Noah Kaszer hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points for Thomas Jefferson. WPIAL basketball teams across the area are preparing for section play with tough matchups, and West Mifflin was no different ...

Three players hit double figures as Frazier outlasted the Eagles in non-section play. After facing some stiff competition to start the 2024-25 season, the Frazier girls’ basketball squad has ‘ridden t...

By the Mon Valley Independent Drew Cook and Cameron Epps each scored in the twenties to lead the South Allegheny boys over visiting Obama Academy Tuesday in a non-section contest. Cook scored a game-h...

Coach Noah Yartin wanted his team to face a top-notch opponent like the Jaguars to help prepare for section play. The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team wanted a tough nonsection schedule to prep...

The Belle Vernon wrestling team began its season over the weekend at the North Coast Classic in Independence, Ohio, with six wrestlers managing to place. At 138 pounds and 195 pounds, respectively, De...

Some are taking on teams from larger classifications to get ready for section play. With the football season officially behind us, it’s finally time for the WPIAL, and the Mon Valley, to fully embrace...

They combined for 40 of Monessen’s 47 points and both posted double-doubles. The Monessen girls basketball team was seeing double in Friday’s season opener as juniors Madison Johnson and Na’Jaziah Car...

The Belle Vernon boys basketball team came up with a 56-55 win against Uniontown Friday night as Zion Moore scored 23 points. The Leopards were stout defensively, holding Uniontown to just 25 points i...

Six local volleyball players were named to their respective all-state teams, released by the Pa. Volleyball Coaches Association Thursday. Five local players were named to the Class 1A All-State Team a...

Charleroi had a chance at a game-winning 3-pointer but the shot was offline. A nail-biting matchup between Bentworth and Charleroi came down to the final seconds with the Bearcats holding on for a 52-...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Ringgold girls basketball team picked up a win to start off its season. Freshman Alayna Macioce scored a game-high 15 points and Addy Jenkins chipped in 10 points for...

Before the first half of South Allegheny’s 2023 loss to Imani Christian had ended, Camden Lewis had already amassed 12 tackles when he was rolled up on and broke his ankle. After an arduous rehabilita...

Only teams that reach the state finals will be affected by the PIAA competitive-balance rule following a change approved Wednesday. The revision comes a year late for the Greensburg Central Catholic g...

Former Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield said he found himself missing the players and coaches even more than he’d expected when he took this past football season off. So, he’s coming back. The three-time...

Beth-Center scored the first 15 points of Wednesday’s 52-15 victory. Charleroi girls basketball coach Sean Lee knew his young squad would be a work in progress and would take some lumps early in the s...

Coach Rashawd Hatten was impressed by his team’s effort against a Class 5A opponent. Wednesday night’s battle between Clairton and Thomas Jefferson marked the first game of the season for the Bears, b...

Jackson Keranko’s 19 points and pressure defense helped Charleroi get the win. Charleroi picked up their first win of the season under first-year coach Joe Dunn with a 55-43 victory over Burgettstown ...

Drew Cook scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for South Allegheny. The South Allegheny boys basketball team has faced off with three schools in larger classifications early in the season....

By the Mon Valley Independent The Bentworth girls basketball team started off the season with a win, knocking off neighborhood rival Charleroi by a score of 54-22. The game took a turn in the second a...

Saylor Lee scored 19 points and Aubrey Brown finished with a double-double in Belle Vernon’s win over Rochester. A big second-quarter run allowed Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team to put just enoug...