SPORTS DIGEST

Allen coming to Pitt

Monessen native and Notre Dame women’s basketball assistant coach Charel Allen will be joining Notre Dame as they travel to the Petersen Events Center.

The No. 3 Fighting Irish will play Pitt at 8 p.m. Feb. 13.

Once again, there will be a bus trip from the Mon Valley to Oakland for the game.

Tickets are free, which includes bus transportation and admission into the game.

The bus will begin boarding at the SPHS Parking Lot in Monessen before 6:15 p.m. The bus will leave at 6:30 p.m.

For more information or to reserve your seat, contact Johnson via text message or cell phone at 724-263-0157.

Brownson House looking for girls basketball teams

The Brownson House in Washington is looking for girls basketball teams.

The 2025 Brownson House Spring Girls Youth Basketball League will begin the second week of March and run through the second week of May.

The league is looking for youth basketball teams to fill out the league. There are divisions for the following ages:

• 1st-2nd grade (instructional)

• 3rd grade

• 4th grade

• 5th grade

• 6th grade

• 7th/8th grade Registration is $320 per team and $180 to cover officials.

To register your team contact Jon Celani at 724-222-1440 or via email at joncelani@gmail.com.

BVA Youth Sports Association holding spring registration

The Belle Vernon Area Youth Sports Association will hold two in-person baseball and softball signups beginning Tuesday for boys and girls ages 4 to 17.

The organization is also offering online signups, which are currently open and available by scanning the QR Code on the Belle Vernon Area Youth Sports Association Facebook page.

Signups will be held in person at the Washington Township Municipal Building from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Feb. 11.

For more information, please check us out on Facebook at Belle Vernon Area Youth Sports Association.

McKeesport baseball holding signups

The McKeesport Baseball Association will hold spring registration beginning Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Renzie Park concession stand.

Additional signups will be held Feb. 8, 15, 22 and 23 also from noon to 3.

A final registration will be held Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate, and the child to be fitted for a jersey. Registration fees are as followed:

• Slingshot (4-6) – $30

• Cannonball (7-8) – $30

• Minors – (9-10) – $40

• Bronco – (11-12) – $60

• PONY – (13-14) – $75

• Colt – (15-16) – $75

• Super Colt – (17-18) – $75 No registrations will be taken over the phone.

Bills’ safety Hyde announces retirement

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde made his retirement official after 11 NFL seasons by posting a note on his Instagram account onTuesday.

“So much love and way too many thanks. From Fostoria to Iowa City to Green Bay to Buffalo,” Hyde wrote, referring to his Ohio high school, Iowa college and two NFL stops. “The goal was to leave an impact. That was one helluva dream. On to the next.”

The 34-year-old Hyde had already made clear this past season would be his last after signing to the Bills practice squad in early December. He spent the remainder of the season and playoffs on the practice squad serving more of a role as on-field mentor.

Hyde spent the previous six seasons playing alongside Jordan Poyer as Buffalo’s starting safety tandem. The two signed with the Bills hours apart in 2017 in becoming the first free agents to join Buffalo under then-newly hired coach Sean McDermott.