MVI Shootout Classic: Dungee, Lowe lead Rams over Cougars to open season
High school, Local Sports, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 30, 2024
Szyair Dungee and Demetri Lowe each scored 13 points to lead Ringgold. It was a typical season- opener for the Ringgold and Charleroi boys basketball squads — not pretty with some sloppy play — Friday...
High school, Local Sports, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 30, 2024
The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team has a new Big 3, and they each hit double figures in a season-opening win at the Montour tip-off tournament Friday. Kaylee DeAngelo led the way with a team-h...
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
FRIDAY NIGHT PICKS
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 8, 2024
The pickins’ are getting slimmer as we’re down to the nitty gritty of the WPIAL football season. While there are fewer games involving local teams, the importance of those games grows as we get closer...
Dusi reaches state tennis finals
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 4, 2024
The BVA standout fell to a three-time PIAA champion after a dominant run through the tournament. Belle Vernon Area’s Gabby Dusi has long been a tennis standout in the Mon Valley, and over the weekend,...
GCC sweeps Frazier in WPIAL title match
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 4, 2024
The Commodores will move on to the PIAA tournament, starting Tuesday with Saegertown. Coming into Saturday’s WPIAL Class 1A volleyball championship game, No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic had no lack ...
South Allegheny returns to the playoff party
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
November 4, 2024
5 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM FIRST ROUND OF WPIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS The Gladiators announced their presence with an emphatic 53-14 win over Waynesburg. The last time South Allegheny won a WPIAL playoff ga...
Frazier needs third win over GGC for WPIAL crown
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 2, 2024
The volleyball rivals will square off at 11 a.m. today at AHN Arena in Peters Township. For the third time this season, Frazier and Greensburg Central Catholic will meet on the volleyball court. This ...
SA celebrates first playoff win since 1986
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 2, 2024
The Gladiators took over the game in the second quarter on the way to a 53-14 victory. The South Allegheny faithful waited 38 years for a playoff game on the gridiron, and Friday night the Gladiators ...
McKeesport puts ‘Spell’ on Belle Vernon
High school, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL Trib Total Media 
November 2, 2024
The sophomore running back had 277 yards and two touchdowns in the 34-11 win. McKeesport coach Matt Miller had a lot to smile about Friday night, but he secretly was fretting about his son’s physical ...
Hounds drop shootout to GCC
High school, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
November 2, 2024
Tyvaughn Kershaw had a stellar night rushing and passing in a losing effort. It was quite a show by two of the top juniors in Westmoreland County on Friday during the opening round of the WPIAL Class ...
Gladiators set for Waynesburg’s dual-threat QB
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 31, 2024
South Allegheny will host the Raiders Friday at Gladiators Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Despite coming off a 45-7 loss at Steel Valley last week, the South Allegheny Gladiators have turned the page a...
High school, Sports
October 31, 2024
1-BENTWORTH (18-0) VS. 3-OLSH (15-2) 8 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 general admission Coaches: Nick Malarbi, Bentworth; Nick Romano, OLSH Players to watch: Ryan Moessner, Bentworth; Ow...
Trojans look to rebound at Laurel
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 31, 2024
California is coming off a tough loss at home to Jeff-Morgan last week and will look to get a first-round win. Earlier in the season, the California football team was 1-2 and was facing some doubters ...
Greyhounds, GCC could be a shootout
High school
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
October 31, 2024
Friday’s WPIAL Class 1A playoff game between Monessen and Greensburg Central Catholic could turn out to be the most electrifying in the first round. It could feature two of the top players in Westmore...
BVA’s wild card puts 9 Valley teams in playoffs
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 28, 2024
The Leopards will open postseason play Friday with a rematch against McKeesport. The WPIAL football playoff brackets were released Saturday morning as nine area teams learned their postseason fates. I...
Vulcans claim Coal Bowl in OT
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 28, 2024
They survived a blocked field goal late in regulation to reach the overtime. Unique play calls, random rule explanations and a wild ending. It was just your typical Coal Bowl. The California Universit...
BVA unsure of playoffs after falling to Trinity
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 26, 2024
The Leopards are hoping for a wild card spot when the matchups are released today. With a playoff spot up for grabs, Trinity pulled away from Belle Vernon for a 31-21 victory Friday night to clinch th...
Jeff-Morgan upends Trojans to take TCS
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 26, 2024
California erased a big deficit, but couldn’t score on a two-point conversion that decided the game. The California football team uncharacteristically shot itself in the foot over and over in the firs...
Ringgold ends 42-game conference losing streak
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
October 26, 2024
Five years of frustration ended with a 36-26 victory over Chartiers Valley. For the first time since 2019, Ringgold celebrated a conference win, snapping a 42-game losing streak in such games with a 3...
EF claims Interstate crown by defeating Mt. Pleasant
High school, Sports
By By PAUL S. BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
October 26, 2024
The 56-26 victory ensures the Warriors will host a playoff game next week. Interstate Conference leader Elizabeth Forward seemed on the way to another dominating victory Friday at Mt. Pleasant when an...