Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 24, 2025
McKeesport outlasted Uniontown, 71-65, in overtime Tuesday night to secure a Section 1-5A victory and hand the Red Raiders their fourth consecutive loss. The Tigers (4-2, 2-1) were led by a dominant p...
Lee’s 27 help Titans knock off Tigers in double OT
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 23, 2025
West Mifflin pulled out a 76-71 double-overtime win in Section 2-5A play over rival McKeesport at Neenie Campbell Gymnasium. The Titans scored 10 points in the second overtime to seal the result. Kend...
Jaguars hold off Rams to stay unbeaten
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 23, 2025
Nick Trklja (27) and Justin Fry (24) scored 51 points in TJ’s win over visiting Ringgold. In a highly anticipated battle of Mon Valley rivals Ringgold and Thomas Jefferson, it was the host Jaguars who...
Bearcats win 5th straight
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 23, 2025
The Bentworth girls’ basketball team started the season with three straight losses under first-year coach Shannon Squire. The Bearcats could have hit the panic button — but they didn’t. Behind a stifl...
Size too much for EF in Leopards’ ‘big’ win
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 23, 2025
BVA’s 6-1 freshman Isis Almyty scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in a dominant effort. There’s nothing like a rivalry game to get the blood flowing before heading into Christmas break, and roun...
Warriors, Jaguars get impressive exhibition wins
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 22, 2025
Elizabeth Forward closed strong to earn a 50–45 nonsection victory over Kennedy Catholic on Saturday. After trailing 28–21 at halftime, the Warriors (6–2) held Kennedy Catholic to just nine points in ...
Neighborhood Academy too much for Greyhounds
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By ADAM BREWER TribLive 
December 20, 2025
Neighborhood Academy’s Julius Page scored a game-high 17 points to lead all scorers. The upset-minded Monessen boys’basketball team was looking to shock the WPIAL by knocking off defending district an...
After slow start, BVA routs visiting Derry
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 20, 2025
Playing without Curty Wade, the Leopards remained unbeaten in Section 3-4A play. Every athlete knows they have to stay prepared at all times, because there’s no telling when an opportunity to make a b...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 20, 2025
Serra Catholic exploded offensively in the second half to defeat Geibel 98–69 in Section 2-1A action. The Eagles scored 66 points in the final 16 minutes, and ended the game with three players with 20...
Leps come back, but fall short in loss to Eagles
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 19, 2025
Hayley Bennett’s free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining gave South Park a 39-38 win. South Park jumped out to a big lead to start the game, and it was just enough to come away with a big Section 3-4A ...
Gibson, Trojans hammer Mikes
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 19, 2025
The California girls basketball team has faced a stiff non-section slate to open the 2025-26 season. So when the Trojans tipped off Section 3-2A play Thursday night, they were eager to make a statemen...
Penn-Trafford too much for West Mifflin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 19, 2025
Torrie DeStefano poured in a game-high 24 points to lead the Warriors over the Titans. For a stretch late in the first half of Thursday’s game, West Mifflin coach Justin Walther saw his basketball tea...
McKeesport girls drop section game at Latrobe
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 19, 2025
Latrobe edged McKeesport in a tightly contested section matchup, holding off a late push to secure a 52-49 win. The teams traded momentum throughout before Latrobe closed strong in the fourth quarter....
SIGNING DAYS
High school, Sports
December 18, 2025
Charleroi soccer’s Dylan Klinger (seated, center) was joined by his teammates to sign his letter of intent to play at Mercyhurst University. Jenn Codeluppi / MVI Sports
Signing Days
High school, Sports
December 18, 2025
Belle Vernon Area’s Kelsey Roskovich signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at Carlow University in Pittsburgh. Belle Vernon Athletics
Bearcats, Leps fall in section duals
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 18, 2025
Jefferson-Morgan edged Bentworth 39–32 on Wednesday in a Section 3-2A wrestling matchup, winning eight of the 14 bouts, including several key falls that swung the team score. Bentworth earned victorie...
Runnin’ Rams roll over West Mifflin
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 17, 2025
Coming into Tuesday night’s non-conference matchup between Ringgold and West Mifflin, the home Titans wanted to play the game at a slow pace. However, the Rams have gotten off to a hot start by pushin...
Balance leads ’Dores over Cougars
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 17, 2025
Chloe Harger (16), Allie Yauch (15) and Malana Burton (10) combined for 41 points as Frazier beat Charleroi. Throughout his years on the basketball sidelines, Frazier girls’ coach Jonathan Bass has al...
Cook drops 30 as Gladiators pull away from Eagles
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 17, 2025
South Allegheny pulled away in the second half to secure a 79–62 win over Serra Catholic on Tuesday in non-section play. South Allegheny (5–2) built a 40–25 halftime lead and extended its advantage wi...
Leps beat Red Raiders after ring celebration
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 16, 2025
Curty Wade scored 25 of his game-high 32 points in the second half and overtime to lead BVA over Uniontown. It was a championship celebration and a championship atmosphere inside Belle Vernon Area Hig...