All eyes are on college quarterbacks this season
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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...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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MONESSEN AT CHARLEROI – AUG. 22 – JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
September 2, 2025
Aliquippa rolls over BVA at The Beach
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
August 30, 2025
In the second half, the Quips started with a drive that ate up half of the third quarter. Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield made a triumphant return to the sidelines after taking a sabbatical last se...
Jaguars spot Warriors a 14-0 lead before Eber gets rolling
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FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
August 30, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent After falling behind by two touchdowns in the first quarter, Thomas Jefferson turned to its workhorse back and never looked back. Senior running back Tyler Eber powered t...
Last-second conversion pushes Maples past Commodores
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
August 30, 2025
Carson Vanata’s touchdown and 2-point conversion gave Mapletown a 22-21 win. With three seconds left on the clock, Mapletown’s Carson Vanata plunged into the end zone from the 1-yard line. The Maples ...
Elizabeth Forward routs Highlands, 35-14
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
August 30, 2025
The Warriors forced three turnovers and held Highlands (1-1) to just 15 yards in the second and third quarters. A year ago, Elizabeth Forward and Highlands combined to score more than 100 points in a ...
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 30, 2025
Without Kemon Spell, McKeesport was bottled up for less than 40 rushing yards. In preparation for a clash with top Class 5A opponent Peters Township, the McKeesport football team took a major blow Wed...
PRESEASON SNAPSHOTS
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MCKEESPORT VOLLEYBALL
August 30, 2025
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By By BOB ORKWIS For MVI Sports 
August 30, 2025
On their first drive of the game, West Mifflin suffered a bad snap that went over the quarterback’s head and landed inside the 5-yard line. It proved to be a sign of things to come, as Avonworth quick...
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ROUNDUP
August 30, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon kept its perfect section record intact with a 200-218 victory over Ringgold in Section 2-3A play. The Leopards were led by medalist Jordan Mocello, who fired...
Brown, Wasicek combine for 19 kills in BVA win
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
August 29, 2025
Two games into the 2025 volleyball season, and the Belle Vernon Area volleyball team is already off to a flying start under first-year coach Ina Helmick. The Leopards rolled to their second straight s...
Bearcats batter GCC
High school, Sports
August 29, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Bentworth delivered an offensive explosion in its Section 2-1A opener, overwhelming Greensburg Central Catholic in a 13-0 shutout. The Bearcats put the game away early wi...
South Park trips up EF again
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
August 29, 2025
Playing at South Park, home of the back-to-back WPIAL boys soccer champions, is a daunting task for any team. Elizabeth Forward knows that well, having battled the Eagles often and struggled to find a...
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Nonconference
August 29, 2025
Aliquippa (0-0) at Belle Vernon (0-0) 7 p.m. Quips: After failing to reach the WPIAL championship for the first time since 2007 last season, the Quips are out for blood as HC Mike Warfield is back in ...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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August 29, 2025
Tigers ready for Indians
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GAME OF THE WEEK - PETERS TOWNSHIP AT MCKEESPORT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
August 29, 2025
Last season, McKeesport went to Peters Township and got mercyruled by a 42-7 score. It’s obvious that McKeesport football coach Matt Miller didn’t go to the School of Penn State Scheduling. Soft and f...
Another slate of intriguing non-conference matchups
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
August 29, 2025
Another week of prime non-conference games is upon us for Week 1 of the high school football season here in the Mon Valley. North, south, east and west, there are big games all around. As always, don’...
PRESEASON SNAPSHOTS
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ELIZABETH FORWARD VOLLEYBALL
August 29, 2025
Scoring balance leads South Park over Leopards
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
August 28, 2025
Four different players scored for the Eagles as a three-goal second half pushes them past the Leopards on the Beach. The Belle Vernon Area girls’ soccer squad put together a solid defensive effort Wed...