Ancient alchemists tried to turn base metal into gold— and failed. Washington & Jefferson basketball star Alan Bradstock turned a piece of paper into a golden career. That paper was a degree from W&J,...

The Belle Vernon girls soccer team pulled out a tight 1–0 Section 1-2A win over Keystone Oaks, to take possession of second place in Section 1-2A Wednesday. The lone goal of the game came in the secon...

The PIAA hit the snooze button on the shot clock debate. The board on Wednesday was expected to take a second step toward adding a shot clock to high school basketball for the 2028-29 season. Instead,...

Morgan Bunch had 10 saves in BVA’s win over previously unbeaten Franklin Regional. Franklin Regional generated chance after chance in its Section 3-3A matchup at Belle Vernon, but it was the Leopards ...

The Frazier girls volleyball team swept to victory in Tuesday night’s Section 4-1A match, but host Geibel Catholic didn’t go away quietly in a 3-0 defeat. The Commodores (4-1, 2-0) won by scores of 25...

By the Mon Valley Independent (Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories highlighting this year’s class of the Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fame.) The Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fa...

By the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward’s girls golf team officially clinched at least a share of the Section 3-3A championship Tuesday, staying unbeaten with a 169-193 victory over Franklin R...

The Bearcats’ standout said she plans to pitch and hit with the Tigers in the SEC. One of the top recruiting battles for a softball player in the mid-Mon Valley in recent years is over and the big win...

Belle Vernon outshot the Highlanders by a 27-8 margin to move to 2-1-1 in section play. A win is a win, is a win. And on her birthday, Belle Vernon Area girls soccer coach Tracy Lovett will surely tak...

The Elizabeth Forward girls soccer team was firing on all cylinders as Maicee Smith bagged a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Indiana on Monday. Smith scored three times and had two assists while Mia Johns...

For the Frazier and Southmoreland volleyball teams, Monday’s non-section match provided a chance to work on some things in a highly-competitive contest. The Commodores posted a straight set win over t...

By the Mon Valley Independent Bentworth flexed its depth and scoring power in a runaway 14–2 win over California in Section 2-1A action. The Bearcats kept the pressure on from start to finish, spreadi...

His 49-yarder Friday night was the margin of victory as the Leopards topped Central Valley. During Belle Vernon’s game against Central Valley Friday night, the Leopards’ offense stalled out and Presto...

By MVI Sports The Belle Vernon cross country squad ran at the Red, White and Blue meet at White Oak Park on Saturday with the girls placing in the top 10. Brooklyn Steeber led the Leopards with a sixt...

The star running back picked up 172 yards and three touchdowns in the Bearcats’ 45-0 victory. Friday night couldn’t have started worse for Charleroi — and it only got harder from there. Visiting Bentw...

He threw for two TDs and ran for another in the win over East Allegheny. The Elizabeth Forward offense has been a well-oiled machine early in the season, and Friday night was no different as the Warri...

Harrison Kolling dedicated his game-winning TD to assistant coach Brian Dawson, who lost two family members this week. No touchdown could ease the sorrow Harrison Kolling and his teammates felt for th...