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...

Gabby Dusi was able to tough out her third WPIAL championship win despite battling an abdominal injury. Entering Thursday afternoon’s WPIAL Class 2A singles tennis championship, Belle Vernon’s Gabby D...

This fall, the Charleroi boys’ soccer team has been known for their offensive prowess, tallying 50 goals in their first eight games of the season. But in a pivotal Section 4-2A clash Thursday night at...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Elizabeth Forward girls golf team celebrated senior day by finishing the first undefeated regular season in program history Thursday. The Warriors knocked off Penn-Tr...

Monessen (4-0, 1-0) at Fort Cherry (4-0, 1-0) 7 p.m. ‘Hounds: The Greyhounds haven’t missed a beat this season with a 4-0 start, but now comes their biggest challenge yet against the back-to-back WPIA...

South Allegheny has looked like a well-oiled machine so far this season, rolling to a 4-0 overall record and outscoring opponents by an average of 41-8 along the way. However, the next road block in t...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Some big games are on tap for this week and some of our teams continue to ride a wave of wins into Week 4. Now, I wouldn’t classify this week’s schedule as being f...

Ringgold tuned up for a big section matchup coming up against Bethel Park Thursday. After wanting to see more from his squad in last week’s loss to Thomas Jefferson, Ringgold boys soccer coach Rob Fab...

Frazier beat California, 3-1, in a heated match at DiVirgilio Field House as Maddy Salisbury returned to the lineup. As seasons have changed and volleyball sections have shifted, one constant has rema...

The trio of inductees will be honored Thursday at halftime of the Charleroi-Mt. Pleasant game at Myron Pottios Stadium. For the Mon Valley Independent The Charleroi Area Soccer Hall of Fame will add t...

By the Mon Valley Independent McKeesport broke through for its first win of the season, holding off Albert Gallatin 2–1 in Section 2-3A play. The Tigers struck early, scoring twice in the first half b...

Belle Vernon’s Aubrey Brown (20) and Victoria Alexander (15) combined for 35 kills in a reverse-sweep win. The volleyball battle for Route 51 in the Valley came down to the wire when Belle Vernon trav...

Bentworth dominates rival Charleroi as Ryan and Adam Moessner each finish with hat tricks. The Moessner brothers have long been the engines of Bentworth’s offense, and Monday night was no exception. R...

Seventeen golfers earned spots in the WPIAL Class 2A Golf Championships after turning in rounds of 82 or better at the Section 8-2A sectional tournament, which produced plenty of low scores and stando...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward made history on Wednesday, clinching the program’s first outright section championship with a 176-250 win over Connellsville in Section 3-3A play. The W...