The former all-section pitcher was sidelined all of last season due to a medical issue. There’s a sense of excitement around the Yough softball program, and it started with one text message. It came w...

There’s been something about the Moon basketball team and third-quarter success during the first two rounds of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs this year. One game after the Tigers used a run in the third q...

Belle Vernon (23-4) and Blackhawk (23-1) will meet at North Allegheny tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Belle Vernon girls basketball team looks to keep their PIAA run going tonight at North Allegheny High Sch...

Things were quite different for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2018. Mike Sullivan was the coach. Jim Rutherford was the general manager. Matt Murray was the goaltender. Ben Kindel was 11 years old. And t...

Two years ago the movement started to rename Charleroi’s basketball for Cougars’ legend. A movement is underway to name Charleroi High School’s basketball court after legendary Cougar athlete Jim “Mou...

There are only 16 teams remaining in the PIAA Class 5A basketball bracket, and one of Thomas Jefferson or Moon will be sent home for good tonight when the two sides converge at Peters Township at 7:30...

Blackhawk is up next after Saturday’s win over Clearfield. For the first time in 28 seasons, the Belle Vernon girls basketball team is moving on in the PIAA playoffs. The Leopards (23-4) put on a rebo...

Four Warriors fouled out in the 54-46 road loss. Slippery Rock closed Saturdays game with a strong fourth quarter to defeat Elizabeth Forward, 54-46, in a PIAA Class 4A first-round girls matchup. Slip...

Manheim Central used a methodical approach to claim a 43-41 victory. Saturday’s PIAA Class 5A contest between Thomas Jefferson and Manheim Central had the feel of a classic March Madness upset. The vi...

Brayden Graham (19) and Tyler Sapida (16) combined for 35 points to lead Serra Catholic into the second round. Serra Catholic knew it would have to contain Bishop Carroll’s leading scorer, Jace Casses...

HERSHEY – Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown has hardly broken a sweat in his two matches at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships. He had a pin in 34 seconds Thursday and a 44-second technical fall Frid...

Both the Ringgold and Monessen boys saw their basketball seasons come to an end Friday with first-round losses in the PIAA tournament. West York rallied past the Rams in Class 5A, while the Greyhounds...

On Fridays during Lent, it’s a tradition for many to find their way to a local fish fry. On the first Friday in March, however, the most popular fry in Jefferson Borough was 6-foot-4 junior Justin Fry...

Ringgold scored three goals in the second period and held on for a 5-4 win over Knoch. In a back-and-forth playoff battle Thursday night, the difference between the Ringgold and Knoch hockey teams was...

Belle Vernon (22-4) will face the Bisons (18-6) Saturday at 1 p.m. to open the state playoffs. The Belle Vernon girls basketball team begins the PIAA state playoffs Saturday, traveling over two hours ...

Scott Stephenson can be excused for having an extra bit of a jump in his steps these days. As coach of the Ringgold boys basketball team, he has overseen a team that has rejuvenated an entire communit...

When Monessen and Elk County Catholic meet Friday in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A playoffs, the game may not require many points to decide a winner. In fact, whichever team reaches 25 points f...

The state playoffs begin Friday and Saturday with first-round games around the region. While spring sports officially kick off today around the WPIAL, there are still a few basketball teams that are g...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will welcome a decorated and diverse Class of 2026 this summer, highlighted by the legacies o...

The Warriors finished 4-4 overall and 4-3 in section action in their first full season. The first full season of the Elizabeth Forward girls wrestling program proved to be a strong debut, as the Warri...