Gonglik gets 500th K as Bearcats’ bats come alive
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 24, 2026
Nora Lindley had three hits with a pair of doubles to lead the Bentworth offense. It was business as usual for the Bentworth softball team in a nonsection matchup against visiting McGuffey on Thursday...
Tigers top Vikings; TJ, Serra Catholic clinch sections
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 24, 2026
McKeesport used a pair of big early innings to power past Valley, 10-4. Valley struck first in the top of the first, using a leadoff single to set the table before a two-run home run to left field gav...
Ringgold, Cal boys and girls headed to team track championships
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 24, 2026
The Belle Vernon girls, Clairton boys and Bentworth girls will also participate in the team championships. Six local track and field teams will participate in the WPIAL Track & Field championships nex...
Homer-happy Leps crush Cougars in Valley rivalry
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 23, 2026
Belle Vernon erupted for nine runs in the first inning and never looked back in a 12-2 win over Charleroi in a nonsection game at Vets Field. The Leopards (9-3) wasted no time taking control. After Ch...
Elizabeth Forward clobbers West Mifflin
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 23, 2026
After the Elizabeth Forward offense spent a few innings hitting hard line drives right at the West Mifflin defense in Section 2-4A action Wednesday, they broke through in the fourth and fifth innings ...
Gonglik no-hits Waynesburg
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 23, 2026
You can use plenty of adjectives to describe Bentworth junior pitcher and LSU recruit Sydney Gonglik this spring. Dominant. Relentless. Unhittable. Undeniable. You can add one more to the list — immac...
Mt. Pleasant avoids Frazier’s upset bid
High school, Sports
By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
April 23, 2026
The WPIAL doesn’t begin charging admission for baseball and softball games for a few more weeks. If it had, Wednesday’s nonsection matchup between visiting Frazier and Mt. Pleasant would have been wel...
Trojans need eight innings to get by Frazier
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 22, 2026
California scored the game-winning run on a fielder’s choice in the home half of the 8th. California was one out away from securing another key Section 1-2A win at Malden Yards when Frazier mounted a ...
Titans sweep Mustangs; Rams take step towards playoffs
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
April 22, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Derek Tudek had three hits and drove in two runs, and Justin Dillon struck out five over five innings to lead West Mifflin past Laurel Highlands, 8-3, in a Section 2-4A g...
Jurcevich, Pawlik lead Yough at Section 8-2A championships
High school, Sports
April 22, 2026
The Cougars and Frazier had a number of top finishes at the Section 8-2A championship meet. By the Mon Valley Independent Noah Jurcevich of Yough won both the 1,600 (4:57.82) and 3,200 (11:07.14) to h...
’Dores KO Waynesburg to clinch playoff spot
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 22, 2026
Frazier avenged an earlier loss to the Raiders with a 12-2 mercy-rule win at Commodore Park. After a 1-3 start in section play, the Frazier softball team didn’t resemble a typical Don Hartman squad an...
Eagles pound Jayhawks again
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 21, 2026
Kelly Morrissey allowed two hits and fanned 15 Jayhawks as the Eagles get closer to section title. Two of the top pitchers in Class 1A went head-to-head Monday in Port Vue, as Serra Catholic’s Kelly M...
Bearcats stay unbeaten in Section 4
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 21, 2026
Elizabeth Forward clinched the Section 2-4A championship outright Mondayh with a 13-5 win over Belle Vernon, powered by a big offensive night and three home runs. The Warriors (12-1, 11-0) jumped on t...
Ringgold grad running in Boston Marathon
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 20, 2026
It will be Weston Homa’s first trip to the prestigious event after taking up running five years ago. After finishing college, Ringgold Class of 2015 graduate Weston Homa wanted to take up a hobby that...
Cook, Dumbroski lead Super 6 all-stars
High school, Sports
April 18, 2026
jsellew@yourmvi.com Scott Stephenson - Ringgold Mike Voit - Serra Catholic Vincenzo Francia - Belle Vernon Kaelynn Settles - Eliz. Forward The Mon Valley Independent Sports staff and a pair of local c...
Eagles outlast Spartans in strange game
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 18, 2026
It was one of the more bizarre games of Serra Catholic coach Brian Dzurenda’s long career, but his team did just enough in a 14-13 nonsection win over Brentwood. In a 28-hit game that featured runs in...
Leps’ playoff hopes fading with loss; Cougars roll past Rams
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 18, 2026
Belle Vernon’s playoff hopes took a significant hit Friday, as the Leopards dropped an 11-1 decision to Laurel Highlands in six innings in Section 2-4A play. Laurel Highlands (5-4, 5-4) broke open a c...
Late runs for Cougars lead to rout of Cal
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
April 17, 2026
Jayden Huber and Tyler Burkett each had three hits and two RBIs in Yough’s non-section win. Both Yough and California entered their nonsection clash Thursday with impressive records and consistent pla...
Trojans sweep West Greene; Yough gets split at Lig. Valley
High school, Sports
AROUND THE TRACK
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 17, 2026
California’s boys and girls teams each earned victories over West Greene in a section meet Tuesday that was cut short by lightning, leaving several events unfinished. On the boys side, California used...
Commodores pay back Prexies; Eagles, Warriors fall
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 17, 2026
Frazier’s revenge tour continued Thursday, as the Commodores won another game against an opponent that beat them earlier in the season. The Commodores used timely hitting and a strong finish to pull a...