High school, Sports
November 13, 2024
at South Allegheny High School Friday, Nov. 29 12 p.m. - Charleroi vs. Ringgold 1:30 p.m. - Brownsville vs. Serra Catholic 3 p.m. - T. Jefferson vs. Belle Vernon 4:30 p.m. - S. Allegheny vs. Eliz. For...
Consistency key as Commodores get rematch with GCC
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 12, 2024
Frazier will face the Centurions for the fourth time this season when they meet in state semi. So how do you game plan for a team you’re about to play for the fourth time in a season? You don’t really...
Bearcats look to advance to uncharted territory
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 12, 2024
After losing in last year’s state semifinal, WPIAL champion Bentworth is looking for its chance to play for state gold. The Bentworth boys soccer team has been making program history in recent times, ...
’Dores pound Clarion to set up showdown
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 11, 2024
Frazier moves on to state semifinals for the first time in program history, will face rival Greensburg CC. After a performance that coach Mandy Hartman said was “probably the worst of the season” in t...
Bearcats returning to state semifinals
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 11, 2024
Ryan Moessner’s 1st half goal was enough to lead Bentworth past D-10 champion Mercyhurst Prep. The Bentworth Bearcats traveled a long way to face Mercyhurst Prep in their PIAA quarterfinal game Saturd...
What we learned from Friday night’s action
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By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
November 11, 2024
It took a big win by another elite program to snap Aliquippa’s amazing WPIAL championship streak. Aliquippa had reached the WPIAL finals 16 years in a row, but that incredible run ended Friday night w...
EF advances on Holdren’s game-winning kick
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 9, 2024
The sophomore capped off a wild game by drilling a 25-yard field goal as time expired. After a shootout in the first half between No. 3 Elizabeth Forward and No. 11 North Catholic, why not have the ga...
Tigers race past Mars to reach WPIAL finals
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 9, 2024
Kemon Spell rushed for 280 yards and three TDs to cap a remarkable turnaround after a 1-4 start. Halfway through the football season, McKeesport sat at 1-4 after two brutal overtime losses, including ...
TJ ends Quips’ 16-year WPIAL finals streak
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By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
November 9, 2024
The Jaguars jumped to a 28-0 lead in taking down Aliquippa. The streak is over. Sixteen years in a row, Aliquippa had remarkably reached the WPIAL finals, often by exploiting any mistake an opponent m...
Bears dominant in 54-0 win over Cal
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
November 9, 2024
The Trojans couldn’t generate any offense or slow down Clairton’s relentless attack. Clairton showcased its dominance Friday, shutting out California to easily roll into the WPIAL semifinals. Clairton...
Dusi reaches state tennis finals
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 9, 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,...
High school, Sports
November 9, 2024
Class 2A Quarterfinal Ellwood City 13, South Allegheny 12 No. 6 South Allegheny came up just short in its Class 2A quarterfinal matchup as a missed extra point came back to haunt them. The Gladiators ...
Unbeaten Ellwood City next for South Allegheny
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
November 8, 2024
The South Allegheny football team picked up its first playoff win since 1986 last week, but it has no intention of stopping there as it prepares for a WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal matchup at Ellwood Ci...
Vulcans set for opener against West Liberty
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 8, 2024
California (Pa.) will go by committee to replace the scoring of All-American Dejah Terrell. While the California (Pa.) women’s basketball team will have to replace All-American Dejah Terrell, the expe...
Warriors host Trojans in WPIAL quarterfinal
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 8, 2024
North Catholic is seeded 11th in the 3A bracket and defeated No. 6 Deer Lakes in the first round. On paper, the Elizabeth Forward football team is excited to be facing the overall No. 11 seed in the W...
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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...
Jaguars, Quips face off in 4A showdown
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By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
November 8, 2024
Go back in time four years to when Thomas Jefferson and Aliquippa met in the 2020 WPIAL finals. It seemed then that a new rivalry was blossoming with the Quips’ arrival in Class 4A. Yet, they haven’t ...
Will Bears’ defense shut down Cal’s Qualk?
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
November 7, 2024
On Friday at Charleroi High School, it will be a classic matchup of the Unstoppable Force vs. the Immoveable Object in the WPIAL Class 1A quarterfinals between a pair of Mon Valley squads, No. 2 Clair...
A big week for Spell, Vipperman
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WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
November 7, 2024
It’s often said, “To the winners go the spoils,” and so it is with McKeesport’s Kemon Spell and Bentworth’s Andrew Vipperman. Spell led McKeesport to an impressive 34-11 4A football playoff win over B...
Commodores rally to stun D10 champion
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
November 6, 2024
An 8-0 run in the deciding fifth set helped the Frazier volleyball team to a 3-2 win over Saegertown. After finding themselves trailing, the Frazier volleyball team dug deep to rally and stun District...