Local teams ready for playoffs

By Jeremy Sellew

By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com

Over the next two afternoons, local baseball and softball teams will learn where they fall in the WPIAL championships.

Softball brackets will be released today at 2 p.m., with baseball brackets being released Friday.

Locally, seven teams find themselves in the baseball playoffs out of the 77 that qualified.

Belle Vernon, Ringgold, Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Forward will be in the Class 4A bracket.

South Allegheny will represent the Valley in Class 3A.

In 2A, Ser...

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Group claims DEP is falling behind reporting on Pa. underground mining damages

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The Citizens Coal Council report highlighted numerous issues they found in the latest Act 54 report. Capital-Star A set of reviews issued by the Citizens Coal Council claims that the Pennsylvania Depa...

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Epiphany of our Lord festival to have patriotic theme

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Trump optimistic Iran talks will reopen strait

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CAIRO (AP) — After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war, even as Iranian officials clai...

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August 4, 2026

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2026. There are 149 days left in the year.