There’s a new twist to football, and kids are gravitating to it. Students at James Hart School got to run with the Chicago Bears Monsters Flag Football program on Friday, Sept. 19. It was a bright, sunny day with temperatures in the low 80s on Sept. 19, a perfect day[Read More…]
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Calhoun sisters have unspoken connection for H-F Volleyball
Homewood-Flossmoor volleyball senior Na’imah and sophomore Cherron Calhoun started talking about this volleyball season a while ago. The sisters didn’t grow up playing together. They didn’t really grow up playing at all. Na’imah donned her first set of knee pads as a freshman, Cherron as a seventh grader. But they’ve[Read More…]
Vikings rally to defeat Naperville North 24-10
A team can go one of two ways after a major injury. Homewood-Flossmoor’s junior tight end Martez Harding had an apparent lower body injury Friday and was taken off the field in an ambulance. At that point in the game, visiting Naperville North had all the momentum. The Huskies just[Read More…]
‘Mouse’ in the house for H-F flag football
Few people know Kaila Green. “Mouse,” on the other hand, is starting to make a name for herself on the flag football field for Homewood-Flossmoor High School. “Kaila doesn’t exist,” Green said. “My family don’t even call me Kaila. Kaila doesn’t exist.” The nickname evolved from “Squirrel,” a moniker Green[Read More…]
H-F volleyball back on track with win over St. Laurence
A home win over St. Laurence on Sept. 16 felt like a turning point for the season, Homewood-Flossmoor girls volleyball players said. The team was coming off a disappointing trip to Downers Grove South for the Denise Kavanaugh Invitational. The Vikings finished in eighth place in Dupage County, going 1-4. [Read More…]
H-F High will enforce new rules for football game attendance
Friday is homecoming at Homewood-Flossmoor High School and administrators have put new rules in place for the safety and enjoyment of those attending football games. The changes were necessitated after disruptions at the Vikings first game Aug. 29. Superintendent Jennifer Norrell said the new rules for the game Friday against[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2025: Flossmoor runner, 81, looks forward to Chicago Marathon
Tamerra Buckhanan begins her days with a run. “Living in Flossmoor is one of the things that’s kept me running because it’s so beautiful and peaceful and it’s easy to get up in the morning and run around the neighborhood,” she said. She and her husband, Raymond, moved to Flossmoor[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2025: Men’s record falls again; new champ for women’s class
Colin Mickow is making a habit of breaking the Hidden Gem Half Marathon record. In the sixth annual race in Flossmoor on Saturday, Sept. 6, he set the men’s record for the third time. Mickow, 35, of Naperville, crossed the finish line in 1:03:13, maintaining a 4-minute, 50-second pace, a[Read More…]
Fights at H-F football game lead to new rules
Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s first football game victory Friday, Aug. 29, was marred by fights in the stands. Police removed several students from the stands and patrolled the H-F stadium and parking lot. “We are deeply disappointed by the behavior of several individuals at the football game Friday. Their actions do[Read More…]
Koprowski captures three turnovers in H-F football rivalry win
They say good players tend to find themselves in the right position to make big plays. Homewood-Flossmoor football coach Troy McAllister says Ryan Koprowski might be his team’s best football player, and that axiom proved true Friday night. The sophomore linebacker personally made three turnovers – two fumble recoveries and[Read More…]
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