Dillon’s brace leads section-leading Bearcats
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 2, 2025
Brielle Dillon scored both goals in Bentworth’s 2-0 win over second-place Brownsville. Repeats are never easy. After winning Section 2-1A last year, the Bentworth girls’ soccer team knew every opponen...
Fox Chapel proposes competitive balance alignment
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Rather than separate football teams by school enrollment, should roster size and win-loss records be considered when the WPIAL creates new conferences? A proposal recently sent to the WPIAL office wou...
Bearcats celebrate senior night in grand fashion
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 1, 2025
Over the last couple of seasons, the Bentworth boys’ soccer team has been like Marvel’s supervillain Thanos – inevitable. That theme continued Tuesday night at Ellsworth Field as the Bearcats honored ...
Warriors take sole possession of third place in Section 3-2A
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 1, 2025
The third spot in Section 3-2A hung in the balance when Elizabeth Forward and McGuffey met at Warrior Stadium Tuesday night, and after two late goals gave the Warriors control, another late tally push...
EF’s Didjunas lone local PIAA qualifier in 2A
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2025
The Warriors’ Luke Boyer missed out on an alternate spot after losing in a playoff. Of the six local golfers that advanced to the final round of the WPIAL Class 2A individual championships, there will...
Commodores waste no time dispatching Geibel
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
October 1, 2025
There was nothing flashy or fancy about the performance of the Frazier volleyball team during Tuesday’s Section 4 (1A) home match against Geibel Catholic. The Commodores, as they have done so many tim...
Vikings shut out Cougars, 2-0
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 1, 2025
Yough and Mt. Pleasant play with contrasting styles. Yough is more direct and physical, while Mt. Pleasant is organized and tactical. The latter approach prevailed in the teams’ second Section 4-2A bo...
Rams fall into tie for last playoff spot
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2025
Trinity outlasted Ringgold in a tightly contested Section 2-3A matchup, coming away with a 3–2 win to stay near the top of the standings. Ringgold kept pace early, with Michael Stasko and Izaiah Wilso...
Leps’ McDowell scores lone goal to beat Ringgold
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2025
Jordyn McDowell’s penalty kick in the first half and steady defense helped Belle Vernon beat the Rams. In an important Mon Valley battle between Belle Vernon and Ringgold in Section 1-2A play Monday n...
Jaguars’ Hartman lone local qualifier for PIAA 3A tourney
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 30, 2025
The TJ sophomore finished 5th overall as top 14 qualified for state championship tournament. As of now, the Mon Valley will have one competitor at Penn State in a couple weeks looking for a PIAA state...
Cougars beat Waynesburg; Bearcats, Tigers earn wins
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 30, 2025
Charleroi continued its unbeaten run through Section 4-2A with a 3–1 victory over Waynesburg Central, using steady play on both sides of the ball to stay atop the standings. Adolph Noel was the differ...
Local teams in midst of soccer playoff races
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 29, 2025
Seven Mon Valley boys teams and six girls teams would qualify if the season ended today. We’re over halfway through the WPIAL soccer regular season, and the Mon Valley currently has 13 teams in a play...
Charleroi blasts Sto-Rox for season’s first win
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
September 27, 2025
Brody DeUnger ran for 84 yards and two TDs in the 45-26 victory. After five rough weeks to start the season, Charleroi finally put four quarters together Friday night, forcing four turnovers and leani...
Clairton fires on all cylinders in rout of Jeannette
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
September 27, 2025
The Bears dominated all phases of the game in a resounding 57-0 win. “Bout Dat” might be making a comeback at Clairton. Maybe it never left. The saying made famous by the great Bears teams of the 2010...
TJ rallies past BVA in mistake-filled game
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 27, 2025
Tight end Dom Volomino scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:19 left to play. It doesn’t always have to be pretty in the game of football. Sometimes you just have to find a way to win. That’s exact...
Williamson’s big game leads Hillers past Rams
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 27, 2025
Trinity’s quarterback had a hand in six touchdowns in the 48-14 victory. Ringgold matched Trinity stride for stride early on in their Big Six Conference opener Friday night at Joe Montana Stadium. For...
EF pulls away from Greensburg Salem, 49-7
High school, Sports
By By TED SARNESO TribLive 
September 27, 2025
Logan Rider caught eight passes for 157 yards in the Warriors’ Interstate Conference opener. The opening Class 3A Interstate Conference game between Elizabeth Forward and Greensburg Salem was a tight ...
McKeesport able to cast ‘Spell’ again
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 27, 2025
The Tigers’ star running back returned from injury to score three touchdowns in a rout of Hampton. After taking some lumps in a tough nonconference schedule, McKeesport was happy to come home and retu...
Trojans throttle Tri-County South rival Mapletown
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 27, 2025
Malachi Peak ran for 83 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries in the 53-0 win. California dominated in all phases Friday night, rolling to a 53–0 shutout of Mapletown to stay unbeaten in Tri-C...
Rams beat Mustangs to slide into playoff spot
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 26, 2025
Jay Jaki’s header with just under five minutes remaining gave Ringgold a victory in a must-win game. It was a must-win game for both Ringgold and Laurel Highlands on Thursday night at Joe Montana Stad...