It’s hard to believe but we are moving into the final stretches of the season with just our championship meets remaining! Here’s a few items/events to keep in mind.

1. Senior rec pasta dinner tonight at 6:30 PM at the MAC. All athletes plus only senior parents are invited.
2. Athletes will be given pink shirts today at practice or at the pasta dinner. If you want any additional shirts for parents/fans and didn’t order already they are $10 each and please text Michele Unice at 412-780-2323.
3. Service project: Clean up at Gilfillan Farms will be held Saturday October 18 beginning at 9:30 AM (corrected time) and will last about 1 hour.
4. Banquet- Thursday October 30 at the Crowne Plaza, 6:30 PM arrival. Please see a separate email arriving soon regarding RSVP and payment for the banquet. We look forward to celebrating the season!
5. For some athletes, tomorrow’s Mingo meet will be the final meet of the season. Some athletes will continue on through Tri-States next week, and the final group will continue through WPIALS. Boosters will be collecting locker name plates for athletes as they wrap up their season. Seniors will be gifted their name plate at the end of season banquet. All other grades please have your nameplate available in the locker room or turn it in to boosters if you are finishing your season, and boosters will hold them for next year.
6. Seniors may keep their black warmup top if desired, or turn in to boosters if they do not want to keep it. All other grades should plan to keep their warmup top safe for use next season. A couple of athletes are missing their tops. Please see if an extra has made it to your house mistakenly. All tops are marked with a number and initials of the assigned athlete so you can verify if it’s the right one. Email boosters if you are unsure.

This week’s pasta dinner will honor our Senior class. All athletes as well as Senior parents please join us Wednesday Oct. 8th @ 6:30pm at the MAC (1750 McLaughlin Run Rd). We have 15 Seniors that we will be recognizing.

Thursday Oct. 9th is our Mingo Meet. Athletes are encouraged to wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness in any form at this meet. The boosters have purchased and will provide a Pink Out shirt for all athletes. We purchased extra shirts that are for sale to any parents/fans that are interested. They cost $10 each. Please request shirts through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VECItOZeb9BOiV12QPsaUS4t0mIVVYXQYsWv-eLsCYo/edit

High schools athletes have been invited to Ft. Couch on Wednesday to give a pep talk to middle school athletes about joining XC at the high school. Athletes should see the details in Sports You and inform coaches if they would like to participate.

Here are some helpful directions for the Mingo Meet if you are planning on coming to watch!!  Mingo Creek County Park, Finleyville PA – As you come into the park bear to the left and follow signs for shelters 6-10 and make a sharp left and then another sharp left onto Mansion Hill to go up to the shelters. Parking will be along there.

Support the XC team tomorrow, Thursday Oct 2nd! Easiest fundraiser we do! Post on socials and tell your friends & Family.

• If the orders are placed through our Chick-fil-A App, there will be a button asking if they would like to support the organization they will need to press & a code is required. Code for this event will be USC123. ***code is case sensitive and must be accurate to receive funds on Mobile orders
• If orders are placed in drive thru, the person will need to mention Spirit Day to the Chick-fil-A Team Member.
• If orders are placed inside the restaurant, they will need to tell their order taker that they are here for Spirit Day.

Saturday October 18th at Gillfilan Farm, Athletes please join us at 9:30 am  to help with fall clean up! We had so much fun last year let’s keep the tradition going. It should last about 1 hour so we will wrap up about 10:30 AM. Volunteers can visit the animals afterwards. Let’s get ready to garden! If you need service hours this is a great way to capture that as well. 

Spread the word and join us on Thursday Oct. 2nd for our Chick-fil-a fundraiser.

• If the orders are placed through our Chick-fil-A App, there will be a button asking if they would like to support the organization they will need to press & a code is required. Code for this event will be USC123. ***code is case sensitive and must be accurate to receive funds on Mobile orders
• If orders are placed in drive thru, the person will need to mention Spirit Day to the Chick-fil-A Team Member.

• If orders are placed inside the restaurant, they will need to tell their order taker that they are here for Spirit Day.

A few spots are still open for items we need for the pasta dinner! Please take a look at the sign up! We appreciate everyone helping with these dinners. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AA2DA7FF2-57665438-2025

Tuesday is the Section Championship at Fairview Park. All athletes will race and coaches will determine lineups for Varsity and JV. Varsity boys run at 1:40pm, Varsity girls run at 2:15pm, JV combined run at 2:55pm.

We have a few pasta dinners remaining and still have slots open for needed food items. Please look through the remaining sign ups including the one this Monday. Monday Sept. 22nd’s dinner will be hosted by the Unice Family – 174 Glo Min Dr.

For the Senior Rec dinner we also need a few more people to sign up to help. This includes picking up food and items shortly before the dinner as well as setting up the room. Thank you in advance for signing up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AA2DA7FF2-57665438-2025

Tuesday Sept. 23rd we will compete against Char Valley. The meet will take place at Char Valley High School. See Sports You for specific information. We will be recognizing our Seniors before the meet begins around 3:45pm.

A professional photographer was on site at Red White and Blue to photograph athletes during the meet to take photos for purchase. The pictures from the RWB Invitational have been released! If interested, you can check for photos of your athlete here:  https://citmphoto.photohawk.com/galleries/red-white-and-blue-invitational-2025

Thanks to those who signed up for pasta dinner slots. We still need 1 tray of pasta for the dinner on Monday Sept. 15th. Please consider signing up if you can. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AA2DA7FF2-57665438-2025 The dinner is being hosted by the Gupta Family 2539 Forest Brook Drive from 5:30-7:00 PM. As it is a school night, the dinner ends promptly.

See Sports You for all information about Tuesday’s meet.

Picture day Reminder – Individual and team pictures will be taken on WEDS 9/10/25 this week. Please plan on arriving at 3pm dressed in your team uniform. M&M Photos will do individual pics for ALL first, then the girls team, then the boys team, then the captains, and then the coaches. This should take until around 3:50-4pm. Then the team will practice.

Thank you everyone that ordered and sold Moe’s taco kits! Kits can be picked up at the high school parking lot. Nicole Birmingham will be distributing the kits in the USC High School Upper Parking lot from 5:00pm – 5:30pm on Wednesday 9/10.

~THURS 9/10 students have an early dismissal, NO OFFICIAL practice. The coaches will send the workout through SportsYou for athletes to do ON THEIR OWN

~SAT 9/12 is an optional practice at Tandem Connection Bike Shop from 8:30am-9:15am.

Looking forward to next Monday’s Pasta dinner we still need some items signed up for. Please consider signing up to bring something! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AA2DA7FF2-57665438-2025

We need everyone’s help to sell all of the Moe’s taco kits. We still have quite a few kits that need to be sold. We ask that all families purchase one and reach out to friends and family to buy. Last day to purchase is Monday September 8th at 12pm. Pick Up on Wednesday September 10th at 5pm – High School Parking lot. Upper St Clair Cross Country Team 9.10

We are still in need of a tray of pasta with red sauce for tomorrow nights dinner. If you are able to provide this please sign up here – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AA2DA7FF2-57665438-2025