house league

noun

1. in Canada a sports league in which the members of all teams belong to the same organization, school, or company

Example Sentences

Curling Jamaica Secretary General Andrew Walker, a recreational curler who once won the Monday night house league at his home club, said finding other Jamaican curlers was “a lightbulb moment” for him.

From Washington Times

Curling Jamaica Secretary General Andrew Walker, a recreational curler who once won the Monday night house league at his home club, said finding other Jamaican curlers was “a lightbulb moment” for him.

From Seattle Times

It’s a survival tool borne of decades spent overcoming its past as a de facto six-team house league dominated by white Canadian men.

From Seattle Times

But putting kids through hockey is still an involved process; even in recreational, or “house league” hockey played only at local rinks, registration fees are typically beyond $1,000 — and growing with each step up the elite level ladder.

From Seattle Times

The Jr. PGA League season just completed, but ARV, Allendale and other course compete in a Fall season house league for kids.

From Washington Times