Frazier bounces back with win over Carmichaels
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 6, 2025
Coach Tony Battaglini challenged his players after they let a late lead slip away last week. After last week’s final-second loss at Mapletown, Frazier head coach Tony Battaglini admitted he was disapp...
Rams’ turnaround continues with 40-0 win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 6, 2025
Amoni Ward had 240 yards and four TDs in a rout of Yough. There have been some hard times for the Ringgold football program lately, including last year when the Rams’ offense managed just 112 points a...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
September 6, 2025
His 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter put BVA ahead to stay. By the MVI Belle Vernon overcame a halftime deficit and held off Central Valley down the stretch for a 25–22 victory Friday night....
Frazier hammers Centurions
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 5, 2025
Maddy Salisbury and Allie Monack were instrumental in Commodores winning championship “rematch.” It wasn’t fair to bill Thursday’s Greensburg Central Catholic- Frazier volleyball game as a WPIAL champ...
Leps make statement, sweep rival Ringgold
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 5, 2025
The Belle Vernon volleyball team picked up a convincing sweep over visiting Ringgold in Section 3-3A play Thursday night, making an early statement in conference action. The Leopards (3-1, 1-1) bounce...
Jaguars, Bearcats pick up dominant wins
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ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 5, 2025
Thomas Jefferson stayed unbeaten with a commanding 9–0 shutout over Albert Gallatin in Section 3-3A play. The Jaguars spread the scoring around, dominating from start to finish. Owen Householder recor...
’Dores look to bounce back
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CARMICHAELS AT FRAZIER
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 5, 2025
Mapletown scored on a lastsecond 2-point conversion to beat Frazier last week. A not so funny thing happened last week to the Frazier Commodores on their way to a 2-0 start under new coach Tony Battag...
Teams tune up as conference play gets closer and closer
High school, Sports
September 5, 2025
Week 2 is upon us and there’s no shortage of intriguing matchups around the Valley and throughout the WPIAL. First, let’s address the “Bulldog” in the room — Shady Side Academy. Roster of 40 “decimate...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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ELIZABETH FORWARD VS. WEST MIFFLIN -- PRYORITY MEDIA
September 5, 2025
Missed chances leave Leps, Rams in scoreless tie
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2025
Neither team could find the net despite several opportunities. The Belle Vernon and Ringgold girls soccer teams know it’s a battle every time the two Mon Valley rivals meet, and Wednesday night’s scor...
EF girls set record in huge golf victory over Hempfield
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
September 4, 2025
They won by 29 strokes with a combined 162. By the MVI The Elizabeth Forward girls golfers have high expectations for this season, and they showed why during Wednesday’s match against Hempfield. The W...
Shady Side Academy to cancel Clairton game
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
September 4, 2025
The school said its team has too many injuries “to field a competitive roster." Citing “an extraordinary rash of significant injuries," Shady Side Academy has canceled this week's football game agains...
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 4, 2025
Brielle Dillon & Alexandra Jackson scored for the Bearcats in a 2-0 win. The Bentworth girls’ soccer team used a stout defensive performance and took advantage of a pair of corner kicks in the first h...
Sobczak’s goal holds up in Leps’ 1-0 win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 3, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area boys’ soccer team got back to its winning ways Tuesday night with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over non-section foe Mount Pleasant at James Weir Stadium. The Leopards (3-2-1) were c...
Rams sweep Warriors
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 3, 2025
In a battle of Mon Valley adversaries Tuesday night, Ringgold defended its home court and grabbed a 3-0 win over Elizabeth Forward in Section 3-3A action. The Rams (2-0, 1-0) won sets by scores of 25-...
Bearcats’ Moessner hits 100-100 milestone
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ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 3, 2025
Bentworth kept its unbeaten run alive with a 4–0 non-section shutout of Elizabeth Forward. The Bearcats controlled play from the start, scoring twice in each half to secure the win. Ryan Moessner had ...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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RINGGOLD AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY – AUG.22 – MIKE DARNAY / MVI SPORTS
September 3, 2025
All eyes are on college quarterbacks this season
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 2, 2025
With as many as six, maybe seven quarterbacks expected to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh next year, there will be tons of eyes on the nation’s top signal callers this sea...
Parks was the Leopards’ basketball wizard
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SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
September 2, 2025
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Belle Vernon Area star cager Tom Parks). In 1969, the rock opera Tommy introduced the world to a “pinball wizard.” Not long after, Belle Verno...