TJ returns plenty of firepower in 2025

By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS

After a dominant run in Section 3-3A last season, the Thomas Jefferson volleyball team had visions of another deep WPIAL playoff push. But the Jaguars’ 2024 campaign ended abruptly in the first round with a stunning upset loss to South Fayette.

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SPORTS ON TV

June 30, 2026

MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. - SPORTSNETPIT – Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 7 p.m. - TBS — Detroit at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) 7 p.m. - TRUTV — Detroit at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) 7:05 p.m. - PRIME VIDEO — Det...

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SPORTS DIGEST

June 30, 2026

Yankees’ Chisholm leaves game after collision NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. left Monday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers following a violent collision with r...

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YESTERYEAR

June 30, 2026

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VALLEY GRAPEVINE

USA 250 to be theme of farmers market

June 30, 2026

Eucharistic Adoration will be held from 9 a.m. to midnight Friday at St. Andrew the Apostle Donora church, Second Street Extension and Park Manor Road in Donora. The Monongahela Farmers Market will be...

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MAKING THE GRADE

June 30, 2026

Aaron Luce Verkleeren, son of Ron and Erica Verkleeren of Corning, N.Y., graduated with honors on May 16 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y. Aaron is the grandson of Cecil Verkle...

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CALENDAR WATCH

June 30, 2026

• The Roaming Bean (coffee drinks and lattes) Penn Highlands Mon Valley Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center circle, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 7 to 11 a.m. • Donora Public L...