| Baseball1971-72 Coaches Hrebic & Unavitch
1972-73 14 – 9 (Conference Record 12 – 2) Coach Unavitch
Boys Track & Field
1971-72 Coach Frank Houlihan
From Steve Keane (Class of 1969):
“I was a member of the Track teams during the 67, 68 and 69 seasons. During the 1969 season we placed in an all-city meet. We took home several individual first and seconds during the meet as well.”
Girls Volleyball
This sport was offered in the 1972-73 school year, according to research conducted by Melody Larson. The school, in fact, had two varsity teams competing that year!
1972-73 10 – 0 (Varsity II – Conference Champs) Coach Jane Surma
9 – 1 (Varsity I) ” ” ”
Girls Basketball
This sport debuted in the 1972-73 school year as well.
1972-73 3 – 3
Boys Bowling
From Steve Keane (Class of 1969):
“I was a member of the Lancers bowling team during 1969 during which we won our division.”
Other Sports Offered
Boys and girls track and field, as well as boys and girls tennis, were offered at Chicago Little Flower High School in its last year open.
MEMORIES
From Jim Bowen (Class of 1973):
“I WAS IN THE LAST GRADUATING CLASS AT LITTLE FLOWER. THIS WAS THE SCHOOL THAT WAS AT 79TH AND HONORE. THE GRADE SCHOOL WAS AT 80TH AND HONORE AND THE CHURCH WAS AT 80TH AND WOOD ST. SOMEONE NAMED MSGR. MCMAHON IS THE ONE WHO WAS FOR THE LACK OF A BETTER TERM, “IN CHARGE” OF THE LITTLE FLOWER PARISH. WHAT A GREAT PARISH TO GROW UP IN. GREAT FAMILY VALUES STILL IN THE MINDS OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT GREW UP THERE. WE WERE VERY PROUD.
THERE IS ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON YOUR STORY AND THAT IS THE REAL REASON THAT THE SCHOOL CLOSED DOWN WAS DURING THE 60’S AT ONE OF THE SCHOOL FUNCTIONS (SENIOR TRIP), THERE WAS A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ONE OF THE CLASS MEMBERS. THIS PERSON HAD SOME SERIOUS EFFECT TO HIS LIFE AFTER THIS ACCIDENT AND THE FAMILY SUED THE SCHOOL FOR THIS. THE LAWSUIT WENT ON FOR YEARS AND FINALLY CAME TO HEAD IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES. THE SCHOOL HAD TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS.
IT DOESN’T SEEM THAT THERE IS ANY REMORSE OR BAD FEELINGS TOWARDS THIS FAMILY. WE ALL SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND. WE WERE SAD TO SEE OUR SCHOOL CLOSE BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, WE STILL HAVE A GREAT FAMILY AND SCHOOL VALUES TO THIS DAY..”
**FROM TYRONE BROWN, M.A.:
“Little Flower High School Basketball came into my life during the 1958 -1962 Basketball Seasons. I attended Corpus Christi High located on 47 th and South Park Avenue. Little Flower joined the now defunct Chicago Parish League during the 1958-59 season . That League included Corpus Christi, Saint Willibroad, Cathedral High, Angel Guardian High, Saint Michael High, Saint Benedict High, Saint Malachy High, Mercy Mission High, and Saint Gregory High School.I clearly remember playing against the well coached basketball players from Little Flower in their beautiful new gymnasium. They always played “ The Yellow Rose Of Texas” as a theme song during warmups before all home games began. During my senior year (1962), we heard that they were joining another league. Corpus Christi High also changed in June of 1962. They built a new high school building, changed the name to Hales Franciscan High, and joined the highly touted Chicago Catholic League. The rest is history.
NEED MORE INFORMATION….
Informatino is requested about the history of Little Flower High School. Although it may have been open a short time, there had to be some good memories from an alumnus or someone who was close to the action at the school. A photo of the school would be nice as well. Please email us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net . |
