While the American Basketball Association is currently in its winter break, the Steel City Yellow Jackets will take the court for charity as they face off against the Pittsburgh Steelwheelers this Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Neighborhood Academy in Pittsburgh's East Liberty Community.
The holiday season is not only a time to relax and reflect on the year that was, but also a time for giving and bringing out the goodness in everyone. The Steel City Yellow Jackets will harness that spirit of giving as they will be playing for charity this Sunday when they take on the Pittsburgh Steel Wheelers at the Neighborhood Academy at 6 p.m. The game will look to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries and proceeds will benefit the Pittsburgh Steel Wheelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelwheerlers were founded in 1976 by the group of John Sikora, Dan Barry, Mike Walsh, and Bill Shay. Their mission was to develop a program of physical activity to benefit the physically disabled right here in Pennsylvania. To go along with their basketball team, the other prominent sports include rugby and track/road racing which allow the physically disabled a chance to play the sports they love.
Today the Steelwheelers compete as a part of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) where they play in the Keystone Conference. The Keystone Conference includes teams from Rochester, New York, Youngstown, Ohio, and Erie, Pennsylvania among others. Their level of play has elevated them to one of the top teams in all of the NWBA's Division III league as they are currently the number 11 ranked team in the country.
The Steel City Yellow Jackets have seen a lot of success of their own as they come off the first half of their regular season where they went 5-4 and sit just outside of the top 25 ranking in the American Basketball Association. They lost to the Kentucky Enforcers on December 18th and will look to get back on track when the regular season resumes on January 5th.
Normally, the Steel City Yellow Jackets feature a fast-paced, high powered offense that features a lot of dunks and fast breaks to the net to score points. However, on Sunday all of that will change as your favorite Yellow Jackets players will be in wheelchairs trying to compete with the Steel Wheelers. Even the Yellow Jackets coaching staff is getting involved in the action as head coach Ace Pippens will be competing as well.
Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m. with the doors opening to the public at 5 p.m. at the Neighborhood Academy located at 709 N Aiken Ave. Pittsburgh, PA. Bring out the family for a night of fun and exciting basketball. Adult tickets cost ten dollars and student tickets are five dollars a piece with proceeds benefiting the Pittsburgh Steel Wheelers. Come on out and be prepared to have fun and catch the buzz.
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