Thomas Jefferson (3-1) at Belle Vernon (1-3) 7 p.m. Jags: Thomas Jefferson bounced back after an uncharacteristic blowout loss to beat West Mifflin last week, but coach Bill Cherpak wasn’t thrilled wi...

This is probably the best part of the high school football season. All teams are in conference play now, and the games have a little more importance behind them from this point on. For teams that are ...

The persistent rains at Ellsworth Field finally cleared just before kickoff of Wednesday night’s Section 2-1A girls’ soccer showdown between Bentworth and Waynesburg. Despite the soggy surface, the Be...

In a defensive battle between the top two teams in Section 1-2A, South Park edged Belle Vernon 1–0 to stay unbeaten. But the Leopards gave the Eagles (12-0, 8-0) everything they could handle. Ari Beck...

Zayden Peltz is a name to remember for baseball fans, and Valley residents may want to become aware of his talent due to his tie-in with Donora. While it’s unlikely Peltz will become the next Stan Mus...

This story originally ran in Monday’s e-edition. We’re running it again for those without access. Despite a brutal 3-2 loss to South Park last week as the South Allegheny volleyball team dropped the f...

The 2A and 3A final rounds will be held Oct. 1 at Sewickley Heights Golf Club. Five local golfers are heading to the final rounds of the WPIAL individual girls golf championships next week at Sewickle...

Jesse Sobczak scored in overtime to give the Leopards a 2-1 win over the Red Raiders. When Belle Vernon’s Jesse Sobczak finished off Tuesday night’s 2-1 win over Uniontown in extra time, the Leopards ...

The BVA volleyball team is in a good spot in Section 3-3A as the second half of section play begins. The Belle Vernon Area volleyball team closed out the first half of its Section 3-3A slate with auth...

Bentworth continued its unbeaten start to the season in emphatic fashion, rolling past Freedom 9–1 in nonsection play Tuesday. The Bearcats wasted little time taking control, pouring in five first-hal...

Belle Vernon shook off an early deficit to beat Steel Valley 3–1 in Section 1-2A play. After the Ironmen struck first, the Leopards answered with a goal before halftime, then controlled the second hal...

Baldwin football coach Dana Brown Jr. saw the social media comments saying he should immediately kick a player off the team for unsportsmanlike actions captured Friday in a viral video. Brown strongly...

In a Monday night non-section matchup between two local Mon Valley rivals, it was Belle Vernon’s Chris Showman that came up with the winning goal in extra time to capture a 2-1 victory at Ringgold. Af...

Belle Vernon’s Jack Edwards (left) is tied for fifth place in the Class 3A individual championships, while Charleroi’s Levi Large is tied for eighth place in the Class 2A championships after Monday’s ...

South Allegheny’s senior outside hitter has a chance to reach 600 kills this season. Despite a brutal 3-2 loss to South Park last week as the South Allegheny volleyball team dropped the final set of t...

Joey Gamret led the Gladiators’ powerful rushing attack with 139 yards and four touchdowns. South Allegheny had a chip on its shoulder coming into Friday night’s clash against reigning WPIAL champions...

Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak was unhappy with his team’s tackling after the 35-14 victory. It wasn’t always pretty, but Thomas Jefferson got the job done Friday night. The Jaguars leaned on a punishing ...

He ran for a touchdown and returned an interception for another. When it comes to his football team, first-year Southmoreland coach Dustin Shoaf often says he wants all the arrows pointing in the same...

The senior quarterback reached the end zone three times in Fort Cherry’s 55-6 victory. Matt Sieg and the Fort Cherry Raiders extended their WPIAL winning streak to 29 games Friday night with a 55-6 vi...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward left no doubt Friday night, overwhelming Baldwin 57–0 with a dominant showing on offense, defense and special teams. Quarterback Ryan Messina set the to...