Saturday, November 17, 2012
We're continuing Patch's Spirit Challenge as the Lemont Indians look to go to the Class 6A championship. Share photos of your school spirt and you'll help feed the needy in town by donating a canned good for every photo shared.
Hey Lemont Indians fans—are you ready to show your school spirit and help the hungry along the way? Crete-Monee will face the Lemont Indians at home this weekend in the semifinal of the Class 6A high school football playoffs, and Patch is challenging the school community and its fans to rise to the challenge. In the School Spirit Playoff Challenge, Indians fans are asked to share their school spirit with their respective communities by uploading photos to Patch. For every photo that shows the school spirit of the Lemont Indians, Lemont Patch will donate one canned good to the Lemont Township Food Pantry. Last week, each photo shared by Oak Forest fans on Patch also resulted in a canned good donation to Together We Cope. The more photos, …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Indians will face the Bengals in Saturday’s quarterfinal game in Oak Forest. Lemont fans are encouraged to wear white to show their support.
Lemont will hit the road again in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 IHSA Class 6A Football Playoffs. The third-seeded Indians (10-1) will travel to top-seeded Oak Forest (10-1) for a 7 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 10. The winner will square off in the Class 6A semifinals against the winner of the Crete-Monee/Ottawa game. Due to broadcast rights restrictions, the location online where fans can watch the game has changed. For more information on parking at Oak Forest and the updated location to watch the game online, click here. There will be no ticket presale at Lemont High School for this weekend's game. However, fans are encouraged to arrive at the game early on Saturday in Oak Forest, where the gates will open at 6 p.m. Lemont fans are …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Bengals beat the Indians 4-2 on Thursday to capture the South Suburban Conference title.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Lemont 35, Oak Forest 14: Strong second quarter by the Indians'defense propels the team to the quarterfinals for the fifth year in a row.
For Lemont and Oak Forest fans, it had to be a feeling of déjà vu as the two schools’ football teams faced off for the second time in two weeks Friday night. Much like in the regular-season finale, the Indians took advantage of costly first-half mistakes by the Bengals as Lemont went on to a 35-14 second-round playoff win. The Indians (11-0) found their stride in the second quarter after Tyler Jay caught a deep jump ball pass and took it to the end zone for a 75-yard touchdown to give the Indians a 14-7 lead. That, along with two second-quarter interceptions, sunk the host Bengals (7-4) after a very strong start by Oak Forest that included a 15-yard TD pass from quarterback Tom Zale to Arthur Johnson on fourth-and-8. “It definitely took…
The top-seeded Indians (10-0) will take on the No. 5 Bengals (7-3) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, the Lemont-Oak Forest football game will be streamed live at www.ihigh.com/lhsindians, which is accessible through computers and mobile devices. Check out the Lemont Patch Facebook page throughout the night for score updates. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The undefeated Lemont High School football team will look to extend their postseason run Friday as they head to conference rival Oak Forest for the second round of the IHSA playoffs. The No. 1 Indians (10-0) will take on the No. 5 Bengals (7-3) at 7 p.m. at Oak Forest High School, 15201 South Central Ave. In the first round of the IHSA playoffs last week, the Indians eliminated No. 8 Morgan Park with a 56-30 win. The Bengals beat No. 4 T.F. North 48-26. On Oct. …
Monday, October 31, 2011
The No. 1 Indians (10-0) will take on the No. 5 Bengals (7-3) at 7 p.m. at Oak Forest High School for Round 2 of the state playoffs, the Illinois High School Association announced Monday.
The undefeated Lemont High School football team will head to conference rival Oak Forest this Friday as they look to extend their postseason run. The No. 1 Indians (10-0) will take on the No. 5 Bengals (7-3) at 7 p.m. Friday at Oak Forest High School, 15201 South Central Ave., the Illinois High School Association announced Monday afternoon. Despite being the top seed in its playoff bracket, Lemont is not guaranteed home field advantage under IHSA rules. According to IHSA.org, the higher seed hosts the game in the first round. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. In the second round, the quarterfinal round and in any semifinal where the bracket was paired 1 through 16…
Friday, October 28, 2011
Lemont 56, Morgan Park 30: Indians score 47 unanswered points after falling behind 12-3 early to visiting Mustangs. Indians face conference rival Oak Forest in second round.
Lemont football had some thrilling highs and a few surprising lows as they beat 8-seed Morgan Park 56-30 in their first-round playoff matchup on Friday. The Indians (10-0) were caught off guard on the Mustangs’ first play from scrimmage, which was an 84-yard flea flicker pass to receiver Javon Bright, giving Morgan Park a 6-0 lead 20 seconds into the game. After a Lemont field goal, Mustangs QB Andre Newell scored on a 65-yard run on their second play of scrimmage to put them up 12-3 after missing the two-point conversion. The Indians, facing an unthinkable first-round exit, rallied after a gusty fake punt on a fourth-and-long turned to a 23-yard pass to Jake Lemming. The Indians took the play as their sign and proceeded to systematically…
Friday, August 5, 2011
Tom Spellman III, of Lemont, admits he tried to hide more than $1 million; receives 18-month federal prison term.
He's known in Oak Forest as the friendly face behind the bar at Blarney Stone Pub, but beginning in October, Tom Spellman III will be behind bars of a different sort. Spellman, a Lemont resident, was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for his part in hiding more than $1 million in cash from the Internal Revenue Service years ago, by depositing it into the bank in small installments, Sun-Times Media reports. Spellman, 37, said he got mixed up with a bad business partner while living in Virginia. Spellman and Mathieu Reyna, of Virginia, were indicted in July 2009. Spellman is scheduled to report for his prison sentence Oct. 18. The Sun-Times Media report said that according to IRS spokeswoman Kerry Lynn Hannigan, Spellman pleaded guilty in …
Linda Ozbolt
4:43 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
Hey, Indians fans - keep those photos coming! And thanks, Becca, for getting the ball rolling! more ›