Brandon Meier threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as California opened its season with a 40-6 victory over Mohawk. After a scoreless first quarter, Meier and the Trojans (1-0) took...

It’s a new era for Ringgold boys soccer as a familiar face takes over a program that lost no senior starters from a team that compiled eight wins and earned a Class 3A playoff berth last season. Dave ...

It was another banner year for the California volleyball team last fall, and they are hoping to continue their upward trajectory in 2026. Coach Jennifer Phillips is in her fifth year with the Trojans,...

Belle Vernon and Connellsville battled to a 204-204 tie in Section 3-3A action at Cedarbrook Golf Course’s Red Course. A playoff was unable to be held because of lightning in the area and a lack of op...

The high school football season opens this weekend in Western Pennsylvania. It’s not quite the holy pursuit it used to be. Certain locales still provide throwback exceptions, like Aliquippa. High scho...

The former BVA linebacker and tight end will join Devin Hannan entering the BVA Football HOF tonight. By the Mon Valley Independent Erik Gill arrived at Belle Vernon Area High School and left as one o...

When is an exhibition game not really an exhibition game? Maybe it’s when it serves as the season opener and both teams feel they have plenty to prove. Or when two longtime rivals meet in a game where...

Thomas Jefferson (0-0) at Belle Vernon (0-0) 7 p.m. Jags: Thomas Jefferson makes the jump to Class 5A with a handful of returning guys that have plenty of experience. Most importantly, the workhorse o...

Well, well, well ... here we are again with another football season knocking on the door. It’s the best time of the year in the Mon Valley as football kicks off tonight around the region. It’s time to...

Belle Vernon returns eight seniors and their returning scorer from last season while moving up to 3A. Watching the Belle Vernon girls soccer team practice, you can get a sense of the excitement for th...

Derek Cuthbert takes over the McKeesport girls program along with assistant Autumn Tavaglione. It’s a new day for the McKeesport girls’ soccer program, as veteran coach Derek Cuthbert takes over a str...

The former offensive lineman will be inducted Friday at halftime of the Leps’ game against TJ. By the Mon Valley Independent A dominant presence on both sides of the line and one of the hardest-workin...

Charleroi stayed perfect in Section 8-2A play behind another strong showing from Levi Large and Luke Henderson, cruising past Yough, 205-275, at Mon Valley Country Club. Large claimed medalist honors ...

The best time of the year has arrived in the Mon Valley once again. Schools are back in session, most of them anyway, which means the local stadiums are filled with the sounds of pads and helmets popp...

BVA is returning to Class 3A’s Interstate Conference. Entering his second season on the sidelines, Belle Vernon head coach Scott Bryer said the culture and identity of Leopards football is back on “Th...

Bentworth lost one of the WPIAL’s best running backs to graduation. After its second consecutive above-.500 season and second straight trip to the playoffs, the Bentworth football team was looking to ...

Coach Ed Woods hopes to keep his team in title contention after last year’s 9-1 regular season. Winning conference championships and making the postseason are not just casual goals for the California ...

A young team is looking for revenge after being outscored by 31 PPG last season. The 2025 football season was marked by youthful inexperience and growing pains for the Charleroi Cougars. From the head...