Gladiators overwhelm West Mifflin, 79-44
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2024
South Allegheny used its relentless pressure defense to break down the Titans. South Allegheny’s boys basketball team constantly forces opponents into difficult situations with its relentless pressure...
EF tops Franklin Regional at South Allegheny’s tournament
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2024
Tyler Basic and Cy Herchelroath scored 18 apiece for the Warriors. Elizabeth Forward picked up a strong 52-47 win on Saturday against Franklin Regional at South Allegheny’s holiday tournament. Tyler B...
Defense sparks EF in win over Seton LaSalle
High school, Sports
BETSY INVITATIONAL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 28, 2024
Michelle Jellison led the Warriors with 26 points and 13 rebounds in the 59-45 victory. After winning its season opener, the veteran Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team fell into an early- season ...
California wins thriller against Westinghouse
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 28, 2024
Caden Monticelli led the Trojans with a 29-point night. Ringgold 56, Springdale 37 California hung on for a dramatic 64-63 victory over Westinghouse Friday at Monessen’s Delvin Miller Christmas Tourna...
Greyhounds strike early in blowout of BCC
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DELVIN MILLER CHRISTMAS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 28, 2024
Monessen kept the pressure on the visitors after jumping out to an early 9-0 lead. Monessen delivered a commanding performance against Beaver County Christian in a 67-46 victory Friday night, assertin...
Rams suffer tough OT loss to South Park
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CHARLEROI HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 27, 2024
Ringgold coach Shane Bertovich lamented turnovers that helped the Eagles erase a deficit. Ringgold opened the Charleroi Holiday Basketball Tournament Thursday evening with a thrilling 58-54 overtime l...
Holiday tournament season set to tip off
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 26, 2024
It will begin today with the start of Charleroi’s annual boys event. While Christmas has come and gone, the holiday spirit will be carried over to the basketball court over the next few days as plenty...
Soccer awards, Valley all-star teams revealed
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MON VALLEY INDEPENDENT-BEEGRAPHIX FINEST 15
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 24, 2024
Bentworth and Thomas Jefferson dominate the awards after successful seasons. The beginning of the winter sports season means it’s time to honor the fall athletes who made an impression on the field fo...
Latrobe cruises past Greyhounds at WCCA event
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
December 23, 2024
The Greyhounds led after one quarter before the Wildcats found their groove offensively. Ian DeCerb is still developing as a basketball player. But the junior from Latrobe, despite his obvious athleti...
Leps rebound to beat Spartans
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 23, 2024
The Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team picked up their second win playing without three starters over the weekend. The Leopards traveled to Hempfield for the Westmoreland County Coaches showcase a...
Gladiators dominate Shady Side Academy
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 21, 2024
South Allegheny rolled to a 65-43 win over the Bulldogs in its Section 3-3A opener. The South Allegheny boys basketball team carried a 3022 lead into halftime against Section 3-3A foes Shady Side Acad...
Bethel Park holds off Ringgold; Tigers, Hounds fall
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
December 21, 2024
By the Mon Valley Independent and Trib Total Media It’s only December, but there was a true sense of urgency surrounding the Section 3-5A boys basketball game Friday between Ringgold and Bethel Park. ...
Warriors win home opener
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 21, 2024
EF played the first of only six home games this season due to ongoing construction at the school. Sometimes basketball is all about emotions. The Elizabeth Forward boys’ basketball squad was highly mo...
Bears use speed to cruise past Frazier
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 21, 2024
Clairton controlled the action from start to finish with a relentless offensive surge and stifling defense as the Bears overwhelmed the Commodores, 78-45, to claim a Section 1-2A victory Friday at DiV...
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By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
December 21, 2024
The Leopards played without three starters for the second straight game. Derry’s 6-7 sophomore Stanley Rajkovich said he and his teammates knew third-ranked Belle Vernon was coming to town with a shor...
Warriors’ pressure too much for Vikings
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 20, 2024
In a commanding performance Thursday, the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team surged past Mount Pleasant, 64-34, Tuesday for its third consecutive win. From the opening tip, EF imposed its will th...
Trojans, Sutherland pick up first win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
December 20, 2024
Leah Hartley (13) and Madyson Morton (11) combined for 24 points for California. The third time was the charm for the California girls’ basketball squad this season, as the Trojans registered their fi...
EF’s Basic, BVA’s Brown named week’s top players
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WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 20, 2024
Very few players come out of the gate and lead their teams as a freshman or sophomore. But Elizabeth Forward’s Tyler Basic and Belle Vernon Area’s Aubrey Brown don’t fit that mold. Basic, a sophomore ...
Serra boys beat Geibel; Wade drops 56 at West Greene
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 20, 2024
The Serra Catholic boys team rebounded from its first loss of the season to grab a win in its Section 2-1A opener Thursday in Connellsville. Owen Dumbroski poured in a game-high 25 points and Tyler Sa...
TJ takes section dual over Leopards
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 19, 2024
In an important league dual meet for both sides, it was Thomas Jefferson that traveled to Belle Vernon and returned home with a 47-25 victory. Thomas Jefferson picked up wins by forfeit at 132 (Jacob ...