Registration Now Open For Lemont Hornets Football, Cheerleading

LEMONT, IL — A spring approaches, the Lemont Hornets football and cheerleading program is again gearing up for another season.

Sign-ups have started for the popular community youth program that has been a staple of the Lemont youth sports scene since 1967. Since its founding, the Lemont Hornets program has offered local parents free camps and social activities that allow local kids to be physically active.

The program offers both flag and tackle football along with cheerleading that has prepared kids for more competitive levels and for participation in high school. The Lemont Hornets program focuses on teaching fundamentals of football and cheerleading, sportsmanship, completeness while also encouraging physical fitness.

The non-profit organization began in 1967 when the Lemont Jaycees’ efforts to form a grade school football team in town culminated with the first pre-registration held at the Lemont Village Hall.

The Hornets began with just one division — “Heavies”. Over the next two years, the program grew to include Cheerleading and Pom Poms, as well as more levels of football. The program began as a part of a Pop Warner League (under the name of the “Golden Hornets”) and later became a member of the River Valley Youth Tackle Football League and is currently part of the Bill George Football League.

Early-bird specials are now being offered for both the football and cheerleading programs and registration can be completed at the Lemont Hornets website. More information can also be found at the organization’s Facebook page or by emailing lemonthornetsyouthfootball@gmail.com.