The Hempfield Area Spartans (Greensburg, PA) ice hockey held off the visiting Shaler Area Titans (Pittsburgh, PA), 4-3 in Thursday's league outing.

The Spartans now own a 13-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Greater Latrobe for a challenge on Thursday, December 18. Hempfield Area will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 8-4 league loss to Armstrong (Kittanning, PA). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-9.

In their next game, the Titans battle the Penn-Trafford Warriors (Harrison City, PA) in a challenge, on Monday, December 15. Shaler Area will attempt to move on its 9-6 season record. The Warriors enter the battle with a 11-3 record after their 7-0 league win over Norwin (North Huntingdon, PA).