No. 1 Serra Catholic takes on No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic today at 4 p.m. at Gateway. For the last 11 years, Serra Catholic’s baseball team has appeared in the WPIAL semifinals. Season after sea...

The Quips were WPIAL runner-up and a state semifinalist this past season. Aliquippa boys basketball coach Nick Lackovich was holding an open gym Wednesday, unaware that the school board gathered nearb...

THOMAS JEFFERSON VS. ARMSTRONG –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS

AMD races past Monessen Florist with strong first half; Marie Slagus Howard Hanna tops Trailside in nightcap. The second night of the young Steel City Summer Basketball League season was kicked off wi...

It’s not like the Belle Vernon Area School Board hasn’t made good hires in the past. But I will say that I commend it on making the right choice whne it comes to the boys basketball job. I know who th...

RINGGOLD VS. BLACKHAWK –– JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS

The Leps will face No. 7 Central Valley in the WPIAL consolation game next week. Belle Vernon’s quest for a WPIAL championship came to an end Tuesday night under the lights at Gateway Sports Complex w...

Joe Salvino’s longtime assistant will look to continue tradition of what was built with the Leps. Belle Vernon Area athletic director Matt Humbert didn’t have to look too far to find the next leader o...

EF hurler JB Crovak allowed only four hits and struck out 12 as the Warriors beat Central Valley, 4-1, in a semifinal game at Gateway. All year long, the Elizabeth Forward baseball team has relied on ...

Owen Dumbroski got the win and Matt McNeal and Chris Johnson each had three hits in Serra’s 11-1 win. Coming into his team’s quarterfinal matchup against No. 8 Jefferson-Morgan, Serra Catholic head co...

The Warriors must win a consolation game against No. 6 Beaver to clinch a spot in the PIAA playoffs. Elizabeth Forward softball’s quest for a second straight WPIAL Class 4A championship ended abruptly...

THOMAS JEFFERSON VS. UPPER ST. CLAIR –– JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS

Ringgold’s Cinderella run in the WPIAL playoffs came to an end Monday to an old foe. Elizabeth Forward, playing a meaningful game for the first time for the first time in 10 days, and starting pitcher...

Parker Lind was dominant on the mound and catcher Jaden Johnson drove in a pair of runs with a single to lead the Leps. Deep into the WPIAL playoffs, coaches will tell you that strong pitching and def...

West Mifflin appeared to win its quarterfinal after a walk-off balk, but umpires gathered and overturned the call. After 11 innings of play spanning more than four hours and a bizarre and controversia...

The Serra Catholic softball team faced a lot of adversity this spring. It’s a team comprised of no seniors and have a first-year coach in Julie Opferman. After starting the season with four straight l...

The top two picks in the Steel City Summer Basketball League draft squared off in the opening game of the season, and it was No. 2 overall pick Bella Dumbroski and Cedarbrook coming out on top of Mone...

They’ll square off in today’s WPIAL quarterfinals after splitting their regular season matchups. Over the course of the baseball season, Section 2-4A has been one of the strongest in its classificatio...

Charleroi’s Braedin Lunger was second behind Cal’s Lee Qualk in the long jump at the WPIAL championships. Many Mon Valley track and field athletes participated in Wednesday’s WPIAL championships at Sl...

As the playoffs heat up for both baseball and softball, it’s not surprising that this week’s choices for Mon Valley Independent Athletes of the Week are participating in the WPIAL playoffs. This week’...