Week of Nov. 26
Heritage hockey
The Mt. Lebanon High School Hockey Association will celebrate 45 years of action on Heritage Hockey Day, Nov. 29, at the ice rink. Since the Blue Devils and Upper St. Clair were two of the original six high schools to have teams participate in the original league, the two will participate in the day filled with exhibition games between elementary, middle school, junior and varsity teams. Action commences at 1:30 p.m. and concludes with the varsity match starting at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students. A reception is planned in the recreation center from 5-8:30 p.m.
Lebo hockey school
Registration for the Mt. Lebanon Hockey School and the developmental league begins Dec. 2. Applications are accepted between 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily with the rink cashier in the recreation center. Visit www.mtlebanon.org or call 412-561-4363 to sign up. A $2 fee is added for this method.
Ages 4-12 can participate in the hockey school and learn the skills of the game in a no-pressure, progressive atmosphere. The five-step program begins Jan. 6 and 8.
The developmental league begins Jan. 9. Games are played on the studio rink Friday evenings. Leagues are divided into two for ages 5-8 and 9-12. Full equipment is required.
Fee is $105 per skater.
PT tennis center
The Peters Township Tennis Association (PTTA) celebrated its 18th year of operation by opening a new bubble this season. Additionally, new memberships are currently being accepted. Visit peterstennis.weebly.com or stop at pro shop for an application form. For more details, call 724-941-1330.
The PTTA is a nonprofit organization that provides an indoor site for tennis players of all ages. It features a large junior program along with many adult activities for all abilities.
Brandt Bowman is the organization’s director of tennis operations. He also serves as the high school varsity coach. The girls’ teams have won state titles in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012. He has coached many boys’ and girls’ champions in singles and doubles competition over the years, too. “Many of these players learned to play at the bubble at an early age,” he said.
Established in 1997, the PTTA boasts 350 members, 170-200 of them junior players. Approximately 30 of the youth players have gone on to play collegiately. Inside the new bubble, which features a clean inner lining, the 10 teaching pros offer clinics, private lessons, drills and cardio classes. Times are flexible.
As an introduction to the sport, the center offers adults, who are non-members, a free tennis lesson. Additionally, there are leagues for adults and a junior program, which begins its second session Jan. 21.
Over the holiday, tennis fans in McMurray can view the future as the PTTA hosts its annual Thanksgiving Tournament from Nov. 28-Dec. 1.
CH wrestling
The 20th annual Chartiers-Houston Invitational Wrestling Tournament will be held Dec. 5-6 at the high school. Action begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday and continues through Saturday when at 4 p.m. the finals will be held.
Peters Township and Butler return to defend their titles in the team competition while five individuals are prepared to retain their championships. The returning champions include local standouts as Josh Kuslock from Char-Houston, Philip Mary from Peters Township as well as South Park’s Jake Wentzel and Grag Bulsak. Gage Curry of North Hills and Luke Fournier from Elizabeth-Forward also will compete.
Among the returning runners-up are: AJ Buckiso from Peters, Mark Tharp from CV, Hunter Neely from Bentworth, Connor Foust from Bulter, Nico Brown of Beth-Center and Montour’s Zack Jablonski.
South Fayette and Upper St. Clair will be among the 23 clubs also competing in the vent.