Bearcats stun Bulldogs in 2nd half
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 30, 2026
It’s no secret that the defending Class 1A champion Bentworth girls soccer team has a lot of pride, tradition and moxie. Despite facing a 2-0 deficit with 28 minutes left in regulation, the Bearcats n...
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PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 30, 2026
Hampton ended Belle Vernon’s playoff run with a straight-set victory, 25-12, 25-18, 25-10, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals. The Leopards (12-7) were led by Abby Nickolls, who finished with 14 assi...
MVI Player of the Week
High school, Sports
October 30, 2026
MVI PLAYER OF THE WEEK For the second week in a row, BVA’s Chace Petrosky finished with five touchdowns.
High school, Sports
October 30, 2026
Brownsville (0-9, 0-5) at Charleroi (3-6, 0-5) 7 p.m. Charleroi closes the regular season with a chance to finish on a positive note when Brownsville visits Friday. The Cougars are coming off a 43-8 n...
Leps, Warriors for all the marbles
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 30, 2026
GAME OF THE WEEK: BELLE VERNON AT ELIZABETH FORWARD It’s a game both coaches admitted they have been anticipating ever since their teams were reunited in Class 3A. Belle Vernon Area vs. Elizabeth Forw...
High school, Sports
October 30, 2026
California (7-2, 6-0) at Beth-Center (9-0, 6-0) 7 p.m. The Tri-County South title is on the line when California visits unbeaten Beth-Center. The Trojans stayed perfect in conference play with a 24-18...
High school, Sports
October 30, 2026
Shaler (4-5, 3-0) at McKeesport (6-3, 3-0) 7 p.m. The Greater Allegheny Conference title will be settled Friday when unbeaten-in-league-play Shaler visits McKeesport. Both teams have already clinched ...
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October 30, 2026
South Allegheny (4-5, 3-2) at Steel Valley (6-3, 4-1) 7 p.m. South Allegheny closes the regular season with its playoff hopes still alive when it visits Steel Valley. The Gladiators have dropped two s...
High school, Sports
October 30, 2026
South Fayette (8-1, 4-0) at Ringgold (5-4, 3-1) 7 p.m. Ringgold closes the regular season with a difficult test against Class 4A No. 1 South Fayette. The Rams are coming off a 27-20 loss to Chartiers ...
No. 1 Bearcats rally from deficit to extend title defense
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By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com 
October 29, 2026
Bentworth boys soccer has been the premier power in WPIAL Class 1A for the last four years. The Bearcats entered the 2026 playoffs as the defending WPIAL and PIAA champions. They’ve lost just five of ...
’Dores dig deep to reach semis
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 29, 2026
After dropping the first set, Frazier takes the next three sets to reach the WPIAL semifinals for the fifth straight season. The Frazier volleyball team is an experienced squad with plenty of playoff ...
Titans fall to Ambridge in first home playoff game
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By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com 
October 28, 2026
West Mifflin girls volleyball entered Thursday’s Class 4A firstround matchup with Ambridge seeking their first postseason win ever. On top of that, it was the Titans’ first-ever home playoff match and...
Plum breaks loose in second half to beat Leps
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By By JOSH RIZZO For MVI Sports 
October 27, 2026
The Plum girls soccer program has made a habit of deep runs through the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs over the past decade. That gave Mustangs coach Jamie Stewart confidence that a scoreless first 40 minute...
Ambridge upsets No. 4 EF
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By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com 
October 27, 2026
By Brennan Valladares bvalladares@yourmvi.com The Bridgers’ Aaron Scheib scored all four goals in a 4-3 overtime win. After sacrificing a 3-2 lead late in Monday’s WPIAL Class 2A first-round match aga...
Warriors knock out Latrobe
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 27, 2026
Elizabeth Forward has come a long way from a season-opening loss to Latrobe. “We’re completely different now,” Warriors coach Sotiri Tsourekis said. “We took on four big giants early in the season to ...
Wash High no match for No. 3 Commodores
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 27, 2026
A dominant performance from the service line led Frazier to the win. The Frazier volleyball team opened their WPIAL championship chase in impressive fashion Monday, cruising past No. 14 Washington wit...
Dillon scores four as Bearcats roll in playoff opener
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 27, 2026
Bentworth looked every bit like a veteran playoff team Monday night. Brielle Dillon scored four goals and the fifth-seeded Bearcats took control early on their way to a 5-0 win over No. 12 Aquinas Aca...
Bad call could cost Rams
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 26, 2026
I’ve been writing sports for close to 50 years. Lord, I’m old. But anyway, one thing I rarely did in my career was criticize game officials, even when I thought they deserved it. The most critical ter...
Local teams go winless in opening round of playoffs
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 26, 2026
Mike Darnay / MVI Sports Ringgold’s season came to an end with a 2-1 loss to Central Valley in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs. Izaiah Wilson gave the Rams (7-3-5) a 1-0 l...
North Catholic upsets Yough in OT
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 26, 2026
Having not played an overtime game all season, North Catholic wasn’t sure what to expect after 80 minutes were complete in Saturday afternoon’s playoff opener. The PIAA eliminated overtime in the regu...