Defending 2A champion Elijah Brown, Kole Doppelheuer and Colby Hibner expected to lead BVA wrestling squad. Belle Vernon Area wrestling coach Bob Bove knew this day would come again. Some day. Well, s...

For the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) football team secured 13 selections to the All-PSAC Western Division Teams, highlighted by senior quarterback Davis Black being named the PSAC West ...

Thomas Jefferson will face D-9 champ Clearfied at 1 p.m. at Mansion Park in Altoona. Snowfall is finally upon us in Western Pennsylvania, and that has altered many plans for the Class 4A and 6A state ...

CLEARFIELD (12-0) VS. THOMAS JEFFERSON (13-0) 1 p.m. Saturday, Mansion Park, Altoona Coaches: Myles Caragein, Clearfield; Bill Cherpak, Thomas Jefferson Last week: Clearfield 27, General McLane 26; T....

The now former head coach led the Eagles to a WPIAL title and PIAA runner-up finish in 2021. After eight seasons at the helm of the Serra Catholic football program, head coach Jose Regus announced his...

Senior Ryan Celaschi and juniors Jonah Erdely and Jackson Angelo return for Frazier wrestling. In recent seasons, the Frazier wrestling team has established itself as one of the most solid programs in...

Five local players were All-Big 6 First Team performers on offense and defense. Winning a WPIAL championship leads to post-season honors, just ask Thomas Jefferson’s Jaguars. The Jaguars dominated the...

Charleroi soccer’s Landon Barcus (center) signed his national letter of intent to continue his soccer and academic career at the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus. Barcus was joined by his ...

Saturday’s WPIAL Class A championship features a test for both teams the likes of which they’ve yet to see this season when defending champion and top-seeded Fort Cherry takes on No. 2 Clairton at Acr...

The EF football team had 12 first-team honorees and six award winners on the All-Interstate squad. Elizabeth Forward head football coach John DeMarco admits he’s still getting over the sting of last w...

Thomas Jefferson’s football team has a tradition of competing with the best in the WPIAL over the tenure of head coach Bill Cherpak. So the four-year period from 2020’s district championship to Saturd...

Mike Darnay / MVI Sportsnt After setting a new record with his 10th WPIAL title, Bill Cherpak is simply preparing for the next game. The Thomas Jefferson football program won its 11th WPIAL championsh...

Thomas Jefferson’s football team has a tradition of competing with the best in the WPIAL over the tenure of head coach Bill Cherpak. So the four-year period from 2020’s district championship to Saturd...

Lancaster Mennonite’s Msafiri Amisi scored on a free kick from 20 yards out 10 minutes into extra time. Msafiri Amisi has been the main attraction for Lancaster Mennonite’s boys soccer team this year,...

Big plays led Central Valley to a 31-15 win over Elizabeth Forward. Sometime when you get this far in the playoffs where the matchups are tightly contested and the momentum swings are momentous, just ...

McKeesport is hoping to get some pay back after the Jaguars’ overtime win earlier this season. It is somewhat surprising that Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport, despite their proximity to one other, hav...

Clairton’s defense pitches another shutout to send the Bears back to championship game. In a season defined by dominance, the Clairton Bears added another chapter to their storied history Friday, shut...

The Bearcats will be without Gaige Davenport as they square off with Lancaster Mennonite. We’ve officially reached the mountaintop of PIAA Class 1A boys soccer as only two schools remain in the runnin...

Both teams have been able to rebound after rocky starts. The 2024 versions of the Elizabeth Forward and Central Valley football teams are very similar. Both teams’ mascots are Warriors and they both s...

The third weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs brings more clarity than confusion. Semifinal Friday consists of eight final four matchups to determine the finalists in Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A next we...