Bentworth owns two victories over Waynesburg Central already this season. When the Bentworth girls soccer team lines up for the kickoff of tonight’s WPIAL Class 1A semifinal at Peters Township, there ...

Only eight teams qualified for the Class 4A football playoffs, but the WPIAL’s smallest bracket has surely raised the most eyebrows. McKeesport drew the No. 1 seed, as expected, but the rest of the 4A...

McKeesport was chosen as the top seed in Class 4A and could face No. 4 TJ in the semifinals. Nine local squads punched a ticket to the postseason in Classes 1A to 4A as the WPIAL announced its playoff...

The Commodores won in convincing fashion to reach the volleyball semifinals. After a five-set scare against No. 16 Union on Wednesday, Frazier volleyball head coach Mandy Hartman was clearly not pleas...

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports All too often, in today’s society, we tend to look at our youth with a jaundiced eye. And the reasons are many because a lot of kids today have just grown up in a different e...

Brielle Dillon scored both goals in the 2-0 victory. The No. 2 Bentworth girls’ soccer team has used a simple formula for success this fall. Attack early, grab a lead, play responsible defense and the...

Tavian Taylor scored two third-quarter touchdowns and Monessen rallied past Cornell 30–28 on Friday night in a dramatic Class 1A Black Hills Conference matchup that capped the regular season for both ...

California avenged a bitter loss to Jefferson-Morgan at the end of last season. The regular season finale a year ago ended in heartbreak for California, which dropped a 28-27 setback to conference riv...

An early interception by senior lineman Levi Haase inspired the Trojans. Derry lineman Levi Haase hadn’t played since the third game of the season with a knee injury, but as recovery time and luck wou...

Da’Ron Barksdale starred with 179 yards and three touchdowns in the 33-12 victory. Despite a difficult 1-2 start to the season, Steel Valley knew that it had what it takes to compete with the best of ...

The Leopards couldn’t shut down QB Jonah Williamson in the 34-21 loss. For the first time in 17 seasons, the Belle Vernon football team will not be a participant in the WPIAL playoffs. The Leopards go...

Thomas Jefferson’s Ty Hartman was one of the leaders of the school golf team this season, and earlier this week, he found himself among the leaders at the PIAA Class 3A golf championship at Penn State...

The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls cross-country teams enjoyed a great day at the WPIAL XC championships Thursday at White Oak Park. The Leopard girls finished fifth overall in Class 2A, and the boy...

By the Mon Valley Independent The WPIAL announced sites for Saturday’s Class 1A volleyball quarterfinals. No. 1 Frazier (12-3) will host No. 9 Carmichaels (9-10) at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse for a noon st...

Ten years after high school football expanded to six classifications, the WPIAL might consider going back to four. That idea is among a handful of proposals submitted to the WPIAL office, varying plan...

Trinity (5-4, 4-0) at Belle Vernon (3-5, 2-2) 7 p.m. Leps: Belle Vernon has two straight wins in conference play after opening things up with an 0-4 record that included heartbreaking losses to Thomas...

California (8-1, 6-0) at Riverview (8-1, 5-1) 7 p.m. Cal: Once again, Cal and J-M are among the best teams in the Tri-County South Conference, and tonight’s matchup will finish up the regular season f...

Cornell (5-4, 2-3) at Monessen (5-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Raiders: Cornell’s Khylil Johnson is a threat every time he touches the football, sitting at 1,122 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns. He’s 15th in ...

Mt. Pleasant (5-4, 2-2) at Eliz. Forward (8-0, 4-1) 7 p.m. Vikings: Mt. Pleasant has scored the second-most points and allowed the third-least points in Interstate Conference play this season. Unfortu...

Knoch (0-9, 0-4) at McKeesport (6-3, 4-0) 7 p.m. Knoch: The Knights are hoping for their first and only win of the season tonight, but it’s unlikely to come at McKeesport. The squad came close to posi...