Charleroi drops another game to Carmichaels
High school, Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 16, 2025
Charleroi kept it closer than Monday’s 12-1 loss against Carmichaels in Fayette County League play, but still fell to the Copperheads in a 5-2 result. The home Magicians (87) were led by Tyler Sankovi...
GREBB LEAGUE BASKETBALL
High school, Sports
July 15, 2025
California High School’s Hayley Gibson shoots a layup during Budd Grebb Basketball League action Monday at Mechanic Street Park. Her squad, Mariscotti Insurance, fell to Dax Thomas State Farm by a sco...
Carmichaels continues hot streak with 12-1 win
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 15, 2025
Charleroi was held to just one hit in the five-inning contest. Carmichaels has been one of the teams to beat as the Fayette County Baseball League’s regular season inches towards a close, and it only ...
High school, Sports
DAILY NEWS LEAGUE ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 15, 2025
Bulldogs 10, Base Invaders 0 (5) The Bulldogs tallied seven runs in the second inning to clinch a 10-0 victory after five innings on Monday. Cole Matusik was charged with the loss on the mound for Bas...
Daily News League playoff picture clearing up
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 14, 2025
Rain washed out an important doubleheader Sunday between Quinn Construction and the Plum Pterodactyls. As often happens in Western Pennsylvania, the rain showed up Sunday and affected some of the Dail...
AVA wraps up title with 2 doubleheader sweeps
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BASEBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 14, 2025
Allegheny Vision Associates swept a doubleheader against Aul Bat Company on Saturday and won two more against Upper St. Clair on Sunday to capture the Daily News League regular season championship for...
Crovak craved the pressure for Elizabeth Forward
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 11, 2025
Everyone played a part for the Elizabeth Forward baseball team this past season as it reached its first WPIAL championship game since 2011. An experienced squad, it featured great pitching, strong def...
Travalena made immediate impact for Frazier
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 11, 2025
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX BREAKTHROUGH PLAYERS OF THE YEAR The freshman hit 5 HRs and led the Commodores with a .492 batting average this spring. In the 2024 season, the Frazier softball team continued it...
High school, Sports
LOCAL BASEBALL
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 11, 2025
In a game dominated by pitching, Allegheny Vision leaned on a stellar outing from Derrick Shields and a balanced offensive attack to clip Quinn Construction, 3–2, in a matchup between the Daily News L...
STEEL CITY SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
July 11, 2025
MARIE SLAGUS HOWARD HANNA VS. TRAILSIDE –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
Champ led by example, caring for his Warriors
High school, Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX COACHES OF THE YEAR
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 10, 2025
This year’s Mon Valley Independent Sports-BeeGraphix Baseball Coach of the Year has been in the game a long time. This season, though, may have been one of his finest. Frank Champ led the Elizabeth Fo...
NFHS bringing double first-base bags to baseball
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
July 10, 2025
No, you’re not seeing double. High school baseball will have two first-base bags starting in 2027, a change already in use by colleges as a way to avoid injury-causing collisions. The National Federat...
Consistency, aggressiveness key for Rutherford
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 10, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward softball team has long been among the best in the WPIAL under the watch of coach Harry Rutherford, so it was no surprise that Rutherford was once again voted the MVI Sports Softb...
Eight Valley players named to All-State softball teams
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 10, 2025
A number of local softball players found themselves receiving All-State recognition this week. The PA High School Softball Coaches Association announced their All-State teams Tuesday, officially cappi...
High school, Sports
DAILY NEWS LEAGUE RECAPS
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 10, 2025
Christian Hoffman’s complete-game effort lifted Netto’s Snack Shack to a 3-1 victory over the Port Vue River Cats in a Daily News League. Hoffman was in command from the start, tossing all seven innin...
STEEL CITY SNAPSHOTS
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BEEGRAPHIX VS. TRAILSIDE –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
July 10, 2025
Aul Bat Co. keeps winning streak going
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
July 9, 2025
It took eight innings to decide a winner between Aul Bat Company and Base Invaders during Daily News League baseball action Tuesday evening, but TJ Dailey proved to be the difference with a walkoff gr...
Charleroi misses out on Regionals with 7-0 loss
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 9, 2025
Noah Lion delivered a masterful performance on the mound Tuesday, shutting down Charleroi Post 22 as Uniontown rolled to a 7-0 victory and punched its ticket to the Regional Tournament hosted by Belle...
Magicians back on track
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
July 9, 2025
BASEBALL ROUNDUP The Magicians snapped a mini twogame losing skid behind great pitching from Colton Brightwell, topping host Mill Run, 3-1, Tuesday. Brightwell tossed a complete game, allowing just th...