Frazier erases 4-0 deficit in win over Serra
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 23, 2026
Morgan Fisher drove home Addison Hiles with the winning run in the eighth inning. After a bad inning led to a lopsided loss Friday against Belle Vernon, Frazier softball coach Don Hartman was looking ...
Section play begins early for baseball, softball teams
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 23, 2026
Several matchups of Mon Valley schools are on today’s schedule. Today is scheduled to be the beginning of section play for WPIAL baseball and softball teams, thus beginning the grind of the conference...
Pirates’ decision on Griffin wasn’t based on ‘seasoning’
Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 23, 2026
According to an age-old saying, a leopard never changes its spots. That has never been more true when we look at the Pirates and how they are handling 19-year-old phenom Konnor Griffin. Griffin, who w...
Sports
March 23, 2026
Thomas Jefferson flag football player Tyla Kynor (6) was mistakenly identified as Samantha Strope (8) in Friday’s edition. Kynor and Aubrey Mahoney each had two receiving touchdowns from quarterback B...
Errors, big inning help BVA beat Frazier
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 21, 2026
The Commodores had four errors in the bottom of the fifth, helping the Leopards score eight runs. The Belle Vernon and Frazier softball teams began their season Friday evening with a game on the turf ...
Late homer sinks Eagles as Valley rallies for win
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 21, 2026
Dominick Dunkel’s home run in the top of the ninth accounted for the go-ahead run as Valley edged Serra Catholic, 3-2, in nine innings. Serra Catholic scored two runs in the second inning, while Valle...
A mixed pot, kicking off with ‘Mouse’ Chacko
High school, Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
March 21, 2026
Jim “Mouse” Chacko, who will have the Charleroi High School basketball court posthumously named in his hono this fall, was quite the all-around athlete. Among his many honors were being named to the P...
Hernandez sizzles for Pirates in Spring Breakout
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 21, 2026
The team’s No. 3 prospect hit triple digits with his fastball 10 times in the Spring Breakout game. All eyes were on the 19-year-old first-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. For once, they weren’t ...
With bigger frame, Hunt eyes big role at tight end
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 21, 2026
It’s customary and commonplace for upperclassmen, especially seniors, to take on leadership roles and help younger players along. But Pitt redshirt freshman tight end Max Hunt has assumed a reverse ro...
Sports
March 21, 2026
AUTO RACING 10 a.m. - FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Firebird Motorsports Park, Chandler, Ariz. (Taped) 1:55 p.m. - FS1 — FIM MotoGP: Sprint Race, Goiânia, Brazil 2:30 p.m. - PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series:...
NCAA, Sports
March 21, 2026
By The Associated Press Otega Oweh banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, and Kentucky scored eight straight points in OT to beat Santa Clara. Allen Graves appeared to win it for the B...
In third season, Bell thinks Pitt has pieces in place
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 21, 2026
Officially, there is no transfer portal for coaches, but constant movement within their ranks is similar, if not greater, to that of athletes these days in college sports. Akin to having to retain a r...
Wemby, Spurs end playoff drought, clinch spot
NBA, Sports
March 21, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson held his head high through several dismal seasons, promising fans it would not always be so bleak. That vow was fulfilled in dramatic fashio...
ESPN’s Kiper Jr. excited for draft in Pittsburgh
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
March 21, 2026
The longtime face of NFL Draft season is a big fan of the traveling roadshow approach used nowadays for the marquee offseason event. “I can’t wait to be up in Pittsburgh,” said ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., t...
Tug of war over Iranian women’s team prompts criticism
Sports
March 21, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The United States and Australia’s political tug of war against Iran over the fates of seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer squad appears to have ended with the deple...
MLB partnership leads to integrity pact with commission
MLB, Sports
March 21, 2026
By The Associated Press Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing prediction markets to collaborate on integ...
Leps fall to Jaguars as girls begin football rivalry
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 20, 2026
It’s early in the season, so both the Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon flag football teams are still figuring some things out. But both sides looked ready to compete this season as the Jaguars defend...
Cougars pound Bearcats; Tigers win first since 2024
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 20, 2026
Lazer Glasser had two hits and two RBIs to lead Charleroi to an 11-1 win over Bentworth in a nonsection game shortened to six innings. Charleroi scored two runs in each of the first two innings and co...
High Point stuns Badgers; Duke holds off Siena
NCAA, Sports
March 20, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 8382 victory over fifth-seeded Wisc...