High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 4, 2025
The Leopards lost despite getting 339 yards and four TDs from Chace Petrosky. In a thriller that went down to the wire, Chartiers Valley edged Belle Vernon 36–35 on Friday night behind a late touchdow...
BVA girls blank Cougars
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 3, 2025
The regular season is waning for boys and girls soccer in the WPIAL, and the Belle Vernon girls team is playing some of its best soccer right now according to coach Tracy Lovett. The Leopards hosted Y...
Panthers smother BVA
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 3, 2025
Franklin Regional had its annual campus bonfire Thursday night. Shortly after the fire department doused the flames, the boys soccer team went out and smoked Belle Vernon. Aidan Alexander and Michael ...
Leps near playoff berth with win over Mustangs
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 3, 2025
Belle Vernon won the first two sets before needing to win in five to knock off second-place LH. It was a long night of volleyball for Belle Vernon on Thursday, but it was worth the wait. After taking ...
Bearcats clinch share of section; Rams shut out Tigers
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 3, 2025
Bentworth left no doubt on Wednesday night, rolling to a 19–0 Section 2-1A victory over California to clinch at least a share of the section championship. The Bearcats exploded with 14 goals in the fi...
Some teams find themselves in must-win situations
High school, Sports
October 3, 2025
It’s still early in the season with a number of teams only a game or two into their conference schedules. But a lot of teams have to start stacking wins and they need to do it now. For instance, teams...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 3, 2025
Kemon Spell returned to the lineup and found the end zone multiple times for the Tigers. Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 3, 2025
Dom Volomino scored the game-winning touchdown for the Jaguars against Belle Vernon. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Jaguars looking to clean things up
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GAME OF THE WEEK: THOMAS JEFFERSON AT TRINITY
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 3, 2025
Thomas Jefferson has been here so many times before and very seldom have the Jaguars not come out on top. Trinity hasn’t been in the position to play big games very often, but the Hillers are here now...
Morgan cruises to second WPIAL championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 2, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward senior will defend her state title, but first, she’s aiming for a team championship. It’s that time of year. The time Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan has to clean off her shelf in...
Rams shut out Steel Valley; Cougars get first win
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 2, 2025
Ringgold stormed out of the gate with a relentless first-half attack, piling up all seven of its goals before halftime on the way to a 7–0 Section 1-2A victory over Steel Valley. The Rams were led by ...
Dillon’s brace leads section-leading Bearcats
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 2, 2025
Brielle Dillon scored both goals in Bentworth’s 2-0 win over second-place Brownsville. Repeats are never easy. After winning Section 2-1A last year, the Bentworth girls’ soccer team knew every opponen...
Fox Chapel proposes competitive balance alignment
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 2, 2025
Rather than separate football teams by school enrollment, should roster size and win-loss records be considered when the WPIAL creates new conferences? A proposal recently sent to the WPIAL office wou...
Warriors take sole possession of third place in Section 3-2A
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 1, 2025
The third spot in Section 3-2A hung in the balance when Elizabeth Forward and McGuffey met at Warrior Stadium Tuesday night, and after two late goals gave the Warriors control, another late tally push...
EF’s Didjunas lone local PIAA qualifier in 2A
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2025
The Warriors’ Luke Boyer missed out on an alternate spot after losing in a playoff. Of the six local golfers that advanced to the final round of the WPIAL Class 2A individual championships, there will...
Bearcats celebrate senior night in grand fashion
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 1, 2025
Over the last couple of seasons, the Bentworth boys’ soccer team has been like Marvel’s supervillain Thanos – inevitable. That theme continued Tuesday night at Ellsworth Field as the Bearcats honored ...
Commodores waste no time dispatching Geibel
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
October 1, 2025
There was nothing flashy or fancy about the performance of the Frazier volleyball team during Tuesday’s Section 4 (1A) home match against Geibel Catholic. The Commodores, as they have done so many tim...
Vikings shut out Cougars, 2-0
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 1, 2025
Yough and Mt. Pleasant play with contrasting styles. Yough is more direct and physical, while Mt. Pleasant is organized and tactical. The latter approach prevailed in the teams’ second Section 4-2A bo...
Rams fall into tie for last playoff spot
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2025
Trinity outlasted Ringgold in a tightly contested Section 2-3A matchup, coming away with a 3–2 win to stay near the top of the standings. Ringgold kept pace early, with Michael Stasko and Izaiah Wilso...
Leps’ McDowell scores lone goal to beat Ringgold
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2025
Jordyn McDowell’s penalty kick in the first half and steady defense helped Belle Vernon beat the Rams. In an important Mon Valley battle between Belle Vernon and Ringgold in Section 1-2A play Monday n...