High school, Sports
October 4, 2024
Monessen (5-1, 1-1) at Char-Houston (3-3, 1-2) 7 p.m. Last week: The Greyhounds beat SS Beaver, 32-17; The Bucs lost to Canevin, 70-0. Monessen: The Greyhounds continue to take advantage of big plays,...
High school, Sports
October 4, 2024
Eliz. Forward (3-3, 1-0) at South Side (3-3, 0-1) 7 p.m. Last week: The Warriors rolled over Greensburg Salem, 49-17; The Trojans lost at Southmoreland, 31-14. EF: QB Ryan Messina still has the big ar...
Steele’s 1st wins it for Rams
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 3, 2024
Lauren Steele scored her first career varsity goal for the Ringgold girls soccer team Wednesday, and it was a big one. Steele got a pass from Imani Arnold and found the back of the net to give the Ram...
BVA’s Mocello heading to PIAA championships
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 2, 2024
The Belle Vernon Area boys golf team will have one golfer in the PIAA Class 3A championships Oct. 21 and 22. Leopards junior Jordan Mocello finished 14th overall in the WPIAL Championships Tuesday, sh...
Rams too strong, sweep past rival Leopards
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 2, 2024
The Ringgold volleyball squad brought a very business-like attiude against Mon Valley and Section 3-3A rival Belle Vernon Area Tuesday night. The right focus was there for the Rams, as the passes were...
Cougars thump Golden Lions
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 2, 2024
Another hat trick for Dylan Klinger came quickly in Charleroi’s rout of Greensburg Salem. Dylan Klinger scored a hat trick in just under six minutes, and 11 Charleroi players scored goals as the Couga...
Latrobe shuts out Belle Vernon, 4-0
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
October 2, 2024
If Latrobe is going to live up to the potential and expectations it has set for itself, the team knows it has to handle its business, like winning games it is “supposed” to win. Case in point: the one...
Hudson continues giving back to McKeesport
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By By KYLE NELSON McKeesport Community Newsroom 
October 2, 2024
McKeesport Area High School is known throughout the region for their long storied history of producing multiple athletes who went on to play professional sports. Among these athletes in recent times i...
EF’s Morgan finishes as runner-up in WPIAL
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By By BILL BECKNER Trib Total Media 
October 1, 2024
The WPIAL crowned its WPIAL Class 3A girls golf champion as Peters Township junior Ellie Benson went wire-to-wire, maintaining her lead throughout the final round for a 5-over 149. She closed with a 2...
Belle Vernon boys conquer Yough
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2024
Belle Vernon increased its winning streak to three games and senior Trevor Kovatch inched closer to history in a 5-1 Leopards win over visiting Yough Monday. Brandon Yeschenko scored a pair of first-h...
Leopards shut out Ringgold in ‘Moe’s Game’
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 1, 2024
Ava Scalise had a pair of goals to help push Belle Vernon past the Rams in Section 1-2A play. In the latest installment of the rivalry between the Belle Vernon and Ringgold girls soccer teams, it was ...
Bentworth clinches playoff spot
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 1, 2024
With Monday’s 8-2 win over California, Bentworth clinched a postseason berth for the 14th time in 15 years. The Bentworth girls soccer team kept pace with Chartiers-Houston at the top of the Section 2...
Scotties sweep Leopards in non-section play
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By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
October 1, 2024
In a manner of speaking, both Belle Vernon coach Henry Mulholland and Southmoreland coach Michelle Pergar got something they were looking for in Monday’s non section volleyball match at Southmoreland....
Bears blow out Jayhawks
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 30, 2024
Clairton’s defense is legit, but of course everyone around the WPIAL knew that already. The Bears made another case Saturday afternoon as why this season’s defense might be historic, as they limited J...
Eber dominant on ground as TJ rips BVA
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 28, 2024
The sophomore running back carried the ball 38 times for 175 yards and three touchdowns in the Jaguars’ 42-14 victory. Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon renewed their rivalry at the Class 4A level Fri...
Qualk has 143 yards, 3 TDs as Trojans move to 3-2
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By By ANDREW WHITE jsellew@yourmvi.com 
September 28, 2024
California continues its march through the Tri-County South with a 58-0 win over Mapletown. After outscoring its first two Tri-County South opponents by a staggering 112-14 margin, California extended...
Cortes, Cook, Lewis star as SA races past Ligonier Valley
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By By DAVE MACKALL Trib Total Media 
September 28, 2024
The Gladiators’ offense had another huge night despite missing Cam Epps. After South Allegheny’s hiccup last week against South Park derailed the Gladiators’ early-season momentum, they got back to th...
Trinity overpowers Ringgold in Big 6 Conference opener
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 28, 2024
The Rams trailed by 31 points at halftime in the 45-0 road loss. Ringgold had high hopes in its Big 6 Conference opener against Trinity Friday night at Hiller Field. After ending their WPIAL- high 27-...
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
September 28, 2024
Steve Predajna’s 1-yard TD run with 14 seconds left gave the Vikings a 22-19 victory. Another week, another Mt. Pleasant squeaker. Mt. Pleasant dispatched of a twogame losing streak and opened Class 3...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 28, 2024
Ben Hays and Preston Jaquay combined for five TDs in the 33-15 victory. Bentworth went down 15-0 but scored 33 unanswered points the rest of the way and captured a 33-15 victory over Carmichaels in Tr...