LHS Softball Team Strives to “Strike Out Cancer”

varsity softball fans will have the opportunity to cheer on their favorite team while lending their support to a good cause - when LHS joins rival Hillcrest to “Strike Out Cancer.”

The teams will meet in a South Suburban Conference-Blue Division game at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the Lemont High School Sports Complex at 12900 W. 131st Street in Lemont.

Proceeds from both teams’ fundraising will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and “MammosCorner,” in support of  Matt Mammosser, a Joliet Catholic Academy student-athlete diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer.

Matt, a football and wrestling standout at JCA, has weathered two brain surgeries as well as radiation and chemotherapy treatments over the past few months.

But although Matt may attend a different school, Lemont softball coach Chris Traina considers Matt’s dad, Jim, “part of the Lemont softball family,”  as since 2003, the senior Mammosser has worked to keep the school’s athletic fields in top shape as a member of Lemont High School’s buildings and grounds staff.  

Join the effort to Strike Out Cancer

Both the varsity and sophomore levels of Lemont’s softball program are seeking donations to “Strike Out Cancer” through one-time donations or pledges based on the number of hits in the game.  Click here to download a donation form.

Members of the softball program are also collecting donations from their classmates through May 3. Students who make donations can sign a “Strike Out Cancer” banner to be featured at the game.

For another donation opportunity, fans may purchase “Strike Out Cancer” T-shirts in pink with white lettering or black with pink lettering, for $10 each. T-shirts and wristbands will also be available for purchase at the game.

For more information on purchasing T-shirts or making donations to “Strike Out Cancer,” click here or call (630) 243-3834.