Lemont Hornets Celebrate 50th Anniversary

LEMONT, IL — If you are from Lemont, you've most likely heard of or even participated in the Lemont Hornets. Lemont Hornets is a league with several football and cheerleading teams for children in the community. Several Lemont Hornets alumni have gone on to play football at LHS, colleges around the country, and even in the NFL.

The league was created in 1967, and so 2017 marks the 50th anniversary for the organization. Lemont Hornets will kick off the celebration from 12 to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at Crystal Grand Banquets in Lemont. The living founding fathers of the league, Ron Nagel and Pete "Patrick" Polk will be in attendance to meet current Hornets families and reminisce about 50 years of the league. The families of the other four founding fathers will also be in attendance; the families of Bernie Kazich, John Kickels, Don Heeg and Don Weigand.

At an upcoming meeting, the Lemont village board will also declare Sept. 23 as Lemont Hornet Founders Day in honor of the founding fathers dedication to the youth sports of Lemont.

For more information about Lemont Hornets, visit https://lemonthornetsyouthfoot....

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