It’s the first season for Homewood-Flossmoor basketball under coach Brandin Brown and subtle differences are already noticeable. One is the size of the players. Not how tall they are, but how big they are. The Vikings spent the summer in the weight room, and several of them are noticeably broader[Read More…]
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H-F girls basketball dreaming big this winter
For the first time in a long time, the Homewood-Flossmoor girls basketball team has some serious size. The Vikings will have a height advantage over just about every opponent this season. Rich Township transfer Ziko Okolo is 6-foot-1. Returning from injury, Ihuoma Ozoh is even taller at 6-3. Jordyn Williams[Read More…]
H-F athletes sign athletic scholarship letters
Homewood-Flossmoor senior sprinter Mariyah Robinson saw some palm trees as she decided where she’d take her track talents next. The defending 100- and 200-meter dash and 400-meter relay state champion toured multiple warm-weather campuses over the course of her college recruitment. She visited Arizona State, Mississippi State and Arkansas, almost[Read More…]
H-F team wins Special Olympics state basketball title
Members of Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Special Olympics Red & White team brought home the state championship title in basketball. The team was honored at the Oct. 21 District 233 board meeting where each team member and coach received a championship ring courtesy of Jostens. “You didn’t just win a championship,[Read More…]
Blowout win clinches playoff spot for H-F football
The Vikings are back in the postseason. Homewood-Flossmoor secured a playoff spot Oct. 24 with a 50-8 win over visiting Metea Valley in the final regular-season game. H-F missed the postseason last year. “This is amazing. This is a first-time thing for me. Last year, we fell short,” senior linebacker[Read More…]
Inaugural season of flag football a highlight for H-F fall sports
Homewood-Flossmoor flag football was more successful than coaches expected at the start of its inaugural season this fall. In August, Coach Walter Collins Jr. said he’d consider the season a success if everybody finished the year healthy and still with the team. Anything beyond that would be gravy. “Everybody saw[Read More…]
H-F volleyball falls in conference finale to LWE
At some points during this season, Homewood-Flossmoor volleyball has been a little flat. The Vikings are a capable team, playing long stretches of good volleyball against some of the best teams in the area. At others, they struggle to play together and stay focused. “That’s something we’ve seen, something we’ve[Read More…]
Vikings fall to conference, state power LWE
Homewood-Flossmoor football coach Troy McAllister is going to play to win. His Vikings hosted Lincoln-Way East Friday. The Griffins are the undefeated Southwest Valley Blue pacesetters, ranked No. 2 in the Class 8A Associate Press poll. H-F was coming off a pair of conference losses to Neuqua Valley and Sandburg.[Read More…]
GovState’s Jaguar 5K returns Oct. 26
Governors State University will offer area runners a chance to achieve a personal best or just enjoy the beautiful fall scenery on campus during the annual Jaguar 5K. This year, organizers have added a one-mile walk, age bracket awards and ceremony, and a free kids dash provided by Lupus Society of[Read More…]
D161 recognizes state golf tournament participants
The Flossmoor District 161 Board of Education recognized two golfers from Parker Junior High for their outstanding efforts at the IESA state golf tournament. Parker eighth grader Wakana Hill achieved an impressive sixth-place ranking overall in the final state standings. Imani Green, a seventh-grade student at Parker, also performed commendably,[Read More…]
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