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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...