Younger players will have to step up amid significant graduation losses. After finishing last season with an 18-10 overall record and a third-place finish in Section 3-2A, the Serra Catholic boys bask...

Kendy Niedermeyer and Abby Genes will have to serve as the leaders for a very young team. After a WPIAL runner-up finish in Class 2A last season, the Serra Catholic girls basketball team will have a n...

The Gladiators are primed for another PIAA tournament trip. With three returning starters and plenty of size, the South Allegheny Gladiators have high hopes after dropping back down to Class 3A after ...

A few new additions have upgraded the roster. Returning to the hardwood after a 6-15 finish last season, the South Allegheny girls basketball team will be looking to show some improvement with another...

TJ is counting on offseason improvement as it prepares for a “brutal” new section. After a brutal end to last season in a thrilling 67-65 WPIAL Class 5A semifinal loss to Moon, the Thomas Jefferson bo...

Maggie Spell and Kaylee DeAngelo were both outstanding players at their former schools. The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team is hoping two star-studded transfers will help take the next step in ...

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He hopes to gain the respect of opponents in a tough new section. The West Mifflin boys basketball team is entering a new chapter under the leadership of first-year head coach Hal Minford, who brings ...

The Titans are led by Savaughn Wimbs, who earned All-District honors last season. The West Mifflin girls basketball team is gearing up for another exciting season led by head coach Loren Jones. Last s...

New coach Bill Sherbondy takes over a team that lost three starters after winning the section last season. Things will look pretty new for Yough this basketball season. For starters, the Cougars will ...

They’ll need to improve quickly to deal with a more challenging schedule they’ll face in 4A. The rebuilding trail for Yough’s girls basketball team is expected to continue in a higher gear this season...

Belle Vernon baseball pitcher Parker Lind (second from left) signed to play his college ball at Division I Kent State. Joining him for his big day was, front from left, BVA baseball coach Tony Watson,...

The officiating crew of the WPIAL Class 2A championship game featured a number of local officials Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. From left are Mackenzie Quinn (New Kensington), Shaun Baker (Belle Verno...

After 45 wins and a WPIAL championship last year, Jake Conroy looks for bigger things in his senior season. A year ago, Ringgold went with a freshman-dominated wrestling lineup and the results were sc...

Friday’s games will start at 3 p.m. with TJ vs. Belle Vernon being moved to a 7:30 p.m. start. By the Mon Valley Independent With the Thomas Jefferson football team playing Friday afternoon, the slate...

The South Allegheny football team waited 38 seasons to host a home playoff game, and it treated the home fans to an emphatic 53-14 victory in what turned out to be one of the team’s best seasons ever....