THOMAS JEFFERSON VS. UPPER ST. CLAIR –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS

Ringgold’s Cinderella run in the WPIAL playoffs came to an end Monday to an old foe. Elizabeth Forward, playing a meaningful game for the first time for the first time in 10 days, and starting pitcher...

Parker Lind was dominant on the mound and catcher Jaden Johnson drove in a pair of runs with a single to lead the Leps. Deep into the WPIAL playoffs, coaches will tell you that strong pitching and def...

West Mifflin appeared to win its quarterfinal after a walk-off balk, but umpires gathered and overturned the call. After 11 innings of play spanning more than four hours and a bizarre and controversia...

The Serra Catholic softball team faced a lot of adversity this spring. It’s a team comprised of no seniors and have a first-year coach in Julie Opferman. After starting the season with four straight l...

The top two picks in the Steel City Summer Basketball League draft squared off in the opening game of the season, and it was No. 2 overall pick Bella Dumbroski and Cedarbrook coming out on top of Mone...

They’ll square off in today’s WPIAL quarterfinals after splitting their regular season matchups. Over the course of the baseball season, Section 2-4A has been one of the strongest in its classificatio...

Charleroi’s Braedin Lunger was second behind Cal’s Lee Qualk in the long jump at the WPIAL championships. Many Mon Valley track and field athletes participated in Wednesday’s WPIAL championships at Sl...

As the playoffs heat up for both baseball and softball, it’s not surprising that this week’s choices for Mon Valley Independent Athletes of the Week are participating in the WPIAL playoffs. This week’...

The PIAA will let a transgender girl compete in the state track and field championships next week if the Eastern Pennsylvania student qualifies, the PIAA’s top administrator said Friday. The state ass...

State champions in team wrestling and competitive spirit will be crowned in Johnstown for the next three years. The PIAA announced 1st Summit Arena at Cambria County War Memorial will host the champio...

By the Mon Valley Independent In a battle of Mon Valley foes in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A softball playoffs, it was No. 12 Bentworth that pulled off a 9-1 upset over No. 5 South Allegheny....

The Bucs scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and hold on against Charleroi. Many first-round playoff baseball games are grudge matches on the mound with one or two runs b...

The Cougars left eight runners stranded and were unable to get run support for pitcher Ariahna Blouse. The Charleroi softball team pounded out 10 hits in their WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against ...

Tyler Fisher twirled a gem and Paul Dzyak and Demetri Lowe each drove in a pair of runs. The Ringgold Rams pulled the stunner in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Wednesday, knocking off ...

The Steel City Summer Basketball League held their annual player draft Tuesday at The Trailside in West Newton, as a new crop of young players entered the regional girls summer basketball league for t...

Dom Metz threw a complete game on only 84 pitches in TJ’s 4-1 win over Upper St. Clair. Defense and pitching has been Thomas Jefferson’s calling card in 2025. That same game plan continued in the post...

The Kent State recruit struck out 13 in a 3-hit shutout to lead No. 5 BVA past No. 12 Derry. The Belle Vernon baseball program’s streak of playoff futility is over after the Leopards picked up their f...