Four Bears named to PSFCA small West roster
High school, Sports
By By PAUL SCHOFIELD TribLive 
February 24, 2026
WPIAL and PIAA Class A champion Clairton had four players named to the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association small school West roster. The small school teams were released Monday, and t...
BVA’s Brown claims 3rd WPIAL championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 23, 2026
He didn’t surrender a single point in four matches. Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown added another dominant chapter to his WPIAL legacy Saturday at Canon- McMillan. The Belle Vernon senior captured his thi...
Jaguars reach finals by blitzing Penn-Trafford
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 23, 2026
Emma Altavilla led the way with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Balanced scoring and relentless defense have carried Thomas Jefferson all season, and the Jaguars leaned on both Saturday afternoon. No. 2 TJ...
Serra ready for rematch with Neighborhood
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
The Eagles posted an emphatic win over Nazareth Prep in the Class 1A semifinals. One season after Serra Catholic saw its dreams of a WPIAL championship thwarted at the Petersen Events Center by sectio...
Neighborhood stifles Greyhounds
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 23, 2026
Monessen was only able to score 21 points against the top seed’s smothering defense. To be a championship basketball team, defense is the calling card. Neighborhood Academy has built its reputation on...
Cook’s putback in final seconds stuns No. 1 Mohawk
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 21, 2026
Class 3A defending champion South Allegheny moves on to face No. 13 Shady Side Academy in semifinals. It’s cliché to say it, but whoever had the ball last in Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A boys basketb...
No. 3 Jaguars survive against Hawthorne, No. 6 Penn Hills
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 21, 2026
Penn Hills scored 37 points to close the gap before falling against Thomas Jefferson Friday. Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with a 21-point lead over...
Late turnover, free throw sink Rams’ Cinderella run
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 21, 2026
Ringgold’s Cinderella run to the WPIAL title came to a halt in the Class 5A quarterfinals Friday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The No. 15 Rams (15-10) just missed out on reaching the semifinals, dro...
Referee still running the floor at age 80
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
February 21, 2026
Once an avid runner, Bob Saxman went from full speed to a jog before finally slowing down. “Knees got creaky,” Saxman said. But he can still get up and down the basketball court. Being a referee is so...
EF to semis after taking round 3 against BVA
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 20, 2026
The Leopards got the EF lead down to a single point with just over a minute to go in a 61-56 loss to the Warriors. The third time wasn’t the charm for the Belle Vernon girls basketball team Thursday. ...
Eagles advance after long layoff
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 20, 2026
After a 10-day wait between games, Serra Catholic’s girls are headed to the WPIAL semifinals. Despite being off school for winter break, Serra Catholic had to be ready Thursday night for its first gam...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 20, 2026
The last time Clairton squared off with Neshannock a couple of weeks ago, the Bears lost by 14 points. But they were without one key piece — 6-foot-1 forward Brandon Murphy Jr. The sophomore made his ...
Quaker Valley’s big runs sink Belle Vernon
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 19, 2026
The Leopards can still make the PIAA tournament through the consolation bracket. Belle Vernon knew it would have to play a near-perfect game on both ends if it wanted to travel to top-seeded Quaker Va...
Taylor beats the buzzer and Aquinas Academy
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 19, 2026
Torrence Taylor’s basket pushed Monessen into Saturday’s WPIAL semifinal. It wasn’t easy, but the Monessen boys basketball team did it its way. Despite falling into an early 12-0 hole, committing 33 t...
Spell hits 2,000 as Jaguars move on
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By BRENNAN VALLADARES TribLive 
February 19, 2026
Thomas Jefferson advances to the semifinals against No. 6 Penn-Trafford. With 15 seconds left in the first quarter of Thomas Jefferson’s Class 5A quarterfinal game against Fox Chapel, Maggie Spell mad...
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 19, 2026
North Catholic used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Elizabeth Forward and secure a 73-64 victory Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. The second-seeded Trojans (18-5) outscored No. ...
PT’s Geyer named associate director of WPIAL
High school, Sports
By By DON REBEL TribLive 
February 19, 2026
The WPIAL offices will have a new face as the league has hired Brian Geyer as the new full-time associate executive director. Geyer has resigned as athletic director at Peters Township. He is now seco...
Cook, Gladiators fend off Ellwood City
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 18, 2026
Drew Cook (25) and Jake Uher (17) combined for 42 points in SA’s 52-50 win. It wasn’t pretty, but South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo will take it. The Gladiators began defense of their Class 3A c...
Ringgold stuns No. 2 Lincoln Park
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By By JEREMY SELLEW & LIAM BELAN MVI Sports 
February 18, 2026
No. 15 seed Ringgold pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the opening round Tuesday night, knocking off No. 2 seed Lincoln Park, 79-77, in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game. The Rams went o...
Cougars overpowered by Rebels in first-round loss
Boys and Girls High School Basketball, High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 18, 2026
When No. 10 Charleroi drew Seton LaSalle in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, it had the makings of a high-scoring matchup. Both teams prefer to push the pace and get shots up, and Tuesd...