Big games loom large as playoffs begin next week
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
October 24, 2025
This weekend some teams will undoubtedly be disappointed when some perennial playoff teams are on the outside looking in. It’s going to be interesting to see where some of our local teams are seeding,...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Three Beth-Center players weren’t enough to keep Cal’s Malachi Peak (7) out of the end zone. Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Elizabeth Forward QB had 353 total yards to help end Southmoreland’s unbeaten streak. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Gladiators not looking to share title
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 24, 2025
GAME OF THE WEEK: STEEL VALLEY AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY South Allegheny has already locked up at least a share of the Allegheny Conference 2A crown — its fourth title in program history and first since 1986...
Morgan goes back to back at PIAA championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 22, 2025
The EF senior won her second straight Class 3A girls title with a four-stroke victory at Penn State’s Blue Course. Tuesday was a whirlwind of a day for Elizabeth Forward senior golfer Mya Morgan. It w...
Dillon’s goal lifts Bearcats
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 22, 2025
Brielle Dillon scored the game-winning goal with 1:22 remaining in the second half to beat Freedom, 3-2. Tuesday night’s WPIAL Class 1A playoff soccer match between Bentworth and Freedom had the look ...
Bucs’ one goal enough to end Leopards’ season
High school, Sports
By By MICHAEL LOVE TribLive 
October 22, 2025
The Burrell girls soccer team scored just one goal in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round game against Belle Vernon on Tuesday night at Buccaneer Stadium. Junior Makiah Buchak found the back of the net wit...
Commodores fresh and ready for Scotties
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 22, 2025
No. 1-seed Frazier will host No. 16 Union tonight as part of a WPIAL first-round doubleheader at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse. The Frazier volleyball team gets its postseason underway tonight at DiVirgilio F...
Bearcats ready for match with No. 9 Eden Christian
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 22, 2025
Bentworth will face Eden Christian in a rematch of last season’s WPIAL semifinal tonight at Bethel Park. With two straight WPIAL 1A titles in their back pocket, the Bentworth Bearcats have their sight...
High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
October 22, 2025
Thomas Jefferson is the only local volleyball to advance past Tuesday’s first round. By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon took the opening set before Mars rallied to win three straight, 24-26, 2...
Morgan leads PIAA tourney after first round
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 21, 2025
The EF senior leads by five strokes as her bid to repeat as state champion enters final round today. Elizabeth Forward senior Mya Morgan is one day and one round away from defending her PIAA Class 3A ...
Cougars blanked by Beaver with top scorer suspended
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 21, 2025
The Bobcats took advantage of Charleroi’s Dylan Klinger’s absence, rolling to a 6-0 win. Despite earning the right to host a playoff game against Beaver, the Charleroi boys soccer team saw its season ...
Warriors nipped by Vikings
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
October 21, 2025
EF boys see their comeback fall short in first-round loss at Mt. Pleasant. Playoff contests between 12 and five seeds sometimes aren’t all that competitive. That wasn’t the case during Monday’s WPIAL ...
Pair of local volleyball teams advance into first round
High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 21, 2025
Third-seeded North Catholic flexed its offensive power in the postseason opener, rolling to a 7–1 victory over No. 14 Yough to advance in the Class 2A playoffs. The Trojans spread the scoring around, ...
Unbeaten Bearcats cruise in playoff opener
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 20, 2025
Austin Hollier scored four times in an 8-0 win over Brentwood. As two-time defending WPIAL champion and the current top seed in Class 1A boys soccer, Bentworth already knows the drill. You can’t look ...
Clairton continues long shutout streak
High school, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
October 20, 2025
Riverview was the latest victim in a 66-0 rout. The WPIAL’s Class 1A Eastern Conference is as competitive from top to bottom as any in the district. But at the top of the mountain, there is no debate....
Late-season games bring out the best in the WPIAL’s top football teams
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 20, 2025
As temperatures start to dip into fall, here’s a little food for thought: • When you opened your copy of The Mon Valley Independent Saturday morning, you probably noticed how many blowouts resulted fr...
High school, Sports
SOCCER PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 20, 2025
Owen Householder scored a penalty kick and Sam Wessel and the TJ backline kept a clean sheet to push the No. 5 Jaguars (16-21) past No. 12 Shaler (12-6) 1-0 in the first round of the Class 3A WPIAL bo...
BVA batters Big 6 rival Rams, 48-6
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 18, 2025
Ringgold couldn’t control the Leopards’ offense after taking an early 6-0 lead. The Mon River rivalry matchup between Ringgold and Belle Vernon started off with a bang for the visitors Friday on The B...
Warriors win big in battle for first place
High school, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
October 18, 2025
Ryan Messina rushed for 193 yards and threw for 160 as EF blasted Southmoreland, 42-0. Elizabeth Forward set the tone early in Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference first-place showdown agains...