Commodores edge Yough in benefit contest
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 4, 2026
Frazier survived some shaky fielding in the final inning to hold on for a 5-4 victory. The Frazier and Yough softball teams got together for a good cause Saturday at Norwin High School, playing an ent...
Warriors win battle of Valley’s top teams
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 2, 2026
Elizabeth Forward dealt Bentworth its first loss of the season in a matchup of section champions. The Elizabeth Forward and Bentworth softball teams entered their nonsection showdown Friday with plent...
Shaffer, Jaguars shut out Leps
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 2, 2026
Thomas Jefferson combined a dominant pitching performance with timely extra- base hits to blank Belle Vernon, 9-0, on Friday. Aubrey Shaffer was overpowering in the circle, tossing a two-hit shutout w...
Heavy rain washes out Leopards and Cougars
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 2, 2026
With an important week of section baseball ahead, Belle Vernon and Yough met at John DiVirgilio Sports Complex for a nonsection tune-up Friday. The Leopards jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, but the ga...
Plenty of storylines as playoffs loom
High school, Sports
SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 1, 2026
Grace Polkabla is one of five Commodores hitting .400 or better this season. Carrera Conley (left) and Cadence McBride led the Gladiators to an unbeaten section record. Here’s a look at what’s going o...
Cougars roll over Falcons; TJ baseball tops EF
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 1, 2026
Yough used a fast start and a big second inning to roll past Brownsville, 10-0, in five innings in nonsection play. Jaidyn Vay led the way both at the plate and in the circle. Vay drove in four runs o...
’Dores rally past C-H to keep playoff hopes alive
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 30, 2026
Frazier scored 10 combined runs in the 6th and 7th innings for a 1612 win. The Frazier baseball team’s playoff hopes are alive for at least one more night after a wild showing at Wild Things Park on W...
Bill passes House, opening door to separate state playoffs
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
April 30, 2026
The state House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a proposal that would clear the way for the PIAA to hold separate postseason tournaments for traditional public high schools and private, ...
Warriors claim season sweep as late run beats Titans
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 29, 2026
EF can clinch the section title with a sweep over Uniontown in next week’s series. Elizabeth Forward entered its Section 2-4A series with West Mifflin with a major opportunity to shake up the top of t...
Trojans falter late as Fort Cherry wins section
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 29, 2026
California was one out away from upsetting unbeaten Fort Cherry before coughing up a game-tying homer in the 7th. The California baseball team went toe to toe with one of the best Class 2A squads not ...
Gonglik throws perfect game as Bearcats stay unbeaten
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 29, 2026
Sydney Gonglik was flawless in the circle, tossing a perfect game to lead Bentworth to a 3-0 Section 4-2A victory over Washington. Gonglik dominated from start to finish, striking out 12 over seven hi...
Host Rams rule Mid Mon Valley Track Classic
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 28, 2026
Ringgold’s boys team won by a wide margin, while the girls also claimed first place. The Scott Frederick Mid Mon Valley Track Classic celebrated its 25th year of action Monday with another fun event f...
Frazier falls on play at plate
High school, Sports
By By JIM DOWNEY Daily Courier 
April 28, 2026
Jaden Rothey was tagged out to end a 1-0 game after a ball got past Burgettstown’s catcher. Frazier loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday, but an out at the plate o...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
April 28, 2026
MVI Sports Thomas Jefferson exploded for 10 runs in the second inning to cruise to an 18-1 four-inning win over McKeesport. Eli Graff had three hits, while Justin Fry drove in three runs. Bryce Butler...
Baseball playoff spots at stake in season’s final days
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 27, 2026
Several teams have a path to the postseason, but a few of them might need some help. The end of the WPIAL baseball and softball regular seasons are approaching, and there are a number of Mon Valley ba...
Rams overpower Trojans in non-section win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 25, 2026
Kennedy Nash tossed a two-hit shutout in Ringgold’s five-inning win. Sometimes, looks can be deceiving. At first glance, Ringgold’s 6-9 record entering its nonsection matchup at California on Friday m...
Bergman goes 4 for 4 in Leps’ senior day win
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 25, 2026
It was fitting on Belle Vernon baseball’s senior night that its fourth-year players led the way. Connor Bergman went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored to pace the Leopards offensively, whi...
Hillers knock off Jaguars; Eagles fall at Hopewell
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 25, 2026
Trinity erupted for seven runs in the first inning and held off a late push to earn a 10-8 nonsection victory over Thomas Jefferson. The Hillers wasted no time taking control. Derek Falvo delivered a ...
Kent, Salay shine for Leps at FCCA meet
High school, Sports
By By JIM DOWNEY For MVI Sports 
April 25, 2026
The Belle Vernon girls finished in second place behind Laurel Highlands in the annual event. Belle Vernon senior Ryan Kent entered Friday’s FCCA Track & Field Championship as the reigning Field MVP an...
BVA’s Brown named top scholar-athlete
High school, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
April 24, 2026
As Judge Michael J. Stewart II addressed the audience at the 70th Annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet Tuesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview, he said “I thought last year’s class was talented. ...