By the Mon Valley Independent Thomas Jefferson recorded a 43-25 win over Bethel Park in Section 4-5A action Tuesday to open a boy-girl double header. The Jaguars led 18-14 at halftime and extended the...

Many WPIAL basketball programs took it easy over the holiday break, but Thomas Jefferson took on two strong Class 6A opponents up north in McDowell and Erie. Splitting those matchups allowed the Jagua...

Madison Johnson had 20 points in the section loss for Monessen. For a large portion of a Section 2-1A matchup between Serra Catholic and Monessen, Bella Dumbroski was outscoring the home Greyhounds by...

Elizabeth Forward controlled the game from the opening tip Monday night, rolling to a 57-15 victory over Ringgold in a Section 3-4A matchup. Behind a triple-double from senior Kaelynn Settles, the War...

Lyla McConnell scored 20 points and Emerson LaCarte had a careerhigh 11 for Belle Vernon. Like most other coaches, Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit knew his team was going to...

Hickory held off a strong second-half push from South Allegheny to earn a 71-65 victory Saturday at the North Allegheny Tournament. The Hornets (7-1) built a 29-22 lead at halftime and maintained cont...

To say it was a “banner” year around the Mon Vally sports scene is probably the best way to put it. Looking back at 2025 in the Valley, there were plenty of golden moments – championships won – that h...

By the Mon Valley Independent West Mifflin picked up a dramatic win over Connellsville to win the championship game of the Mt. Pleasant Tournament to finish off their holiday season. The Titans (5-6) ...

Elijah Majors (20) and Dane Daugherty (14) combined for 34 points in Belle Vernon’s loss. During the holiday season, local basketball teams play in tournaments hoping to be challenged by different opp...

When the Bentworth and Carrick boys’ basketball teams took the court ahead of their Bentworth Holiday Hoops Classic championship game Tuesday night, there was one major problem. Both squads were weari...

By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Allderdice and earn a 62–53 victory Monday to close out the California Hoopfest at the Convocation Center. The...

The Greyhounds will look to rebound today against California to close out the tournament. After a valiant early effort, Monessen simply couldn’t keep pace with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a 59-25 ...

The Leopards got 11 points from Isis Almyty and 10 from Aubrey Brown in the 39-36 loss. It was a back-and-forth contest between Bethel Park and Belle Vernon Sunday in California (Pa.)’s Holiday Hoopfe...

Takeo Tolliver led the way for Ringgold with 17 points. Ringgold improved to 7-2 with a 79-37 victory over Brownsville (0-7) in play at the Charleroi Holiday Tournament. The Rams set the tone early, b...

Kaelynn Settles finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals for Elizabeth Forward. On the Elizabeth Forward girls’ basketball roster, Kaelynn Settles is listed at 5-6. But if you watched her on...

Three weeks after winning a state title, Clairton has six more reasons to celebrate. Bears coach Wayne Wade and five of his players earned statewide recognition Tuesday when the Class A all-state foot...

When it came down to crunch time during Elizabeth Forward and South Allegheny’s showdown Friday evening, it was the Warriors who executed on offense and did what they had to do to pull out a gutsy 79-...

Starting at Serra, Brayden and Tyler are showing they inherited some of their father’s basketball talent. Brayden Graham and Tyler Graham are proving the old adage that claims “the apple doesn’t fall ...

Brayden Graham and Kris Sharp had answers for Greyhound buckets to squash their comeback. Monessen opened its Section 2-1A schedule against Neighborhood Academy before traveling to Serra Catholic Tues...

Daniel Spence scored 30 points in the win. BVA’s Daugherty nailed eight 3-pointers in losing effort. You usually don’t see that much energy, intensity and excitement in a section game in the first mon...