Gladiators fall to No. 1 Riverside
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
May 21, 2024
SPORTS South Allegheny will play No. 14 Burrell in next week’s 3A consolation game to determine seeding. The anticipation was through the roof as the stage was set for the Riverside Panthers and the S...
First loss ends Commodores’ season
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
May 20, 2024
Looking rusty following a 12-day layoff, Frazier fell to West Greene, 13-5. Having not played a game since May 8, the fourth-seeded Frazier softball team showed plenty of rust against fifth-seeded Wes...
FAMILIAR TERRITORY
High school, Sports
Serra Catholic reaches WPIAL semifinals for the 9th straight year
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 20, 2024
Serra Catholic’s baseball team will compete in the district semifinals for the ninth straight year after a dominant victory over Laurel Monday evening. The Eagles (16-1), No. 1 in Class 2A, used a str...
Serra ready for next playoff challenge
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 17, 2024
The Eagles will face No. 8 seed Laurel Monday afternoon at North Allegheny High School. No. 8 Laurel’s 7-2 victory Tuesday over No. 9 Charleroi to advance to the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals set up a ...
Gonglik Ks 15 as Bearcats roll into semis
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 16, 2024
Nora Lindley doubled twice and drove in four runs as No. 2 Bentworth topped Shenango. Who said anything about playoff jitters? The young Bentworth softball team continued their strong play this spring...
No. 3 Laurel ends Cougars’ season with shutout
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 16, 2024
A three-run third inning was the catalyst for the Spartans’ 4-0 win over No. 6 Charleroi. Sometimes in the high school softball playoffs, it’s all about the team that can put a crooked number up in an...
No. 1 Avonworth shuts out Cougars in quarterfinal
High school, Sports
By By JERIN STEELE Trib Total Media 
May 16, 2024
Almost every time Avonworth pitcher Alivia Lantzy received the ball from catcher Rylee Gray, she bounced it three or four times before returning to the circle. It’s a routine she only does on turf, an...
Valley athletes earn WPIAL medals, trip to PIAA meet
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 16, 2024
A number of local athletes are bringing home medals from the WPIAL Track & Field Championships. The usually one-day event was suspended Wednesday after being delayed twice by rain. In Class 3A, four b...
PIAA one step closer to adding girls flag football
High school, Sports
By By BILL HARTLEP Trib Total Media 
May 16, 2024
High school girls flag football took an important step toward becoming an official PIAA-sponsored sport Wednesday. The PIAA board of directors unanimously approved on a first reading to sanction girls...
Big inning pushes OLSH past No. 4 Eagles
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 16, 2024
Cassidy Trahan had two hits and Kelly Morrissey hit a two-run homer for Serra Catholic in the loss. In a battle of softball programs looking to reach their third consecutive WPIAL semifinal and their ...
No. 1 Leopards upset by Blackhawk
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 15, 2024
Heading into the 7th leading by a run, the Cougars scored four insurance runs. They say that records get thrown out the window when it comes to postseason baseball, and that was the case on Wednesday ...
Warriors ousted by North Catholic … again
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 15, 2024
It was the third time in four seasons Elizabeth Forward met the Trojans in the WPIAL’s first round. For the third time in four seasons, the Elizabeth Forward baseball team faced off with North Catholi...
Warriors eliminate familiar foe
High school, Sports
PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 15, 2024
There isn’t a lack of familiarity when it comes to the Elizabeth Forward and West Mifflin softball teams. The two teams play annually, including the Warriors’ 5-0 win over the Titans on April 27. Less...
Slow start no problem for TJ
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 15, 2024
After a slow start that saw them go down two runs against Ringgold, Thomas Jefferson outscored their Mon Valley counterparts by 10 runs the rest of the way to capture an 11-3 victory in the first roun...
Eagles top Bulldogs to advance
High school
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 15, 2024
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With six starters never playing in a playoff game, Serra Catholic head coach Denny Willaman isn’t surprised how Tuesday’s WPIAL first-round game against Beth-Cente...
Yough survives to beat McGuffey
High school
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 15, 2024
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com When McGuffey started the bottom of the seventh with two singles during Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 3A first round matchup against Yough, the Cougars (9-4) needed to make a ...
Celaschi no-hits GCC as Cougars roll
High school
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 15, 2024
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com When it comes to the postseason, it’s typically a recipe for success when you’re able to play a clean game. Not only did No. 6 Charleroi take advantage of three costly...
Blackhawk gets upset win, ends Leps’ season
High school
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 14, 2024
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com In what was a tumultuous season for the Belle Vernon softball team, it still managed to put together a 13-6 record and grab a No. 6 seed in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs...
Jaguars move on past Lions
High school
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 14, 2024
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson used a three-run fourth inning to take the lead for good to upset No. 7 South Fayette and pull off a 6-4 win in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round conte...
Leopards, Eagles earn No. 1 seeds
High school
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 11, 2024
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The WPIAL officially released its district playoff baseball brackets Friday with the Mon Valley well represented throughout three classifications. In all, seven area t...