Curty Wade scored 25 of his game-high 32 points in the second half and overtime to lead BVA over Uniontown. It was a championship celebration and a championship atmosphere inside Belle Vernon Area Hig...

Bella Dumbroski scored 29 points in Serra Catholic’s revenge win over Bishop Canevin. After Bishop Canevin ended Serra Catholic’s season last year and denied the Eagles a trip to the state playoffs, S...

Elizabeth Forward remained unbeaten in section play with a 65–24 victory over Laurel Highlands on Monday. The Warriors (4–2, 2–0) set the tone early, jumping out to a 20–2 first-quarter lead and carry...

Several players have contributed to the team’s strong 4-2 start. A year after making school history with their first WPIAL championship, the South Allegheny boys basketball team knew that the early pa...

The Monessen and Charleroi boys’ basketball teams did not play perfect games Friday night. Both squads committed several turnovers and combined for a high number of fouls, but they also played with en...

When Thomas Jefferson travels to Peters Township’s AHN Arena for Section 3-5A play, the games are almost always decided in the final minutes. Friday night was no different. The lead changed hands thre...

Belle Vernon used a decisive second quarter to pull away from West Mifflin and earn a 70–51 victory Friday night in both teams’ Section 3-4A basketball opener. After trailing 12–10 at the end of the f...

After some tweaks from non-section play ahead of their Section 2-1A debut at Clairton, the Serra Catholic girls basketball team earned a big 57-34 win on Thursday night. The Eagles (2-2) jumped ahead ...

Ringgold opened Section 3-5A play with a four-point road win, edging South Fayette, 42–38. The Rams held narrow advantages in each of the first three quarters before withstanding a late push in the fo...

Belle Vernon’s girls got off to a slow start Thursday in its section opener at Ringgold, but once the Leps picked up the pace, the Rams were picking up the pieces. Ringgold led 10-8 after the first qu...

Former McKeesport star, and current NFL linebacker, Khaleke Hudson went as far as to offer himself up as a candidate if Matt Miller’s job is opened. Residents packed the McKeesport Area school board m...

Three players hit double figures as Charleroi gets 31-point win in Greene County. After suffering a 90-78 loss to Beth-Center on Tuesday night, the Charleroi boys’ basketball team needed a quick bounc...

Belle Vernon earned a 64–12 victory over McKeesport on Wednesday, collecting multiple bonus-point wins throughout the lineup. The Leopards opened the dual with a forfeit at 106, then added consecutive...

The Mon Valley Independent and BeeGraphix are proud to announce this year’s Fab 15 Soccer All-Stars and award winners. It was a grueling year for local teams, but golden for Bentworth’s boys and girls...

Boys First Team Ryan Moessner - Bentworth Adam Moessner - Bentworth Dylan Klinger - Charleroi Luca Valerio - Elizabeth Forward Sam Wessel - T. Jefferson Owen Householder - T. Jefferson Izaiah Wilson -...

Entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s non-section matchup against Belle Vernon trailing 53-50, the McKeesport basketball team was determined to finish a double-digit comeback and close out a ...

Ringgold used a fast start and a balanced scoring effort to earn a 71–37 nonsection win over Albert Gallatin Tuesday. The Rams (2–1) opened with an 18–4 first quarter and maintained control throughout...

Unselfish play and a dominant third quarter helped Monessen keep Naz Prep winless. Never judge a basketball game by the first 20 seconds. The Monessen boys’ basketball team was quickly down 4-0 in the...

Lyla McConnell had 20 points and Aubrey Brown added a double-double in BVA girls’ win. Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit wanted his team to start fast, play physical and score...

When things got a little chippy early in the fourth quarter – there was some pushing and words were exchanged – Jeannette pulled back and didn’t retaliate. It could have, and maybe it would have in a ...