Forget what the calendar says, if you need to know what season we are in, just look out a window. While the mercury screams winter, it is still officially autumn, which for high school sports fans end...

The long-standing debate about whether Pennsylvania high school basketball needs a shot clock is no longer up for discussion. Now, it’s just a matter of time. The PIAA board on Wednesday voted to offi...

The Belle Vernon swim team opens the season today at home against Thomas Jefferson. Belle Vernon Area enters the new swimming season looking to continue its steady climb in Class 3A, with longtime hea...

Elizabeth Forward came up just short in its season opener Wednesday, falling 59–57 to Aquinas Academy in a tightly contested nonsection matchup. The Warriors (0–1) led 19–13 after the first quarter an...

Drew Cook (28) and Smaj Reason (23) combined for 51 points for South Allegheny. In front of a raucous crowd at South Allegheny Tuesday night, the Gladiators and their neighbor Tigers of McKeesport tre...

The Ringgold boys basketball program has produced its share of highlights, disappointments, and memorable records over the years. In 2019-20, the Rams set a program standard for shooting accuracy, hit...

Elizabeth Forward used a big fourth quarter to rally past Bethel Park, earning a 72–68 nonsection victory Tuesday day night after trailing by 13 with just over three minutes remaining. The Warriors (1...

Maggie Spell and Riley McCabe paced the Jaguars’ offense in the 65-47 victory. After a slower start than coach Matt Gould wanted, he was satisfied with the second-half performance as his Thomas Jeffer...

OK, check this out. I would never be naïve enough to say that it doesn’t take talent to win championships in high school athletics. Especially on the state level. And you don’t get there without good,...

Colby Hibner and Gracin Guglielmo both qualified for the WPIAL competition last season. Bob Bove is pleased that his Belle Vernon Area wrestling team will enter the season with a roster of 22 grappler...

Nick Trklja poured in 32 points to lead all scorers. In last year’s MVI Shootout Classic, the Thomas Jefferson boys’ basketball team was minutes away from a 2-0 start before a fourth-quarter collapse ...

Ringgold put the game away with a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter. After a tough loss Friday to open its season in the MVI Shootout Classic, Ringgold bounced back in a big way Saturday. The Rams had fi...

Tim Tyree defeated Ricky Tyburski in the coaching battle of former Monessen players. Bishop Canevin outscored Belle Vernon, 28-19, in the fourth quarter to push its way to a 75-67 win over the Leopard...

The Eagles improved to 1-1 with a 75-38 victory over West Mifflin. Serra Catholic boys basketball coach AJ Corso has said his team will have to be more balanced than it has been in years past when it ...

The Belle Vernon girls basketball team knocked off the spiderwebs after a tough loss Saturday to pick up its first win of the season Sunday, edging Imhotep Charter, 53-51, at the annual Play 4 Mae Cla...

The Leopards’ Curty Wade hit a 3-pointer with less than three seconds remaining to give Coach Ricky Tyburski his first win as head coach. There’s nothing like an old-fashioned rivalry game to start th...

The Gladiators’ defense shut down the Titans in a 70-30 win. The South Allegheny boys basketball team rode a stifling defense to the Class 3A championship last winter. Despite some graduation losses, ...

Bishop Canevin doubled up the Warriors, 24-12, in the second quarter and led by 15 at the half. By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports A 24-point second quarter proved to be the difference for Bishop Canevin, as t...

Thanks to its stunning speed, Clairton is sprinting to the state finals for the first time in nearly a decade. Sophomore Brandon Murphy returned a punt 81 yards to the end zone Friday night, one of si...

The Jaguars had four players reach double figures in the 64-29 win. By the Mon Valley Independent Thomas Jefferson’s girls opened their season with a strong statement Friday night, rolling to a 64–29 ...