Former Southmoreland QB ruled ineligible
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
July 23, 2025
The quarterback transferred to Seton LaSalle following his freshman season. The WPIAL ruled Seton La-Salle transfer Anthony Smith ineligible, sidelining the upand- coming quarterback for his sophomore...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
July 23, 2025
CHARLEROI MAGICIANS VS. CARMICHAELS –– JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
PIAA takes final steps for flag football
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
July 22, 2025
Eighty yards long. Forty yards wide. Those measurements are now the official dimensions of a high school flag football field in Pennsylvania. Choosing the layout was among the biggest decisions adopte...
BV Legion’s season comes to an end
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 22, 2025
Belle Vernon’s season ended after a loss to Baden in an elimination game Monday. After the Belle Vernon Senior Legion baseball team dropped its matchup in the Region 6 tournament’s winner’s bracket ag...
STEEL CITY SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
July 22, 2025
AMD INDUSTRIES VS. MONESSEN FLORIST –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
Clairton player part of Hank Aaron Invitational
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 19, 2025
Jakob Ramsey, who will play at Serra Catholic, is among a select group of young participants. After years of hard work and dedication with Pittsburgh Hardball Academy, Clairton resident and soonto- be...
Rain delays start of Region 6 Senior Legion Tournament
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 19, 2025
Blackhawk won the early game, while Baden and Uniontown were still playing at press time. After hours of delay due to rain at John DiVirgilio Sports Complex, the Region 6 Senior Legion baseball tourna...
Big challenges for BV Legion in quest to repeat
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2025
Five quality opponents await the host team in the Region 6 tournament. After winning the Region 6 tournament and booking a spot in the state bracket last year, the Belle Vernon Senior Legion baseball ...
USC rises to fifth with 10-0 victory
High school, Sports
DAILY NEWS LEAGUE
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2025
Matchups are set for the playoffs, which will begin Saturday afternoon. With Upper St. Clair’s 10-0 win over Base Invaders on Thursday, the Daily News League regular season is officially over, and the...
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 17, 2025
Youghiogheny Valley picked up a 10-8 victory over Charleroi in Fayette County Baseball League action on Wednesday. With the game tied at 6-6 entering the bottom of the sixth, the winning Bulldogs (611...
PIAA board supports adding shot clock to high school basketball for 2028-29 season
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
July 17, 2025
The measure will have to be approved two more times before it’s official. The PIAA took a big step toward adding a shot clock to Pennsylvania high school basketball, a long-debated move supported by a...
Suss tosses no-hitter in Base Invaders’ victory
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 16, 2025
He walked five and hit two batters, but kept Aul Bat Company off the scoreboard. Behind a no-hitter from Mason Suss, Base Invaders managed their third win of the Daily News League season, defeating Au...
Charleroi drops another game to Carmichaels
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 16, 2025
Charleroi kept it closer than Monday’s 12-1 loss against Carmichaels in Fayette County League play, but still fell to the Copperheads in a 5-2 result. The home Magicians (87) were led by Tyler Sankovi...
GREBB LEAGUE BASKETBALL
High school, Sports
July 15, 2025
California High School’s Hayley Gibson shoots a layup during Budd Grebb Basketball League action Monday at Mechanic Street Park. Her squad, Mariscotti Insurance, fell to Dax Thomas State Farm by a sco...
Carmichaels continues hot streak with 12-1 win
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 15, 2025
Charleroi was held to just one hit in the five-inning contest. Carmichaels has been one of the teams to beat as the Fayette County Baseball League’s regular season inches towards a close, and it only ...
High school, Sports
DAILY NEWS LEAGUE ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 15, 2025
Bulldogs 10, Base Invaders 0 (5) The Bulldogs tallied seven runs in the second inning to clinch a 10-0 victory after five innings on Monday. Cole Matusik was charged with the loss on the mound for Bas...
Daily News League playoff picture clearing up
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 14, 2025
Rain washed out an important doubleheader Sunday between Quinn Construction and the Plum Pterodactyls. As often happens in Western Pennsylvania, the rain showed up Sunday and affected some of the Dail...
AVA wraps up title with 2 doubleheader sweeps
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 14, 2025
Allegheny Vision Associates swept a doubleheader against Aul Bat Company on Saturday and won two more against Upper St. Clair on Sunday to capture the Daily News League regular season championship for...
Crovak craved the pressure for Elizabeth Forward
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 11, 2025
Everyone played a part for the Elizabeth Forward baseball team this past season as it reached its first WPIAL championship game since 2011. An experienced squad, it featured great pitching, strong def...