Charleroi’s Braedin Lunger takes second in 110m hurdles; EF’s Lafontant third in 400m. Belle Vernon senior Ryan Kent put together one of the most dominant performances of the day Thursday at the WPIAL...

The WPIAL postseason typically sets up new matchups between teams that haven’t played during the season, but two of the best baseball teams in the Mon Valley are set for round three of their season se...

Emma Essington and Emme Travalena homered as Frazier advanced after ‘chippy’ win. In the WPIAL, this is the time of year when baseball and softball teams want to be playing their best ball. For the Fr...

Sydney Gonglik homered and doubled twice and struck out 19 in a perfect game in the circle. You can’t spell Sydney Gonglik without a “K.” The junior phenom and LSU recruit dominated in the circle for ...

South Allegheny, the No. 4 seed, failed to get out of the first round for the second straight season. No. 13 Brownsville used a five-run fourth inning and a complete-game performance from Ava Clark to...

A pair of seventh-inning “snow cone” catches by Burrell infielders Sophia Gregg and Addy Wojtczak helped seal a 6-3 victory over Charleroi in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A softball playoffs ...

Belle Vernon’s Ryan Kent won the WPIAL 3A championship in the discus Thursday with a school record and personal best toss measuring 180-feet, 1-inch. Kent also is the WPIAL 3A champion in the shot put...

The Yough softball team had plenty of experience in close games entering the playoffs, having played six one-run contests during the regular season. Unfortunately for the Cougars, another tight battle...

The Bentworth softball team has made deep runs in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs the last two seasons, and the Bearcats hope another lengthy postseason journey begins today. Bentworth (17-1) earned the N...

jsellew@yourmvi.com A large group of local athletes will compete today in the WPIAL Class 2A and Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University, with medal hopefuls spread across t...

South Allegheny’s softball team will face off against Brownsville in the opening round of the Class 2A WPIAL softball playoffs Thursday. Coming in, the two teams have a matching record of 12-7, but a ...

Charleroi softball coach Trey Tilghman has his team in the WPIAL playoffs for the sixth straight season. If the 11th-seeded Cougars (5-12) are going to advance past sixth-seeded Burrell (10-8) in Thur...

One of the things that has stood out in the WPIAL playoffs is the depth of the Class 2A softball field, and Frazier head coach Don Hartman is thankful that his Commodores have been playing good ball l...

South Allegheny’s Adam Jackowski dominated a potent Rebels’ lineup to earn the win. South Allegheny battled tooth and nail Monday afternoon, relying on a timely run and a dominant pitching performance...

By the Mon Valley Independent Aubrey Shaffer dominated in the circle and Thomas Jefferson did just enough offensively to hold off South Fayette for a 3-2 victory Monday in the first round of the WPIAL...

Charleroi picked up its first playoff win in nearly three decades with a 4-2 victory over Mt. Pleasant in a WPIAL first-round contest. It took nearly three decades, but it was worth the wait for Charl...

Pitching dominated for most of the afternoon in the WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup between No. 3 Thomas Jefferson and No. 14 Mars, but the Jaguars finally broke through when they needed it most. L...

Of the 43 players drafted, 19 are incoming freshmen; Serra Catholic, Norwin have most players picked. The Steel City Summer Basketball League officially set the stage for another competitive season du...

No. 5 Belle Vernon committed four errors in a 7-1 loss to Hampton. After a six-game winning streak ended last week, Belle Vernon dropped its final two regular season games and wasn’t playing its best ...

Weston Monticelli tossed a complete game allowing only four hits and one earned run. California leaned on timely baserunning and another strong outing from Weston Monticelli on Monday to edge Freedom,...