Recent state champions Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon and Central Valley are among 20 WPIAL football teams in position to switch classifications next season. The PIAA this week released updated enroll...

The Norwin School District hopes to sell the naming rights to its stadium to recoup some of the cost of a $25.4 million renovation that began this month. School leaders want the funds to defray the co...

The numbers have been released and local high schools know where the chips have fallen when it comes to PIAA’s biannual reclassification. The state governing body released enrollment figures for all h...

One year after Clairton and Fort Cherry matched up in the WPIAL Class 1A championship, they’ve got a chance to set up another rematch tonight if both sides prevail. Standing in the way of the No. 2 Be...

The annual event features eight teams with four games per day on Nov. 28 and 29. The Mon Valley Independent will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the MVI Shootout Classic with a new venue and a grea...

The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls basketball programs kicked off their season by hosting a skills clinic last weekend. Campers attended Saturday and Sunday in two sessions, for grades K to 4 and 5 ...

Aliquippa will compete in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game for the fifth time in six years, an accomplishment that Quips coach Mike Warfield says should always come with a footnote. His note would...

Adam Moessner scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second half to push Bentworth into the PIAA championship game. The stakes were high once again during Tuesday night’s meeting between the Ben...

The Mon Valley Independent Sports Department hosted their annual basketball media day for local boys and girls basketball teams Wednesday at The Trailside in West Newton. Local boys and girls players ...

Bentworth beat OLSH, 3-1, to win their third straight WPIAL title on Oct. 30. In a short span of time, the Bentworth and Our Lady of Sacred Heart boys soccer programs have gotten very familiar with ea...

Bentworth will get a rematch with OLSH after defeating Winchester Thurston. It doesn’t matter whether the Bentworth boys’ soccer team plays at Highmark Stadium or at its home-awayfrom- home field in P...

The Commodores lost in four sets in the PIAA quarterfinals. By the Mon Valley Independent Frazier’s postseason run came to an end Saturday afternoon as District 10 champion Maplewood earned a 3–1 vict...

Joey Felitsky throws 5 TD passes as the Trojans get revenge for last year’s playoff defeat. Last season, North Catholic quarterback Joey Felitsky threw a crucial interception that allowed Elizabeth Fo...

He ran for 331 yards and three TDs as the Tigers advanced to next week’s Class 4A title game. When McKeesport and Thomas Jefferson met in early September, one important component was missing from thei...

Washington’s defense dominated the game, scoring twice on the way to a 31-7 victory. No. 4 South Allegheny was looking to continue its magical run and reach the WPIAL semifinals for the first time sin...

“Ground and pound” attack works for the Bears in 38-33 victory over Jeannette. When Clairton football takes the field, fans usually expect the scoreboard to light up early and often. But on a cold, we...

The Crusaders built a 42-0 lead by halftime and cruised to a 50-7 victory. By the MVI Bishop Canevin used a dominant first half to roll past Frazier 50–7 Friday night in the WPIAL Class 1A quarterfina...

McKeesport’s Kemon Spell missed the final three quarters of TJ’s win earlier this season. As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder in Western Pa., there’s a few guarantees. Sports fans arou...

The Bears beat the Jayhawks, 57-0, in their Eastern Conference matchup this season. When Jeannette lost to Clairton earlier in the season, Jayhawks football coach Tommy Paulone put 20 golf balls in a ...

The All-WPIAL boys and girls soccer teams were announced last week, and the Mon Valley is once again well-represented among the top soccer players in the region. There were 10 local girls players name...