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...

Commodores’ pitcher Addison Hiles outdueled Cal (Pa.) recruit Ava Clark, striking out 10 Brownsville batters in key win. The Frazier softball team was firmly in control of its home game against Browns...

Under the lights at John Di-Virgilio Sports Complex, the Belle Vernon Area softball team honored its five seniors and rallied from an early deficit for a 13-4 win over Oakland Catholic on Wednesday in...

Serra Catholic erupted for 14 runs over the second and third innings to roll past Monessen, 14-1, in five innings in Section 3-1A play Wednesday. Monessen (2-7, 2-4) struck first in the opening inning...

WPIAL officials hosted their annual PIAA district committee meeting Wednesday, when District 7 board members and athletic directors were updated on several recent discussion points by PIAA senior dire...

Elizabeth Forward softball standout Julia Resnik is sick and tired of 20-pound vests. The senior RMU commit spent months wearing one during physical therapy as she recovered from an ACL tear last June...

Belle Vernon Area’s Nick Mahalko (seated, center) was joined by his father Mike and mother Alicia to celebrate his signing to continue playing football at Muskingham University. In the back row, from ...

This story ran in Monday’s electronic edition. We’re running it again in print for those without access. After the Ringgold hockey team captured the PIHL D2 championship to conclude its local season, ...

Charleroi broke things open with a five-run fourth inning and rode a complete-game effort from Brock Henderson to a 9-1 win over Keystone Oaks in Section 4-3A play Tuesday. Keystone Oaks (4-6, 2-4) gr...

By the Mon Valley Independent Ringgold earned a 95-51 victory over Uniontown in the boys meet and also defeated Belle Vernon, 89-52. On the girls side, Ringgold beat Uniontown, 86-61, while Belle Vern...

Belle Vernon entered Monday’s showdown with Elizabeth Forward with a clear plan: force ace JB Crovak into long at-bats, drive up his pitch count and get into the Warriors’ bullpen. The Leopards execut...