All-Big 6 teams filled with local players
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 21, 2024
Five local players were All-Big 6 First Team performers on offense and defense. Winning a WPIAL championship leads to post-season honors, just ask Thomas Jefferson’s Jaguars. The Jaguars dominated the...
COUGARS’ BARCUS TO UPG
High school, Sports
November 21, 2024
Charleroi soccer’s Landon Barcus (center) signed his national letter of intent to continue his soccer and academic career at the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus. Barcus was joined by his ...
Bears looking to dethrone Sieg and Fort Cherry
High school, Sports
By By KYLE DAWSON Trib Total Media 
November 21, 2024
Saturday’s WPIAL Class A championship features a test for both teams the likes of which they’ve yet to see this season when defending champion and top-seeded Fort Cherry takes on No. 2 Clairton at Acr...
Warriors rule Interstate awards and team
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 20, 2024
The EF football team had 12 first-team honorees and six award winners on the All-Interstate squad. Elizabeth Forward head football coach John DeMarco admits he’s still getting over the sting of last w...
Jaguars back on top of WPIAL
High school, Sports
TJ dominates McKeesport to give Bill Cherpak his 10th WPIAL title
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 20, 2024
Thomas Jefferson’s football team has a tradition of competing with the best in the WPIAL over the tenure of head coach Bill Cherpak. So the four-year period from 2020’s district championship to Saturd...
Cherpak moving on to Game 379
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 19, 2024
Mike Darnay / MVI Sportsnt After setting a new record with his 10th WPIAL title, Bill Cherpak is simply preparing for the next game. The Thomas Jefferson football program won its 11th WPIAL championsh...
Jaguars back on top of WPIAL
High school, Sports
TJ dominates McKeesport to give Bill Cherpak his 10th WPIAL title
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 18, 2024
Thomas Jefferson’s football team has a tradition of competing with the best in the WPIAL over the tenure of head coach Bill Cherpak. So the four-year period from 2020’s district championship to Saturd...
Bearcats settle for state runner-up finish
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 16, 2024
Lancaster Mennonite’s Msafiri Amisi scored on a free kick from 20 yards out 10 minutes into extra time. Msafiri Amisi has been the main attraction for Lancaster Mennonite’s boys soccer team this year,...
Warriors’ season ends again in WPIAL semifinal
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 16, 2024
Big plays led Central Valley to a 31-15 win over Elizabeth Forward. Sometime when you get this far in the playoffs where the matchups are tightly contested and the momentum swings are momentous, just ...
Tigers get another shot at TJ in 4A title game
High school, Sports
By ByPAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
November 16, 2024
McKeesport is hoping to get some pay back after the Jaguars’ overtime win earlier this season. It is somewhat surprising that Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport, despite their proximity to one other, hav...
Bears shut out Crusaders to return to Acrisure
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
November 16, 2024
Clairton’s defense pitches another shutout to send the Bears back to championship game. In a season defined by dominance, the Clairton Bears added another chapter to their storied history Friday, shut...
Bentworth seeks PIAA soccer title this afternoon
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 15, 2024
The Bearcats will be without Gaige Davenport as they square off with Lancaster Mennonite. We’ve officially reached the mountaintop of PIAA Class 1A boys soccer as only two schools remain in the runnin...
EF faces Central Valley for spot in WPIAL title game
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 15, 2024
Both teams have been able to rebound after rocky starts. The 2024 versions of the Elizabeth Forward and Central Valley football teams are very similar. Both teams’ mascots are Warriors and they both s...
WPIAL semifinals set for Classes 5A, 3A, 2A, 1A
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL Trib Total Media 
November 15, 2024
The third weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs brings more clarity than confusion. Semifinal Friday consists of eight final four matchups to determine the finalists in Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A next we...
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 14, 2024
Bentworth cleaned up with All-State and All-WPIAL honors to lead a number of local standouts. With the 2024 soccer season winding down, postseason awards are being announced. To no one’s surprise, loc...
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 14, 2024
If the Bears beat the Crusaders, it will be their first WPIAL championship berth in four seasons. Four seasons have passed since Clairton’s football team last made the WPIAL championship, but the Bear...
State championship bound
High school, Sports
Bentworth vs. McConnellsburg
November 14, 2024
Bearcats headed to PIAA championship
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 13, 2024
Billy Moyer’s goal got the scoring started and Ryan Moessner’s PK put it out of reach late in the 2nd half. The Bentworth boys soccer team has spent this season making history. The Bearcats marched to...
Commodores fall in 5-set semifinal thriller
High school, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD Trib Total Media 
November 13, 2024
After Greensburg CC won the first two sets, Frazier rallied to take the next pair before the race to 15. Momentum swung wildly Tuesday during the PIAA Class A volleyball semifinal at Norwin between Gr...
Shootout Classic heading to SA
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 13, 2024
The event tips off Nov. 29 and 30 at noon with a slate of four games each day featuring local teams. The Mon Valley Shootout Classic is back for its fourth year to kick off another thrilling WPIAL bas...