Expectations keep rising in Pohodich’s third season
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 13, 2025
South Allegheny has two “shutdown pitchers” returning after winning the section in 2024. When South Allegheny baseball coach Gib Pohodich was hired, he laid out the results that he expected from his p...
Connellsville at Frazier
First Pitch, High school, Sports
PRESEASON SNAPSHOTS
Photos by Jake Layhue / MVI Sports
March 13, 2025
TJ motivated by memory of WPIAL semifinal loss
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
The Jaguars are still loaded with talent as they aim for another long playoff run. Coming off a strong 19-5 season, the Thomas Jefferson baseball team is preparing for a new challenge as it moves up t...
Jaguars enter season with target on their backs
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
As defending PIAA champs, they know they’re an important game for every team they face. The Thomas Jefferson softball team is preparing for the new season, aiming to build on last year’s historic stat...
Titans taking tradition of success to new section
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
Coach Jeff Kuzma has to replace his pitching ace and top two hitters from last season. The West Mifflin baseball team enters the 2024 season with high expectations, looking to extend its streak of fou...
Plenty of talent returns for West Mifflin softball
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
Rylie Dobnak was the Titans’ top hitter and pitcher last season. Coming off an 11-9 season and a third-place finish in section play, the West Mifflin softball team enters 2025 with high hopes and plen...
COACHES KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THINGS!
First Pitch, High school, Sports
March 13, 2025
Photos by Jeff Helsel & Mike Darnay
Cougars ready to rebound after down season in 2024
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 13, 2025
Coach Dan Palm want his team to challenge for the section title. It was a transition year last spring for the Yough baseball team, as the Cougars had a lineup full of underclassmen. After losing only ...
Harvey confident despite two serious injury losses
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 13, 2025
Star shortstop Adoria Waldier and pitching ace Kylee Fisher will both miss the season. With the news Yough head coach Dutch Harvey got prior to the season, one would think he wouldn’t be smiling as mu...
VALLEY PITCHERS READY TO BRING THE HEAT
First Pitch, High school, Sports
Belle Vernon Area • Bentworth • California • Charleroi • Clairton • Elizabeth Forward • Frazier • McKeesport
Monessen • Ringgold • Serra Catholic • South Allegheny • Thomas Jefferson • West Mifflin • Yough
March 13, 2025
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 10, 2025
By now, sports fans throughout the tristate area are aware of the wild melee that broke out during Friday night’s Uniontown-Meadville PIAA playoff game. With just over three minutes to play and Meadvi...
Catching up; talking Salvino & DiCenzo
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
March 6, 2025
After a few days off I still find myself struggling to get back into the swing of things. It’s First Pitch time, we have new basketball champions and we’re about 8 days away from the start of baseball...
Kukrak was by Salvino’s side for six WPIAL titles
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports, AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press 
March 3, 2025
John Kukrak remembers that day in 1995 perfectly. He was in his driveway washing his vehicle when his neighbor and friend, Nick Mahalko, pulled up. Mahalko had been the scorekeeper for Monessen’s boys...
Slow start dooms Warriors in semifinal loss
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 25, 2025
Elizabeth Forward will face No.3 North Catholic Wednesday in a consolation game. It was always going to be difficult for the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team to knock off Blackhawk in the WPIAL...
Bears dominate No. 2 Gators
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
February 25, 2025
No. 3 Clairton will face No. 1 Union Friday at 3 p.m. in the WPIAL 1A championship game. No. 3 Clairton punched its ticket to the WPIAL Class 1A championship in dominant fashion, rolling past second- ...
Will Salvino be forced to return to Leopards’ bench?
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
February 25, 2025
a little food for thought to help Here’s start your week: • Over the many years of his legendary coaching career, Joe Salvino and I had this little moment we used to enjoy. Often times, when I was int...
High school, Sports
February 25, 2025
Eagles, Warriors see seasons end The Serra Catholic girls saw thier season come to an end with a loss to visiting Bishop Canevin in a WPIAL Class 1A consolation game. Bella Dumbroski did score a game-...
Season not over for some WPIAL boys teams
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
February 25, 2025
The Path to the Pete is heating up with eight more boys basketball semifinals games in Class 6A, 5A, 3A and 2A on Monday and Tuesday before the six WPIAL championship games are set for later this week...
Girls teams still have plenty to play for in consolations
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
February 25, 2025
The Path to the Pete is heating up with eight more girls basketball semifinals games in Class 6A, 4A, 2A and A on Monday and Tuesday before the six WPIAL championship games are set for later this week...
PLAYOFF SNAPSHOTS
High school, Sports
The WPIAL playoffs return to Ringgold
February 25, 2025
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