Sports News and Notes

TRAINING RUNS 
The Princeton Running Company will be holding staff-led evening training runs beginning at the Princeton Running Company, 108 Nassau Street in Princeton.
The runs leave at 6:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday and at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday and are held weekly rain or shine. There is no cost.
For more information, call 252-9110 or email princeton@therunningcompany.net. 
PRINCETON HOOPS 
Effective immediately, the Princeton Basketball Club (PBC) will assume responsibility from the Princeton Recreation Department for complete administration of winter-time youth travel basketball.
This transition will allow PBC to provide continuity from season to season for competitive (AAU & Travel) youth basketball, while allowing PRD to devote more attention and resources to the recreational basketball programming.
Princeton Basketball Club is committed to offer a comprehensive, competitive, basketball experience to its participants. PBC offers a limited number of scholarships and/or payment plans to families in need.
PBC is now offering boys and girls competitive winter travel teams, which will play in true travel leagues that feature home and away games. Team selection will be through tryout evaluation and is open to Princeton residents as well as players from any school and/or town.
Registration is now open www.princetonbasketballclub.net. 
PLATFORM TENNIS 
The Princeton Recreation Department is offering a series of free platform tennis refresher clinics designed for both newcomers to the sport as well as veteran players.
If you have not played ‘paddle’ in a while or would like to try it out, the clinics are a great place to start. The clinics will be held on Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., Oct. 17 at 10 a.m., and Oct. 20 at 11a.m. Instruction will be provided by certified platform tennis instructor Jessica Fisher. Paddles and balls will be supplied by PRD. Please wear comfortable clothing and athletic sneakers.
The clinics are free, but registration is required by contacting Vikki Caines at vcaines@princetonnj.gov or 921-9480. 
PIRATE PRIDE GOLF 
The Pirate Pride and Spirit Benefit Golf Outing will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Princeton Country Club.
The four-person scramble event begins with registration at noon and a 1 p.m. tee off. The cost is $90 and includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, unlimited drinks, light fare dinner after golf, and a chance to win many prizes. There will be a putting challenge, longest drive and closest to the pin contests as well.
Proceeds will benefit the Pirate Pride and Spirit Scholarship, which is a scholarship dedicated to the honor of all Pirates — Past and Present.
To register, email your name and/or foursome players to: Michelle.walsh@ww-p.org. Or send a check for $90 made payable to WWPHSS to: Michelle Walsh, WWPHS South, 346 Clarksville Rd., West Windsor, NJ 08550. 
LUPO’S LAST LAUGH 
The West Windsor Little League will be holding a special fundraiser/roast to honor longtime president and volunteer Andy Lupo.
Lupo’s Last Laugh will be held Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Dutch Neck Fire House in West Windsor. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used for facility improvements at RJ Ward Field.
These are several packages available but any donation is appreciated. The goal is to raise $23,000 to honor Lupo’s 23 years of service.
The Majors package for a donation of $1,000 includes four tickets to the event, one sign at Ward Field for the 2016 season or four Walk of Fame Bricks, a listing in the event program and on the WWLL website, plus WWLL goodie bags.
The Minors package for a donation of $500 includes two tickets to the event, T-ball Team sponsor for 2016 season or two Walk of Fame Bricks, a listing in the event program and on the WWLL website, plus WWLL goodie bags.
The AAA package for $250 includes one ticket to the event, Mini T-Ball Team sponsor for 2016 season or one Walk of Fame Brick, a listing in the event program and on the WWLL website, plus a WWLL goodie bag.
All donations, packages and tickets can be purchased via the website at www.wwll.org. Click on the online store. 
HURRICANE GOLF 
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour is excited to announce the New Jersey Fall Challenge. The HJGT hosts over 190 tournaments per year throughout the country. The HJGT is the largest junior golf tour in the country and has been in operation for 8 years. The tour offers junior boys and girls between the ages of 11-18 opportunities to earn national exposure while playing at premier venues. Since we are an open tour, we encourage any level of player to participate, from high 70’s to 100.
The HJGT’s next stop in New Jersey in 2015 will be the New Jersey Fall Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Mountain View Golf Course in Ewing. Players can register as a member or non-member for the event. HJGT Members can play the event for $199 while non-members play at $244.
To get more information about the HJGT or the event at Mountain View Golf Course, check out our website at www.hjgt.org. 
MERCER PARK 5K 
The Friends Mercer County Parks is proud to announce The First Annual Run for Mercer County Parks 5K on Sunday, Oct. 4. The flat and fast 5K course will start and end in the beautiful Rosedale Park District of Mercer Meadows, in Hopewell Township.
The race will start at 9 a.m. and will be rain or shine. Registration for the event is required and can be done online at: cgiracing.webconnex.com/MercerCountyPark5k. The cost to register is $30. Registration can also be done the day of the race at 7:30 a.m. for $35; no new registrations will be accepted after 8:45 a.m. The runner field will be limited to 500 participants. 
GIRLS HOOPS 
Victory Sports Basketball Academy will be offering a High School Fall Girls Basketball League for high school age players. The games will be held on Saturdays at Stuart Country Day School.
Players can register as a team or as individuals. Registration will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 from 5-7 p.m. or Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. until noon in the Stuart gym or online at victorysportsnj.com.
The league begins Oct. 10 and teams will play two games per day.
For more information, contact Bryan Caver at bcaver@victorysportsnj.com or (609) 456-9596. 
MHS FUNDRAISER 
Baseball players from Montgomery High School will offer their services to local residents and businesses for leaf raking and other odd jobs. The proceeds from a donation of $10 per player per hour will be dedicated to improve Montgomery’s baseball facilities.
This program, which is entitled “Leaf the Raking To Us,” is being organized by the Diamond Club, the fundraising booster organization that supports MHS baseball. In recent years, the Club has successfully made many facility improvements including replacement of the backstop, infield dirt, and outfield fence at the varsity field; construction of new batting cages; and repair or older batting cages.
The overall goal is to increase involvement by the players while providing a valuable service to the community. The players will come equipped with rakes. Homeowners need only supply the leaf bags, a smile and, of course, a donation.
Further information and electronic sign up are available at www.mhscougarbaseball.com or by calling (917) 886-6444. 
PYHA CUB/MITE 
Princeton Youth Hockey Association proudly offers a Tiger Cub and Mite Minor program to enable each young player to reach their highest potential in a fun and high-energy environment.
This program is open to players born between the years 2007 and 2012 that have at least minimal skating skills. The Tiger Cub and Mite Minor programs share the ice on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons at Baker Rink on the historic Princeton University campus beginning the first weekend in October.
The program will have the holiday weekends off and will not skate during the Christmas break. The season will close the first weekend in March.
All players will receive skating instruction with PYHA’s power skating coach, and will learn stick work and positional play with volunteer coaches. The schedule for both Tiger Cub and Mite Minor is posted on the PYHA website, www.princetonyouthhockey.org, under team schedules. 
HARLEM WIZARDS 
The Montgomery High School Class of 2018 is running a Harlem Wizards fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 1. The game between the Wizards and MHS faculty will begin at 2 p.m. and the doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15/ticket at the door. Order forms are available at the Montgomery High main office.
For more information, visit http://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/Page/636. 