Monessen girls basketball staff misses game after Friday incident
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 8, 2025
Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte and Principal Jason Minniti guided the team during Saturday’s game. The status of Monessen girls basketball coach Jason Schmidt and his coaching staff is currently unkn...
Jeannette tops Greyhound girls in double OT
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 6, 2025
Monessen dropped its opener in the Major Corley Memorial Tipoff Tournament despite a 16-point night from Madison Johnson. Perseverance. That’s the quality the Jeannette girls’ basketball squad display...
EF girls hold off Avonworth rally
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 6, 2025
Kaelynn Settles led the Warriors to a 46-39 victory in the Bethel Park Tipoff Tournament. After an upset home loss against Aquinas Academy to open its season Wednesday, the Elizabeth Forward girls bas...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
December 6, 2025
The Leopards will face Bethel Park today in the hosts’ Tipoff Tournament. The play on the defensive side of the ball was befitting a matchup of reigning WPIAL champions. The play on the offensive side...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
December 6, 2025
By the MVI A dominant 20-point third quarter helped Charleroi pull away for a 43-15 win over Derry Friday night. Eden Smith and Ava Henderson each scored 15 points for the Cougars, who improved to 2-1...
Bears dominate their way to state title
High school, Sports
By By DAVID BOHR For MVI Sports 
December 5, 2025
Clairton manhandled defending champion Bishop Guilfoyle for a 35-3 win. Things were already looking good for Clairton when the PIAA Class A football championship reached halftime Friday afternoon. The...
Eagles’ Genes hits milestone, West Mifflin gets win
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 5, 2025
When the Serra Catholic girls basketball team jumped out to a 20-11 lead against West Mifflin after the first quarter, it looked like it might run away with a win to open the year. However, the Titans...
Burrell runs away from Cal
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 5, 2025
The California girls’ basketball team was making shots and getting stops in the first quarter of its season opener Thursday against Burrell. But the game quickly turned in the second, as the Buccaneer...
Jaguars roar to 3-0 start; EF swimmers sweep Wildcats
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 5, 2025
Thomas Jefferson remained unbeaten with a decisive 73–42 nonsection win over Uniontown Thursday night. The Jaguars (3–0) controlled the game from the outset, building a 22–10 lead in the first quarter...
Bears, Crusaders ready for championship showdown
High school, Sports
PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP BREAKDOWN
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
December 4, 2025
Forget what the calendar says, if you need to know what season we are in, just look out a window. While the mercury screams winter, it is still officially autumn, which for high school sports fans end...
Shot clock officially coming to PIAA beginning in 2028
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
December 4, 2025
The long-standing debate about whether Pennsylvania high school basketball needs a shot clock is no longer up for discussion. Now, it’s just a matter of time. The PIAA board on Wednesday voted to offi...
Leps keep it light while focusing on season goals
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 4, 2025
The Belle Vernon swim team opens the season today at home against Thomas Jefferson. Belle Vernon Area enters the new swimming season looking to continue its steady climb in Class 3A, with longtime hea...
Warriors nipped by Aquinas Academy
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 4, 2025
Elizabeth Forward came up just short in its season opener Wednesday, falling 59–57 to Aquinas Academy in a tightly contested nonsection matchup. The Warriors (0–1) led 19–13 after the first quarter an...
Gladiators hold off McKeesport in rivalry game
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 3, 2025
Drew Cook (28) and Smaj Reason (23) combined for 51 points for South Allegheny. In front of a raucous crowd at South Allegheny Tuesday night, the Gladiators and their neighbor Tigers of McKeesport tre...
Plenty of Ringgold hoop memories
High school, Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART MVI Sports 
December 3, 2025
The Ringgold boys basketball program has produced its share of highlights, disappointments, and memorable records over the years. In 2019-20, the Rams set a program standard for shooting accuracy, hit...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 3, 2025
Elizabeth Forward used a big fourth quarter to rally past Bethel Park, earning a 72–68 nonsection victory Tuesday day night after trailing by 13 with just over three minutes remaining. The Warriors (1...
TJ girls control second half, top Char Valley
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 2, 2025
Maggie Spell and Riley McCabe paced the Jaguars’ offense in the 65-47 victory. After a slower start than coach Matt Gould wanted, he was satisfied with the second-half performance as his Thomas Jeffer...
Expectation of excellence drives Clairton football
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 2, 2025
OK, check this out. I would never be naïve enough to say that it doesn’t take talent to win championships in high school athletics. Especially on the state level. And you don’t get there without good,...
Defending PIAA champion Brown leads BVA wrestlers
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 2, 2025
Colby Hibner and Gracin Guglielmo both qualified for the WPIAL competition last season. Bob Bove is pleased that his Belle Vernon Area wrestling team will enter the season with a roster of 22 grappler...
Jaguars improve to 2-0 with rout of Gladiators
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
MVI SHOOTOUT CLASSIC
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 1, 2025
Nick Trklja poured in 32 points to lead all scorers. In last year’s MVI Shootout Classic, the Thomas Jefferson boys’ basketball team was minutes away from a 2-0 start before a fourth-quarter collapse ...