Annual Kourtney Gavatorta Softball Tournament in 4th year
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 31, 2025
The tournament will be held June 21 at the Washington Township ballfields. The Kourtney Gavatorta Memorial Softball Tournament will be held for the fourth time June 21st at the Washington Township bal...
COMMITMENT CORNER
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May 31, 2025
Belle Vernon Area swimmer Ava Bosetti will continue her athletic career in the pool at Division I St. Francis University. BVA Athletic Department
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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CHARLEROI VS. DEER LAKES JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
May 31, 2025
Skaggs, Eagles fly to title No. 5
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SENIOR PITCHER THROWS NO-HITTER AS SERRA CATHOLIC CLAIMS CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 29, 2025
Serra Catholic will open the PIAA playoffs Monday against District 9 runnerup Clarion. Serra Catholic High School had its graduation ceremony Wednesday night hours after its baseball team appeared in ...
One of the WPIAL’s ‘GOATS’ gets his one for the thumb
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I’M JUST SAYIN’
May 29, 2025
I’m going to show my age here a little bit, but bear with me. I remember growing up in the 80s, wearing a shirt with “Mean” Joe Greene on it. The legendary Steelers player’s characture was throwing a ...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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MONESSEN VS. SEWICKLEY ACADEMY -- JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS
May 29, 2025
A little history between Eagles and Mikes
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 28, 2025
Two of the hotter teams in the WPIAL will collide today in the 1A baseball championship game. Serra Catholic (19-4) and winners of 14 of the last 15 games will take on Carmichaels (15-4) meet 11 a.m. ...
Bentworth gets No. 4 seed; Warriors clinch spot in states
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WPIAL CONSOLATION RECAPS
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 28, 2025
Already in the state tournament, the Bentworth girls softball team still played a WPIAL consolation for seeding purposes and now knows it’s path in the state bracket. The Bearcats (10-11) chose not to...
AMD takes first loss
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STEEL CITY HOOPS
May 28, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent Defending champion AMD Industries suffered its first loss of the young season Tuesday, suffering a 63-49 setback to Marie Slagus Howard Hanna. Baldwin’s Isabella Niles le...
Warriors fall on walk-off homer in 11th
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 28, 2025
Elizabeth Forward left 18 runners on base; Charlie Manzi wins it for Indiana with two-run blast. Under a steady rainfall at the Washington Wild Things’ EQT Park with the WPIAL Class 4A baseball champi...
Baserunning, bad inning doom Leopards
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 28, 2025
BVA was thrown out on the basepaths numerous times in Tuesday’s 7-3 consolation loss. The Belle Vernon Area baseball team’s season has come to an end after the Leopards failed in their quest to reach ...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
May 28, 2025
ELIZABETH FORWARD VS. DERRY –– MIKE DARNAY / MVI SPORTS
Bentworth’s softball roadblock sparks Monessen memories
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 27, 2025
Ayear ago, Bentworth’s softball team was denied a WPIAL title when the Bearcats lost in the 2A championship game to powerhouse Neshannock, 4-1. This season, the Lancers, who have won 47 straight games...
Henson adds PIAA title to medals collection
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 27, 2025
Belle Vernon’s tennis ace dominated the field in cruising to 4 straight wins. Belle Vernon tennis player Max Henson has a saying. “I like medals.” In his first year of high school tennis as a junior, ...
Warriors facing Indiana in WPIAL title game
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 27, 2025
The top seed features one of the best pitchers in the WPIAL. On the back of strong defense, potent pitching and timely hitting, Elizabeth Forward is back in the WPIAL championship game for the fourth ...
Trojans’ Qualk wins state championship
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 24, 2025
Lee Qualk followed up his WPIAL title with a state gold in the long jump Friday. For the second time in the school’s history, California Area can boast of a PIAA champion in track and field. Lee Qualk...
Eagles ‘bump’ their way into WPIAL title game
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 24, 2025
Serra Catholic’s set baserunning play in the bottom of the 6th scored the game-winning run. Looking back on Friday’s WPIAL semifinal with Greensburg Central Catholic, it can be recalled as the game wh...
Lancers’ run of dominance continues
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 24, 2025
Neshannock wins 47th straight game, tags Sydney Gonglik for two homers in 4-1 win. The resurgent Bentworth softball team and ace pitcher Sydney Gonglik kept the lethal Neshannock offense at bay with o...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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May 24, 2025
BELLE VERNON 7, DERRY 0 –– MIKE DARNAY / MVI SPORTS
Tall task awaits Bearcats in WPIAL semifinal
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 23, 2025
Neshannock and Bentworth will face off in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL championship at 7 p.m. at North Allegheny. There is good news and bad news for the Bentworth softball team and its fans. The go...