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…]
Sports
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…]
Despite late TD, H-F flag football falls short against Bradley-Bourbonnais
Sometimes a single play is more important than the final score. Homewood-Flossmoor flag football trailed Bradley-Bourbonnais 13-0 with only three seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter on Aug. 28. The ball was on the Boilermakers 7-yard line. It was only the second game for the Vikings, who didn’t[Read More…]
Nesbit, H-F girls volleyball setting a foundation
Homewood-Flossmoor girls volleyball has homework between practices this season. New coach Nate Nesbit asked the Vikings to pick up a copy of The Champion Teammate by Jerry Lynch and John O’Sullivan. They read a chapter at home and then discuss it after practice. The book reflects what he wants H-F[Read More…]
H-F flag football program begins this fall; Vikings invited to Bears training camp
Everything about flag football is new for almost everyone involved. For the coaches, for the players, for Homewood-Flossmoor High School, even for the state, the sport is new. So far, though, Vikings Coach Walter Collins said there’s a lot of enthusiasm around his team. “Everybody saw the need because there’s[Read More…]
Ellis healthy and ready for H-F football: Senior to be an offensive weapon for the new-look Vikings
A major sports injury can sometimes be a bigger hurdle mentally than physically. Myles Ellis made sure that wasn’t the case for him. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior receiver broke his ankle in the final game of his junior season. The setback forced the three-sport athlete to miss all of the last[Read More…]
Newquist new softball coach at Marian Catholic
Ron Newquist has been named head coach of Marian Catholic High School’s softball program. Newquist has more than four decades of experience in youth athletics, including coaching softball and basketball programs in South Chicago Heights and Steger; leadership roles as president and coach of the OTYA Softball League; and athletic[Read More…]
Marian Catholic’s new basketball coach was star player
Marian Catholic High School has named John Oliver as its new men’s basketball head coach. A 2014 Marian Catholic alumnus, Oliver takes over after two seasons as a varsity assistant under coach Rick Romeli. Together they led the Marian Spartans to a 48-19 record and back-to-back IHSA regional titles. Oliver[Read More…]
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