Three Mars Area Middle School students will compete as members of Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Hockey teams at the Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships.
Eighth-grader Brooklyn Ligda (forward) will join the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Girls 14U Team in the 2024 Girls Tier I 14U competition, to be held April 2-7 in West Chapel, Fla.
Eighth-grader Rylan Aufderheide (defense) and seventh-grader Dalton Julius (defense) will compete with the Pittsburgh Pens Elite Youth 13O (2010 Muller) Team in the 2024 Youth Tier I 13O event, to be held April 2-7 in Plymouth, Mich.
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite is a Tier 1 Class 3A Team in the region. Teams play against other Tier I teams from across the country from September through March.
For more information, visit https://nationals.usahockey.com/2024.