures with family and then the rest of the team before heading back to the bench to start the game. That’s when[Read More…]
Marian Catholic fencing recognizes seniors at final home meet
The Marian Catholic High School fencing program concluded the final dual meet of the season at home on Jan. 17. The Spartans hosted the Great Lakes High School Fencing Conference South vs. North Dual Meet, where both the men’s and women’s teams finished the day with 2-3 records against North[Read More…]
H-F’s Green named ITCCCA 3A coach of the year
Homewood-Flossmoor girls track coach Tywon Green was honored by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association at the organization’s annual clinic Jan. 9 in Itasca. He was named the Class 3A Women’s Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to the state championship last spring. “The last three[Read More…]
Hart girls basketball wins fourth place in state tourney
Homewood School District 153 got to celebrate a state win by the James Hart School eighth grade girls basketball team at the school board’s Jan. 12 meeting. Team members proudly presented their trophies after the team made it to the Class 4A state 2025 competition hosted by the Illinois Elementary[Read More…]
Robinson named sprinter of the year by state track coaches
(Note: This story was updated at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.) Homewood-Flossmoor senior sprinter Mariyah Robinson was named the female sprinter/hurdler of the year by the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association at the organization’s annual clinic Jan. 9 in Itasca. Last spring, she won both the 200 and[Read More…]
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