The Leopards couldn’t shut down QB Jonah Williamson in the 34-21 loss. For the first time in 17 seasons, the Belle Vernon football team will not be a participant in the WPIAL playoffs. The Leopards go...

Thomas Jefferson’s Ty Hartman was one of the leaders of the school golf team this season, and earlier this week, he found himself among the leaders at the PIAA Class 3A golf championship at Penn State...

The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls cross-country teams enjoyed a great day at the WPIAL XC championships Thursday at White Oak Park. The Leopard girls finished fifth overall in Class 2A, and the boy...

By the Mon Valley Independent The WPIAL announced sites for Saturday’s Class 1A volleyball quarterfinals. No. 1 Frazier (12-3) will host No. 9 Carmichaels (9-10) at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse for a noon st...

Ten years after high school football expanded to six classifications, the WPIAL might consider going back to four. That idea is among a handful of proposals submitted to the WPIAL office, varying plan...

Trinity (5-4, 4-0) at Belle Vernon (3-5, 2-2) 7 p.m. Leps: Belle Vernon has two straight wins in conference play after opening things up with an 0-4 record that included heartbreaking losses to Thomas...

California (8-1, 6-0) at Riverview (8-1, 5-1) 7 p.m. Cal: Once again, Cal and J-M are among the best teams in the Tri-County South Conference, and tonight’s matchup will finish up the regular season f...

Cornell (5-4, 2-3) at Monessen (5-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Raiders: Cornell’s Khylil Johnson is a threat every time he touches the football, sitting at 1,122 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns. He’s 15th in ...

Mt. Pleasant (5-4, 2-2) at Eliz. Forward (8-0, 4-1) 7 p.m. Vikings: Mt. Pleasant has scored the second-most points and allowed the third-least points in Interstate Conference play this season. Unfortu...

Knoch (0-9, 0-4) at McKeesport (6-3, 4-0) 7 p.m. Knoch: The Knights are hoping for their first and only win of the season tonight, but it’s unlikely to come at McKeesport. The squad came close to posi...

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,...

Three Beth-Center players weren’t enough to keep Cal’s Malachi Peak (7) out of the end zone. Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports

Elizabeth Forward QB had 353 total yards to help end Southmoreland’s unbeaten streak. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...