Mars Youth Basketball Association’s Fifth Grade Blue Travel Team took first place at the St. Greg’s Thanksgiving Tournament, held Nov. 18-19 at St. Gregory Catholic School (Zelienople).
The team went undefeated and won the championship game 40-29. Team members include Mars Area Centennial School fifth-graders Owen Atwell, Landen Breese, Garrett Constant, Cole Geiger, Jagger Icuss, Jacob Kleba, Levi Maringer, Luke Miller, Jaxon Reddick and Jacob Schirato.
Fifth-grader Jacob Schirato was named the MVP Player of the Weekend. For more information, visit https://school.stgregzelie.org/athletics-home.