Tickets for the Connellsville boys basketball team's playoff game on Saturday will be sold in the high school athletic office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Friday. Adult tickets are $6; student tickets cost $3.
Ski trip
Connellsville Ski Club will hold a ski trip to Seven Springs Resort on Sunday with skiing from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Registration at Video Snacks until 8 p.m. Saturday, call 724-626-9999.
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SHS soccer
The Southmoreland boys soccer booster club will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Southmoreland High School cafeteria.
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CYBL banquet
The Connellsville Youth Basketball League banquet will be held on Monday at the Connellsville Senior High School. Tickets will be on sale tonight at Junior High East from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, and $2 for children. Each player receives free admission and a trophy. For more information, call Jon Detwiler at 724-628-7856.
Fayette Girls BB
The Fayette Girls Basketball Club will be conducting tryouts for a traveling team for girls ages 12 and 13 tonight at the South Union Rec Center. Tryouts for 12-year-olds will be held from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., followed by tryouts for 13-year-olds from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. The age of a player is determined by how old they were on Dec. 31, 2002. Each player must bring a birth certificate, health insurance information and be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information go to fayettebluestreaks@yahoo.com .
Monarch Softball
The Monarch Softball League is looking for teams for the upcoming season. For more information call Frank at 724-277-8044 or Kutz at 724-628-6693.
KOC Golf
The Knights of Columbus Golf League will meet at the council home on March 16 at 3 p.m. All current members and any new members are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Connellsville Little League
The Connellsville Little League will hold sign-ups at the major field on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sign-ups will also be held for the Tri-Town Area at the Vanderbilt Borough Building on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This area includes Franklin Township, Vanderbilt Borough, Dawson, Lower Tyrone Township and some Dunbar Township players. Anyone who played for Schmitz Tire last season should sign up at the major field.
The league is open to children ages 5 to 12.
Registration is $25 for the first child, and $15 for the second child. Registration for the third child is free. Every player must have proof of age.
St. Rita's banquets
St. Rita's Youth Basketball League will hold its annual basketball banquets on March 22 and 29, at Connellsville High School. A banquet for kindergarten and first-grade boys, second- and third-grade boys, second- and third-grade girls, and fourth- and fifth-grade girls team members will be held on March 22. A banquet for players in the preschool boys; fourth- and fifth-grade boys; sixth- and seventh-grade boys; preschool, kindergarten and first-grade girls; and sixth- and seventh-grade girls age brackets will be held on March 29.
Tickets for the banquets may be purchased from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at Junior High East and from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays at Junior High West. Adult tickets cost $7. Tickets for children ages 5 to 11 are $5, and children ages 4 and younger are admitted free. The last day to purchase tickets for the March 22 banquet is March 14, and the last day to purchase tickets for the March 29 banquet is March 21.
Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Connellsville Girls Softball League
Registration for the Connellsville Girls Softball League will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, at the American Legion in Trotter.
Registration fee is $25 for the first child and $15 for the second. Registration for the third child is free.
Girls must be between the ages of 5 and 19 by Aug. 31, 2003, in order to be eligible. Players will be divided into one of three age divisions: instructional, junior or senior. New players must provide proof of age, and parents must attend the registration in order to sign permission slips.
Practice will begin the first week of April. Opening day for the league, which now plays at the American Legion field in Trotter, is tentatively set for May 17.
SC Rod and Gun
The South Connellsville Rod and Gun Club will hold free state-mandated hunter/trapper safety classes from 6 to 10 p.m. on April 4, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 5. Classes are limited to the first 50 registrants.
All first-time hunters who will be 12 years old by June 30, 2003, are eligible to attend. Also, adult hunters who need certification to purchase an out-of-state hunting license may attend.
Lunch will be provided free of charge.
To register, call Scott Blocker at 724-626-8399.
Teener League
The Connellsville Teener League will hold registration on Sunday and March 16 and 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Teener League concession stand. The league is open to players ages 15 to 17. The cost is $25 per player. For more information, call Jeff McWilliams at 724-277-0713.
York Bar Golf League
The York Bar Golf League will meet tonight at 7 at the bar.
Bullskin Township Little League
The Bullskin Township Little League will hold sign-ups on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the supervisors' building. This includes baseball, girls softball and T-ball. All players must present a birth certificate. The cost for one child is $25. A second child is $15, and registration for the third child is free.
Dunbar Little League
The Dunbar Little League will hold sign-ups on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Dunbar Fire Hall. Sign-ups will also be held at the Mill Run Fire Hall on the same dates from noon to 2 p.m. Sign-ups are for children ages 5 to 12. The cost is $25 for the first child, $15 for the second child and $10 for the third child. All new players must present a birth certificate.
Connellsville Pony League
The Connellsville Pony League will hold sign-ups from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday and March 15 and 22 at the Pony field concession stand in Trotter. Registration is $25. Children ages 13 and 14 in the Connellsville, Mount Pleasant and Southmoreland school districts are eligible. For more information, call John Richter at 724-626-7327.
Southmoreland Rec League
The Southmoreland Rec League will be holding baseball sign-ups for kids ages 5 to 16 on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Huntingdon Township VFD substation in Alverton. A sign-up will also be held on March 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Scottdale Elementary. The cost is $30 for the first child, $25 for the second child and $20 for each additional child. There will also be a $10 refundable concession fee.
The league would like to urge any 13- and 14-year-olds who wish to sign-up to play on the Pony team to do so as soon as possible. Pony games will begin on April 16, prior to the rec league's regular opening day. Early Pony sign-ups can be handled through Barry Sampey at 724-887-5869 or Trudy Olsen at 724-696-5405.
