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Eisenhower's Joshua English (3122) leads a tight pack in the 800 meters at the Class 3A state meet on Saturday, May 26, 2018.

Meyer and more: Lockport’s John Meyer wins state title in shot put as Southland brings home hardware

December 14, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

Lockport’s John Meyer and Sandburg’s Dylan Jacobs went out in style Saturday in the state finals at O’Brien Field. Meyer won his third straight Class 3A title in the shot...

Homewood-Flossmoor's Matthew Lewis-Banks wins the 110-meter hurdles at the Class 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

Clearing every hurdle: Homewood-Flossmoor’s Matthew Lewis-Banks eyes state track titles

May 23, 2018 at 6:47 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor hurdler Matthew Lewis-Banks is always striving for that perfect race. But he also is preparing for all scenarios. "Normally, I have a pretty clean race, I might hit a...

Homewood-Flossmoor's Trelyn Newkirk takes the baton from Jacqueline Bassey in the 400-meter relay during the Class 3A state finals on Saturday, May 19, 2018.

Agony of the feet: Olivia Oliver makes due in the 400 relay to clinch state title; H-F finishes second in team standings

December 13, 2018 at 10:13 a.m.

Track athletes can be quite finicky about their footwear. But Homewood-Flossmoor’s Olivia Oliver simply had to wing it during Saturday’s finals of the Class 3A girls track state meet. “My...

Bloom's Frank Massey competes in the long jump at the Class 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

Honing in at home: H-F piles up state qualifiers in winning second straight Class 3A sectional title

December 13, 2018 at 10:02 a.m.

The Homewood-Flossmoor boys track team took home cooking to an extreme Thursday night. The Vikings dominated their own Class 3A sectional and advanced a large contingent of athletes to next...

Crete-Monee's Lyn'Nikka Vance competes in the 200 meters at the 3A state meet on Saturday, May 20, 2017.

Two out of three’s not bad: Crete-Monee’s Lyn’Nikka Vance to focus on sprints at state meet

December 13, 2018 at 9:51 a.m.

Crete-Monee’s Lyn’Nikka Vance entered last week’s Class 3A Lockport Sectional aiming to qualify for state in three individual events. The junior had recently stepped up her game in the long...

Thornwood's Jasmine Mitchell releases the discus during the Class 3A Lockport Sectional on Thursday, May 10, 2018.

H-F girls track coach Zontavius Johnson on Lockport Sectional: ‘It really couldn’t have gone much better.’

December 13, 2018 at 9:31 a.m.

Ashanti Denton, the anchor for Homewood-Flossmoor's 1,600-meter relay, heard footsteps behind her during the final race of Thursday's Class 3A Lockport Sectional. But she was not about to be caught....

Homewood-Flossmoor's Kaylah McCall, center, wins the 100-meter hurdles at Thursday's SouthWest Suburban Blue Meet.

Count Bassey: Jacqueline Bassey wins in four events as Homewood-Flossmoor takes conference title

December 13, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor's Jacqueline Bassey readily admitted she didn't have much left in the tank after her final race at Thursday's SouthWest Suburban Blue Meet. But what the senior did have in...

Homewood-Flossmoor's Jesuseun Adeyiga, middle, who ran the 100 meters at state, hopes to repeat as state champion in the 400 relay.

Run for glory: H-F’s 400-meter relay sets sights on winning state title as a team, too

December 14, 2018 at 12:23 p.m.

The 400-meter relay is an event that requires impressive speed and artful precision. A quartet of runners from Homewood-Flossmoor — junior Joshua Bridges, sophomore Jesuseun Adeyiga, senior Matthew Lewis-Banks and...

Bloom's Hannah Morris competes in the long jump last season at the Class 3A Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional.

More to come from Hannah Morris: Minnesota recruit getting back into top form for Bloom

December 14, 2018 at 11:40 a.m.

There were plenty of reasons to believe that the 2017 track season was going to be pretty special for Bloom's Hannah Morris. After all, Morris had captured the 2016 Class...

IC Catholic quarterback Luke Ricobene throws a pass to Khalil Saunders during Friday's game at Bishop McNamara.

Veteran Luke Ricobene helps IC Catholic begin title defense with a win

June 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

High school quarterbacks are almost never blessed with 34 varsity games of experience entering their senior season. But that's the enviable situation Luke Ricobene finds himself in as he leads...

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