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...

SA couldn’t control Qa’lil Goode, who had 30 points for the Quips. The South Allegheny community watching Saturday’s WPIAL Class 3A title game rematch against Aliquippa was hoping for a similar script...

Luca Federico led the Colts with 31 points. The Thomas Jefferson boys basketball squad had a sluggish first half Saturday night, but built up some hope with a strong third quarter in the WPIAL Class 5...

Three other area grapplers claimed championships over the weekend. Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown captured his third regional title and Thomas Jefferson’s Zach Rehak, Bentworth’s Drake McClure and Frazie...

After losing freshman Lexi Pearce to injury, her teammates willed their way to the 1A title. It was an emotional night at Petersen Events Center, and Serra Catholic needed every ounce of composure it ...

For much of the winter, Thomas Jefferson has worn the label of heavy favorite. That wasn’t the case Friday night at Petersen Events Center. Facing top-seeded South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 5A champi...

For the second straight season, the South Allegheny boys will have Aliquippa standing in their way if they want to win a Class 3A basketball championship. After winning last season, the Gladiators (16...

The Knoch boys basketball team winning on the big stage for the first time in school history Thursday night at Petersen Events Center isn’t the celebration of a Cinderella, out-of-nowhere championship...