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Stress levels were high this week for students at South Tahoe High School. Seniors finish college applications due at the end of the month and sports head off to regional championships.

Seniors
College applications have been an ongoing battle for the seniors this year. Counselors have been working with each student to make sure they are on track. Deadlines are coming up and here’s what a few seniors have to say about it:

This week at South Tahoe High School, students enjoyed a short week with Labor Day Weekend and Back-to-School night. Seniors get prepared for their last year at STHS and multiple home games wrap up the week.

On Campus

On Thursday, seniors met in the STHS theatre with school counselors to discuss graduation requirements. With Google slides filled of tips and resources, counselors took questions from seniors, helping them prepare for their final year.

Athletics

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Collegiate hockey is headed to the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena this weekend when the PAC 8 Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships return to the South Shore.

After months of battle on the ice, the field of eight is set to crown this year’s champion of the PAC 8 Hockey Conference.

The four teams from both the North and South Divisions were announced yesterday that will compete for the title in Lake Tahoe this upcoming weekend. With this year’s expansion to twelve teams in the conference, this year’s division battles came down to the final weekend.

Location

The Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy Varsity team has been competing across the country and they bring the action back to their home ice on Saturday at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.

Coming off a 7-0 win over Los Gatos at the Solar4Amerian Ice in San Jose on Tuesday, the Tahoe team hosts St. Mary's Preparatory High School Rams on Saturday, November 10 at 1:00 p.m. This game is part of the team's competition in the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health has announced the addition of Dr. Gregory Burkard, Jr. to their family of care providers.

Burkard is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is an interventional pain and sports medicine physiatrist. This means he is a physician that treats a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, muscles, joints and more.

College hockey is returning to South Lake Tahoe as the UCLA Bruins attempt to defend their PAC championship upset when they lit up the Tahoe Arena last year. Hitting the ice will also be Cal Berkeley, University of Washington, University of Oregon, UCLA and Arizona State.

Schedule:

Friday, Feb 9:
Game 1: #4 UCLA vs #5 USC at 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: #3 UW vs #6 OREGON at 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb 10:
Game 3: 5TH PLACE GAME (loser game 1 vs loser game 2) at 10:00 a.m.
Game 4: Lowest Winning Seed vs #1 CALIFORNIA at 1:00 p.m.
Game 5: Highest Winning Seed vs #2 ARIZONA STATE at 4:00 p.m.

A heartfelt thanks to the heroes of the Heavenly Ski Patrol and Tahoe Ice Arena for sponsoring Skate Night at the Tahoe Ice Arena last Saturday for the Special Olympics. Athletes, family and friends enjoyed a night of ice skating and pizza donated Base Camp Pizza. It is inspiring to see the Ski Patrol making inclusion a reality for our athletes by working with the disabled population.

The Tahoe Grizzlies 12A team is headed to the 2017 International Silver Stick Tournament, and to help get their they are holding a 3 on 3 Pond Hockey Tournament at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena on Saturday, January 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Help support the local team headed to the big event in Port Huron, Michigan by participating and enjoying a day of hockey in South Lake Tahoe.

For more information, please contact the ice rink at (530) 544-7465 or contact Rich Garcia at rich@tahoearena.com to register (Please register by January 5, 2017).

Location

The Heavenly Mountain Resort ski patrol crew will be hosting a free skate night for children with special needs on Friday, April 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena on Rufus Allen Blvd.

They will be offering the positive experience in a social environment they may not have had before by getting the kids on the ice by pushing them in adaptive hockey sleds. After "skating" they will be treated to a pizza party at the rink.

Contributing sponsors for the event include Tahoe Sports Entertainment, the

The Tahoe Chamber announced the nominations Tuesday for the 2015 Blue Ribbon Awards. There were 150 nominations received from the community for their annual awards program that recognizes exceptional South Shore businesses for excellence in service, entrepreneurship and experience among other areas.

The Tahoe Snowflake ice skating team went to the All Stars competition in Vacaville last weekend, bringing home several top honors including two first place trophies and two second place trophies that will be added to the display to the South Tahoe Ice Arena.

All of the skaters who went to Vacaville danced in the first place production number. Also in first place was the oldest of the Tahoe synchronized age-group teams. The two younger teams placed second in their respective categories.

The floor of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena resembled a large hair salon on Friday as almost 100 people, young and old, male and female, had their heads shaved for childhood cancer research. The 4th annual St. Baldrick's fundraiser has raised over $55,000 so far in 2015, and donations are still being accepted.

Christy Smith started the local St. Baldrick's event in 2011 in honor of her grandson, South Tahoe High junior Bailey Johnson. Bailey was a four time Stage 4 cancer survivor by the time he was 5.

The University of Utah ice hockey team won the Pac 8 Hockey Conference Sunday in South Lake Tahoe with a 5 to 1 win over the Oregon Ducks.

Number 1 Utah was evening matched on the ice with Number 3 Oregon, but penalties ended up being the difference. The two had met in the 2013 finals which ended with Utah on top as well, so Oregon was looking for revenge.

It is now time to sign up to play in the 2015 Babe Ruth season in South Lake Tahoe.

The next sign updates will be on January 21 and 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Kahle Community Center, February 5 and 25 at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and then again at the Ice Arena at the same time on March 5.

Tryouts will then be held on Sunday March 22 and 29 at 10 a.m.

The Babe Ruth League is expecting a six team with with 12 players on each team. Joining the players on each roster will be a Manager, Coach and Assistant Coach (a Varsity Player).

South Tahoe High School has a full day of Halloween activities on Halloween, from costumers during the school day through the final home football game of the season to late night ice skating.

During the School Day

Did you know that South Lake Tahoe has a professional ice hockey team? The Lake Tahoe Blue are members of the Western States Hockey League and host teams from across the country at their home ice, the Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.

If you were at the South Tahoe High football game last weekend you would have caught a glimpse of the team as they rooted on the Vikings.

At least 77 of your neighbors and friends will be participating in the 3rd Annual South Lake Tahoe St. Baldrick's headshaving event on Saturday, March 1 at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. What was developed by three businessmen from New York City in 1999 as a way to give back to their community has turned into over 1,000 nation wide events each year that are held to raise money to help find cures for childhood cancer. Since becoming a non-profit in 2005, St. Baldrick's Foundation has given out $125,251,567 in grants.

Tahoe Hockey Partners, LLC announced today that newly formed Lake Tahoe Blue will play their inaugural Junior A hockey season at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena as part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). League preseason games start September 20 and the regular season starts October 4.

Season and single game tickets will be available at the Ice Arena and online at www.tahoehockey.net on a date to be announced.

The South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Associations Tahoe Grizzlies Bantam Ice Hockey Team received a Certificate of Recognition for winning the State Hockey Championship from the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Mayor Tom Davis at Tuesday's city council meeting.

The Tahoe Grizzlies bantam hockey team is comprised of youth ages 13-15 from the South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Association were the underdogs in the state tournament. They managed to win the California State title April 14 at Sharks Ice in San Jose. It is the first state title ever won by a team from Lake Tahoe.

Register for the 2013 Little League season today from 6 -7:30 p.m. at the South Tahoe Ice Arena, or register online at http://www.eteamz.com/tahoelittleleague/There are divisions for boys and girls...

The South Lake Tahoe City Council will consider modifying its agreement with Tahoe Sports Entertainment for operation of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena Tuesday to allow the company to sell beer at ...

The El Dorado County Grand Jury released its 2011-12 report this week. In the report, the grand jury recommends South Lake Tahoe and the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority hold a special election to give property owners a say in the refinancing of bonds related to the construction of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.

On behalf of the clubs at South Tahoe High School and Friends of ALLY at Lake Tahoe Community College, I would like to say thank you so much to Shannon Beni, Ben Marshall, Alexis, Scott, Emily and ...

Nineteen youth hockey teams from around California will descend on South Lake Tahoe for the 7th annual Lake Tahoe Invitational Hockey Tournament, a four-day event that begins Friday at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. Motels will fill up as at least a thousand parents, team supporters and children are expected for this tournament, which is estimated to bring in around $200,000 in revenues to the community, organizers say.