Anyiwo's big finish lifts H-F to Beebe Classic boys track title

Standing near the finish line at Homewood-Flossmoor's newly-christened Dick Beebe Track Classic, Vikings coach and son of the event's namesake Nate Beebe shouted across the infield to a runner finishing his post-race cool-down.

Bloom Township escapes scare from Thornwood

SOUTH HOLLAND | Sometimes a close game will wake up a team like a bucket of cold water in the face.

AL HAMNIK: Is the new Eddy Curry a mirage or not?

Many of Eddy Curry's NBA battles had come at the dinner table, not under the backboards.

Scouting the 2012 Thornwood Thunderbirds Football Team

Thornwood Thunderbirds

AL HAMNIK: Locals hoping to get caught up in the draft

The NBA draft without a region nugget is like Lady Gaga without her feathers and fishnets.

Second sense leads H-F's Nance to first

FLOSSMOOR | Even when the distance between first and second is but a whisker, Josh Nance could feel where his rival was.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's Khapri Alston, left, hugs Darell Combs after the Thunderbirds beat Andrew at Tuesday's basketball game in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Andrew's Tyler Hook, left, tries to stop Thornwood's Khapri Alston during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's head coach Paul Slavich reacts to a call with 11 seconds left in the game Tuesday giving Andrew the ball at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's Johnte Shannon, right, drives into Andrew's Jawad Adekoya during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's David Fuller, right, drives past Andrew's Jubril Adekoya during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park. The Thunderbirds beat the Thunderbolts 57-55, earning the T'birds first place in the SouthWest Suburban Red Conference.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood head coach Paul Slavich gives instructions to Robert Blissitt, center, and Patrick Bolton during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's Darell Combs, center, strips the ball away from Andrew's leaping Glorind Lisha during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

With seconds remaining in the game, Thornwood's David Fuller, right, strips the ball away from Andrew's Jubril Adekoya during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's Khapri Alston, right, blocks a pass by Andrew's Jubril Adekoya during Tuesday's game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood players Ahmad Baine, from left, Darell Combs and Justin Kennedy celebrate beating Andrew on the way to the locker room Tuesday at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Andrew's Jubril Adeloya, left, and Thornwood's Khapri Alston go after a loose ball Tuesday during a game at Andrew in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Andrew's Jawad Adekoya, left, and Thornwood's Khapri Alston go after a loose ball during Tuesday's game in Tinley Park.

Thornwood secures SWSC Red title share

Thornwood's Ahmad Baine, right, stops a shot by Andrew's Jubril Adekoya during Tuesday's SouthWest Suburban Red Conference game at Andrew in Tinley Park.