Logan Metzger’s second-half brace leads Leps
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 17, 2025
The Rams watched their 1-0 lead disappear in a matter of minutes with two long-range goals in the second half. With everything to play for in a local Mon Valley grudge match, it was two goals from Bel...
Some private school students can play at home districts
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 17, 2025
Students attending a “faithbased” private school can play sports at their home public school district under a new PIAA policy. The policy — adopted to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a religious r...
PIAA’s Bob Lombari announces plan to retire
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 17, 2025
High school sports have changed in many ways since Bob Lombardi joined the PIAA nearly four decades ago, including a few troubling trends he shared Wednesday while discussing his plans to retire as ex...
BVA girls 4th overall at TSTCA
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 17, 2025
The Belle Vernon girls cross-country team took home fourth place overall among Class 2A girls at the Tri-State Coaches Association meet at White Oak Park Thursday. Brooklyn Steeber finished in fifth p...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 17, 2025
South Allegheny cruised to a sweep of East Allegheny, 25-8, 25-12, 25-20, to improve to 15-5 overall and 11-3 in Section 2-2A. Regan McBeth led the Gladiators with 15 kills, while Ava Brown added four...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 17, 2025
McKeesport’s Akeem Cochran says “no thanks” with a stiff arm to Mars’ Ayden Yocum. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 17, 2025
Frazier’s Derek Diamond barely missed rushing for 300 yards in last week’s game.
Who’s the big dog in the Interstate?
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 17, 2025
GAME OF THE WEEK: ELIZABETH FORWARD AT SOUTHMORELAND Something really big will happen Friday night when Elizabeth Forward travels to Russ Grimm Stadium to take on the host Southmoreland Scotties in a ...
High school, Sports
4A - Big 6
October 17, 2025
Ringgold (4-4, 1-2) at Belle Vernon (2-5, 1-2) 7 p.m. Leps: The Belle Vernon offensive line is figuring things out, and RB Chace Petrosky has been the main beneficiary. His play has been trending upwa...
Conference titles, playoff spots will be determined
High school, Sports
October 17, 2025
This week will tell the tale for a number of our local teams. And the games don’t get any bigger than the one in Alverton. Elizabeth Forward looks to continue its domination of the Interstate Conferen...
WPIAL announces soccer playoff brackets
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 16, 2025
A number of local teams will begin their championship hunt over the next six days. The WPIAL unleashed the brackets for the Class 4A1A soccer championships Wednesday, with a number of local teams payi...
Eagles close out season with shut-out loss
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 16, 2025
The Serra Catholic girls’ soccer team hoped to close its 2025 regular season on a high note, but playoff-bound Brownsville had other plans, handing the Eagles a 5-0 setback Wednesday night in non-sect...
Jaguars shut out Warriors, 5-0, to tune up for playoffs
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 16, 2025
A pair of Mon Valley neighbors met to finish up their regular seasons and warm up for postseason play on Wednesday, and it was Thomas Jefferson that traveled to Elizabeth Forward and earned a 5-0 win....
High school, Sports
October 16, 2025
Ringgold head coach Rob Fabean was more than disappointed with his team’s seeding, especially because he feels his Rams were duped by a lack of oversight from the WPIAL. Fabean feels his team should h...
Leps overcome shaky start, storm past Albert Gallatin
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 15, 2025
BVA dropped the first set to the one-win Colonials, but won the next three to take the match. Ahead of their final home Section 3-3A volleyball game Tuesday night, the Belle Vernon Area squad honored ...
Bearcats finish off perfect season by routing Eagles
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 15, 2025
Bentworth wrapped up its regular season in dominant fashion, rolling past Serra Catholic 11–1 in nonsection play to finish a perfect 17–0. The Bearcats’ high-powered offense was in full force, as Cade...
Vikings beat Cougars to snag section title
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 15, 2025
Charleroi leading scorer Dylan Klinger will be out for playoff opener after earning red card. Mt. Pleasant boys soccer coach Floyd Snyder wore a gray suit with a red and blue tie and dress shoes and c...
Gladiators outlast Eagles
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 15, 2025
South Allegheny returned the favor, handing South Park a five-set loss on their home floor. After completing their second and final match of the season Tuesday night, it’s clear that the South Alleghe...
Volleyball teams battle for playoff spots
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 14, 2025
Local schools have crucial matches coming up in the final week of the regular season. The WPIAL volleyball playoffs will start Monday, and several Mon Valley squads have high hopes for postseason succ...
Santina scores twice as Rams top McGuffey
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
October 14, 2025
By the MVI Ringgold 5, McGuffey 1 Ringgold defeated Mc-Guffey 5-1 in Section 1-2A play, with a strong second- half surge. Emily Bucchianeri netted a brace and Miranda Santina also scored twice for the...