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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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 ...

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...

(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...