Local athletes take aim at PIAA Championships
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 23, 2024
The state championship meet begins this morning and runs through tomorrow afternoon. A number of local athletes are in Shippensburg for today’s start of the PIAA Track and Field Championships. Charler...
Jaguars reach Class 5A championship game
High school, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL Trib Total Media 
May 23, 2024
A pair of double-digit softball seeds waited overtime Wednesday night for a chance to meet No. 1 Armstrong in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game next week. After a delayed start of 1 hour and 20 min...
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
May 23, 2024
Aliquippa will remain in Class 4A football next season, a Beaver County judge ruled Thursday. The school district won the first battle in its lawsuit against the PIAA when Common Pleas Judge James Ros...
Warriors return to WPIAL championship
High school, Sports
May 22, 2024
Carlee Soukup and Addy Nigut combined for 5 RBIs as EF scored five runs in its final two at-bats. LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com After a one-year hiatus from the WPIAL championship, Elizabeth Forward k...
Jaguars continue Cinderella run to 5A championship
High school, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL Trib Total Media 
May 22, 2024
The game started nearly 90 minutes after it’s scheduled start time of 7 p.m. but the delay didn’t bother the Jaguars. Editor’s note: Due to the first two games of Wednesday’s tripleheader going extra ...
Gaussa’s walk-off hit sends ’Cats to 1st WPIAL title game
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 21, 2024
Bentworth broke through with two runs on Sofia Gaussa’s single to top Laurel in the semifinals. The Bentworth softball team waited till the very last out to make history in its WPIAL Class 2A semifina...
Nesbit takes over BVA girls program
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
May 21, 2024
Cornelious Nesbit was the head coach at Shaler for the last nine seasons and also coached at Gateway. Confident, motivated and excited. Those are just a few words that could describe new Belle Vernon ...
Eagles’ revenge tour continues
High school, Sports
Serra Catholic heading back to the WPIAL championship game
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 21, 2024
The Eagles will face Seton LaSalle, who beat them in last year’s title matchup 8-1. For the third straight season, Serra Catholic will make the trip to Wild Things Park for a chance at the WPIAL Champ...
Peters Township AD elected WPIAL board president
High school
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
May 21, 2024
The WPIAL board ushered in a new group of officers Monday with Peters Township athletic director Brian Geyer selected to serve as president. Mt. Lebanon athletic director John Grogan was tabbed as vic...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...