He scored 18 points to top 1,000 for his career. Elizabeth Forward junior Tyler Basic scored 18 points to help guide the Warriors to a 69-60 win over West Allegheny on Saturday. In the process, he als...

By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic (10-6, 6-1) used a big first half to take down Geibel (9-8, 2-4), 88-39, in Section 2-1A action. Serra Catholic put up 30 points in the first quarter and f...

After being tied 23-23 at the halftime break of Friday night’s Section 3-3A matchup against Shady Side Academy, no one in the South Allegheny locker room was satisfied with how things were going. The ...

Tyler Basic scored 27 points, leaving him at 992 for his career. Most basketball teams go through a losing streak during a season, but a good basketball team knows how to end those losing skids swiftl...

Derry Area junior Stanley Rajkowski was honored before Friday’s game for recently reaching the 1,000-point milestone. Then Rajkowski delivered in the clutch. He hit a 3-pointer to send the game into o...

The Springdale boys’ basketball team pulled away for a 43-31 win over Bentworth, holding the Bearcats to just four points in the fourth quarter of their Section 1-2A battle Friday night. “It means a l...

The Leopards are tied with Elizabeth Forward for the section lead ahead of Monday’s showdown. After Thursday night’s pivotal Section 3-4A matchup against South Park, Belle Vernon girls basketball coac...

Kaelynn Settles, Mia Sostaric and Addison Wach all scored in double figures for the Warriors. Swimming Boys: EF 109, Uniontown 77 Girls: EF 119, Uniontown 57 After a slow first quarter that saw Elizab...

They scored the final eight points of the game to pull out a 43-38 win. Poise, not panic. That has been the motto for the Bentworth girls basketball squad this season. It’s taped to every locker, and ...

Belle Vernon dominated the light weights to race to a 44-24 win over Ringgold in a section dual. When Belle Vernon traveled to Ringgold for Section 7-3A wrestling action on Wednesday, the margins were...

By the Mon Valley Independent Penn-Trafford (6-9) pulled away for a 5743 nonsection win over Thomas Jefferson (16-2). Thomas Jefferson led 17-11 after the first quarter, but Penn-Trafford took control...

Entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s contest, Ringgold led Monessen 48-46 in what was anyone’s game. But in the end, the Rams closed the game strong with an 18-5 fourth quarter that pushed t...

By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon opened Tuesday night by scoring 27 first-quarter points and never let Yough recover in a 79-43 Section 3-4A boys basketball win. The Leopards (11-7, 7-1) bui...

Aubrey Brown (17) and Lyla McConnell (12) combined for 29 points in the Leopards’ rout. The Belle Vernon girls basketball team reeled off 15 straight points to start their game against West Mifflin Tu...

Local soccer coaches offer mixed reactions to removing overtime from regular-season games. When the PIAA announced its fall sports championship sites last week, there was a big change to the soccer sc...

The Tigers have already surpassed their win total from last season and find themselves in the playoff hunt. It’s been a battle for the teams in Section 1-5A so far this season, and a resurgent McKeesp...

The Belle Vernon girls basketball team opened the game with a strong first quarter and never let up Monday night, rolling to a 68-19 victory over Yough in Section 3-4A girls basketball action. The Leo...

By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon was led by a major performance from Elijah Brown at the Escape the Rock tournament on Jan. 17, as the 215-pounder went 5-0 to win first place. Brown also rec...

Monessen guard Madison Johnson eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career as Monessen (4-9, 3-5) earned a 31-24 win over Ellis School (2-9, 0-4) at the MLK Classic at Neighborhood Academy. Johnson l...