Sports Brief
Lifeguard course
A lifeguard certification course will be held at the Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park. Classes are Feb. 1 from 3-8 p.m., Feb. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 8-3. Cost is: $150 for facility members, $175 non-members.
Prerequisites are: be at least age 15; swim 300 yards continuously; tread water for two minutes using only the legs; complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds by starting in the water, swimming 20 yards, surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point, exit the water without using steps or a ladder.
Email slucidore@ymcapgh.org or call 412-347-6479 for registration details.
Lebo ice center
Feb. 4 is registration day at the Mt. Lebanon Ice Center for the following spring programs: Power Skating, Parent and Child, Goalie Clinic, Squirt Transition, Adult Drills, and Adult Systems. Classes begin the week of March 18.
Visit www.mtlebanon.org or call 412-561-4363 for more details.
Skate lessons
The Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park offers skate lessons for women from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Participants will have 40 minutes of instruction with USFS gold medal coach Sharon Brooks followed by 20 minutes of free skate. All levels can participate. Fee is $25 ($50 non-members) per month. Call 412-347-6565 to register.
CV wrestling
A Night At The Races to benefit Chartiers Valley wrestling will be held Feb. 16 at the Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department in Carnegie. Dinner buffet begins at 6 p.m. and racing follows at 7.
Tickets are $25 and includes dinner and beer. Horses are for sale for $10 and $5 (50-50) tickets. Winners did not need to be present. CV wrestling is also collecting donations for Chinese auction and door prizes.
For tickets or more details email michelleamacy@hotmail.com or call 412-969-2779.
BP hockey
The Bethel Park Ice Hockey Boosters will host a Bar Bingo on Feb. 23 at the community center. Doors open at 6 p.m. Bingo follows at 7. There will be 10 regular games with a $50 cash prize, two specials with a $100 prize of $100 and one cover-all with $250 earnings. Food, beer and mixers are included in this BYOB event, which will feature basket raffles and a 50/50. Call 412-997-8230 with questions or for a basket donation pick-up.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased by emailing cdbusch2@verizon.net or calling 412-720-2041.
Senior softball
Registration for the 2019 South Hills Senior Softball League is being accepted. Visit seniorsoftballleague.com for sign-up forms.
Ages 55 and older are eligible. Practices and games begin in April and run through early September at fields in South Park or others in the South Hills.
Players are chosen in a draft, ensuring that talent is spread evenly among the teams. Catered picnic is held at the end of the season.
For more details, call Doug Houston, league commissioner, at 412-220-0250.
Golfers wanted
The Women’s Golf Association of Mt. Lebanon is seeking new members. All skill levels, residents and non-residents, are eligible. The group golfs Tuesdays from April through September. Call 412-480-3319 for more details.
Lebo men’s golf
The Mt. Lebanon Senior Men’s Golf Club is accepting applications for new members. Visit: mensgolfmtlebo.site123.me for sign-up forms. Ages 55 or older are eligible. The group golfs Wednesday mornings at the Mt. Lebanon Golf Course. The season runs April 10 through Oct. 10 and features six away events.