Golden Lions hold off Yough

By Mon Valley Independent

By BILL BECKNER JR.

Trib Total Media

Greensburg Salem felt it could have done more with its 15 hits and slew of opportunities on the base paths.

As it turned out, the Golden Lions did just enough to extend their season.

Despite leaving 10 on base and getting mixed up in several baserunning miscues, Greensburg Salem clinched a WPIAL playoff spot by holding off Yough, 6-5, on Monday as the teams opened a two-game Section 4-3A baseball series on Cougar Mountain.

“As long as we got the win,” ...

Latest News, Main

BVA captures first WPIAL soccer title

November 9, 2026

The Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team claimed the first WPIAL championship in program history with a 1-0 win Saturday over Quaker Valley at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh’s Station Square. Photo by Jef...

Latest News, Main

Bearcats win 4th straight WPIAL crown

November 9, 2026

The Bentworth boys became only the third team ever to win a fourth straight WPIAL championship with a 2-1 victory over OLSH Saturday in double overtime. Both games were played at F.N.B. Stadium in Pit...

Latest News, Main

How Pennsylvania prosecutes fatal overdoses, explained in 7 numbers

November 9, 2026

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign u...

Latest News, Main

Elizabeth Township police searching for missing teens

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 9, 2026

Isaac Fayson and Genevieve Welan were reported missing over the weekend. Elizabeth Township police are asking for help locating two missing juveniles who are believed to have run away together. Police...

Around The Valley, Latest News, Main

Steel Center welcomes first police officer

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

November 9, 2026

Jonathan Miles II was sworn in Thursday to handle the position. Lincoln Borough Police Officer Jonathan Miles II was officially sworn in Thursday as the Steel Center for Career and Technical Education...

Latest News, Main

Pa. Turnpike accelerates into open-road tolling system in January

November 9, 2026

By ADAM BABETSKI TribLive The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s tollbooths have endured as a statewide institution since the system opened in 1940. Countless customers passed through their gates over the past e...