Bentworth’s Gonglik commits to LSU
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 9, 2025
The Bearcats’ standout said she plans to pitch and hit with the Tigers in the SEC. One of the top recruiting battles for a softball player in the mid-Mon Valley in recent years is over and the big win...
Watson scores lone goal in Leopards’ 1-0 section win
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 9, 2025
Belle Vernon outshot the Highlanders by a 27-8 margin to move to 2-1-1 in section play. A win is a win, is a win. And on her birthday, Belle Vernon Area girls soccer coach Tracy Lovett will surely tak...
Smith’s hat trick, two helpers lead Warriors over Indians
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 9, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward girls soccer team was firing on all cylinders as Maicee Smith bagged a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Indiana on Monday. Smith scored three times and had two assists while Mia Johns...
Commodores rally in 3rd to sweep Scotties
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
September 9, 2025
For the Frazier and Southmoreland volleyball teams, Monday’s non-section match provided a chance to work on some things in a highly-competitive contest. The Commodores posted a straight set win over t...
Bentworth girls crush Cal to nab program’s 200th victory
High school, Sports
ROUNDUP
September 9, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Bentworth flexed its depth and scoring power in a runaway 14–2 win over California in Section 2-1A action. The Bearcats kept the pressure on from start to finish, spreadi...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
ALLDERDICE AT RINGGOLD – FLOYD KISH / MVI SPORTS
September 9, 2025
Rathway sets record for BVA’s longest field goal
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 8, 2025
His 49-yarder Friday night was the margin of victory as the Leopards topped Central Valley. During Belle Vernon’s game against Central Valley Friday night, the Leopards’ offense stalled out and Presto...
Steeber finishes sixth as BVA girls take eighth place in Red, White and Blue meet
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
September 8, 2025
By MVI Sports The Belle Vernon cross country squad ran at the Red, White and Blue meet at White Oak Park on Saturday with the girls placing in the top 10. Brooklyn Steeber led the Leopards with a sixt...
Bentworth’s Hays runs over Charleroi
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
September 6, 2025
The star running back picked up 172 yards and three touchdowns in the Bearcats’ 45-0 victory. Friday night couldn’t have started worse for Charleroi — and it only got harder from there. Visiting Bentw...
Messina keeps EF’s offense humming in 53-13 victory
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 6, 2025
He threw for two TDs and ran for another in the win over East Allegheny. The Elizabeth Forward offense has been a well-oiled machine early in the season, and Friday night was no different as the Warri...
Jaguars’ triumph was inspired by tragedy
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
September 6, 2025
Harrison Kolling dedicated his game-winning TD to assistant coach Brian Dawson, who lost two family members this week. No touchdown could ease the sorrow Harrison Kolling and his teammates felt for th...
Frazier bounces back with win over Carmichaels
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 6, 2025
Coach Tony Battaglini challenged his players after they let a late lead slip away last week. After last week’s final-second loss at Mapletown, Frazier head coach Tony Battaglini admitted he was disapp...
Rams’ turnaround continues with 40-0 win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 6, 2025
Amoni Ward had 240 yards and four TDs in a rout of Yough. There have been some hard times for the Ringgold football program lately, including last year when the Rams’ offense managed just 112 points a...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
September 6, 2025
His 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter put BVA ahead to stay. By the MVI Belle Vernon overcame a halftime deficit and held off Central Valley down the stretch for a 25–22 victory Friday night....
Frazier hammers Centurions
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 5, 2025
Maddy Salisbury and Allie Monack were instrumental in Commodores winning championship “rematch.” It wasn’t fair to bill Thursday’s Greensburg Central Catholic- Frazier volleyball game as a WPIAL champ...
Leps make statement, sweep rival Ringgold
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 5, 2025
The Belle Vernon volleyball team picked up a convincing sweep over visiting Ringgold in Section 3-3A play Thursday night, making an early statement in conference action. The Leopards (3-1, 1-1) bounce...
Jaguars, Bearcats pick up dominant wins
High school, Sports
ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 5, 2025
Thomas Jefferson stayed unbeaten with a commanding 9–0 shutout over Albert Gallatin in Section 3-3A play. The Jaguars spread the scoring around, dominating from start to finish. Owen Householder recor...
’Dores look to bounce back
High school, Sports
CARMICHAELS AT FRAZIER
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 5, 2025
Mapletown scored on a lastsecond 2-point conversion to beat Frazier last week. A not so funny thing happened last week to the Frazier Commodores on their way to a 2-0 start under new coach Tony Battag...
Teams tune up as conference play gets closer and closer
High school, Sports
September 5, 2025
Week 2 is upon us and there’s no shortage of intriguing matchups around the Valley and throughout the WPIAL. First, let’s address the “Bulldog” in the room — Shady Side Academy. Roster of 40 “decimate...