Ron Bishop Jr. lost his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer Sunday at the age of 50. The South Allegheny baseball program is mourning the loss of assistant coach Ron Bishop Jr. after his death Sunda...

Thomas Jefferson’s longtime, successful boys soccer coach Michael Kulish, affectionately known as “Doc,” died of heart failure Sunday at the age of 79. Michael Kulish III passionately assisted his dad...

Luca Valerio scored on a second-half penalty kick to give the Warriors a 2-1 win over Bentworth. For the second time in the young season, the Elizabeth Forward boys soccer squad faced a 1-0 deficit at...

Frazier erased a 9-1 deficit in the third set to complete a 25-16, 25-17, 25-20 sweep of rival California in the Section 4-2A opener. Allie Monack had 12 kills and 11 assists for Frazier (2-1, 1-0), w...

Thomas Jefferson got the equalizer on an own goal off a corner-kick in the second half. The good news for the Belle Vernon boys soccer team, coming out of the weekend they’re still unbeaten to start t...

Playing against a Quad-A opponent Sunday to close the Paul Sasko Kickoff Classic, Belle Vernon girls soccer coach got exactly what she wanted when she scheduled Pine-Richland. A tough, physical game t...

Saturday was a successful day for the Belle Vernon Area cross country teams at the Marty Uher Vulcans Invitational at California (Pa.). The Leopard girls claimed the Class 1A/2A team championship, hig...

Monessen’s defensive line shut down the Mikes in a 38-0 victory. Monessen does things a little bit differently. After a dominating 38-0 non-conference victory over Carmichaels Friday night that secure...

Belle Vernon’s defense pitched a shutout and the Leopards pulled away in the second half for a 35-0 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The Leopards (1-1) led just 7-0 at halftime before scorin...

His 200-plus rushing yards weren’t enough in a 28-17 loss. Montour found itself in a backand- forth battle with McKeesport on Friday night, but when the game reached its most important moments, the Sp...

He ran for 154 yards and two TDs, and added another score on a pick-6. Coming off a Week 1 loss at Monessen, Charleroi head coach Scott DeUnger was looking for an appropriate response from his team. “...

Nicholas Stasko and Crosby Dague each scored two touchdowns in the 53-7 win. Blame it on the letdown. One week after snapping a 25game losing streak, Valley was steamrolled Friday by visiting Ringgold...

The sophomore running back reached the end zone four times as EF improved to 2-0. Elizabeth Forward rode running back Rocco Thompson to a 34-28 victory over North Catholic in a two-overtime thriller F...

It had to be moved to Cougar Mountain due to a power outage. A power outage at Mt. Pleasant Area High School forced Friday’s game with Yough to be moved to Cougar Mountain. But there was no lack of po...

After a wild Week 1 around the WPIAL, Week 2 arrives with a couple of top games featuring Mon Valley teams. None of our local teams are playing each other, giving us 15 games to look at as I try to im...

Early errors proved costly for the Commodores in a five-set thriller between two of the top teams in 2A. After losing the first two sets to visiting OLSH, a top 3 team in Class 2A, the Frazier volleyb...

Baldwin remained unbeaten by taking control early and holding off Belle Vernon in the final two sets for a 25-9, 25-17, 25-18 sweep. The Leopards (1-1) improved their showing as the match progressed a...

An early-season matchup between two of the top teams in Class 4A is set for tonight at Montour. But could it be a prequel to the WPIAL Class 4A championship game? That may be possible, as the Tigers (...

California’s Brandon Meier accounted for six touchdowns in the Trojans’ win over visiting Mohawk last week. Floyd Kish / MVI Sports

Belle Vernon created chances in bunches in its season opener, but the Leopards had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Seton LaSalle after narrowly missing on several opportunities to find a game-winner....