Week 2 is upon us and there’s no shortage of intriguing matchups around the Valley and throughout the WPIAL. First, let’s address the “Bulldog” in the room — Shady Side Academy. Roster of 40 “decimate...

Neither team could find the net despite several opportunities. The Belle Vernon and Ringgold girls soccer teams know it’s a battle every time the two Mon Valley rivals meet, and Wednesday night’s scor...

They won by 29 strokes with a combined 162. By the MVI The Elizabeth Forward girls golfers have high expectations for this season, and they showed why during Wednesday’s match against Hempfield. The W...

The school said its team has too many injuries “to field a competitive roster." Citing “an extraordinary rash of significant injuries," Shady Side Academy has canceled this week's football game agains...

Brielle Dillon & Alexandra Jackson scored for the Bearcats in a 2-0 win. The Bentworth girls’ soccer team used a stout defensive performance and took advantage of a pair of corner kicks in the first h...

The Belle Vernon Area boys’ soccer team got back to its winning ways Tuesday night with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over non-section foe Mount Pleasant at James Weir Stadium. The Leopards (3-2-1) were c...

In a battle of Mon Valley adversaries Tuesday night, Ringgold defended its home court and grabbed a 3-0 win over Elizabeth Forward in Section 3-3A action. The Rams (2-0, 1-0) won sets by scores of 25-...

Bentworth kept its unbeaten run alive with a 4–0 non-section shutout of Elizabeth Forward. The Bearcats controlled play from the start, scoring twice in each half to secure the win. Ryan Moessner had ...

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Belle Vernon Area star cager Tom Parks). In 1969, the rock opera Tommy introduced the world to a “pinball wizard.” Not long after, Belle Verno...

Labor Day weekend was a hotbed for local soccer teams, who participated in a number of tournaments around the region. They all started early Saturday morning with the Bentworth girls playing a pair of...

With as many as six, maybe seven quarterbacks expected to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh next year, there will be tons of eyes on the nation’s top signal callers this sea...

In the second half, the Quips started with a drive that ate up half of the third quarter. Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield made a triumphant return to the sidelines after taking a sabbatical last se...

By the Mon Valley Independent After falling behind by two touchdowns in the first quarter, Thomas Jefferson turned to its workhorse back and never looked back. Senior running back Tyler Eber powered t...

Carson Vanata’s touchdown and 2-point conversion gave Mapletown a 22-21 win. With three seconds left on the clock, Mapletown’s Carson Vanata plunged into the end zone from the 1-yard line. The Maples ...

The Warriors forced three turnovers and held Highlands (1-1) to just 15 yards in the second and third quarters. A year ago, Elizabeth Forward and Highlands combined to score more than 100 points in a ...

Without Kemon Spell, McKeesport was bottled up for less than 40 rushing yards. In preparation for a clash with top Class 5A opponent Peters Township, the McKeesport football team took a major blow Wed...