With three minutes left in the third quarter, Thomas Jefferson found itself trailing No. 14 Latrobe by eight on its home court. Both teams entered the postseason as two of the top offenses in Class 5A...

Sophomore Aubrey Brown scored 24 points and freshman Lyla McConnell added 20 in a BVA win. At one point during Monday’s WPIAL Class 4A firstround game between No. 4 Belle Vernon and No. 13 Lincoln Par...

Fifth-seeded Elizabeth Forward used a decisive second quarter and a dominant performance from Kaelynn Settles to advance in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs with a 58-37 victory over Hopewell on Monday nig...

Clairton’s boys basketball team prides itself on playing tough defense and attacking downhill on offense, using its size and athleticism to wear opponents down. In the first round of the WPIAL Class 2...

The Leopards’ defense forced 29 turnovers in Friday’s first-round win against No. 9 Burrell. Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Ricky Tyburski picked up his first career playoff win Friday as his Leop...

Daniel Spence (22) and Jack Crovak (21) each go over 20 points in No. 7 EF’s win over Avonworth. Ahead of their WPIAL Class 4A first-round contest against No. 10 Avonworth, Elizabeth Forward coach Nol...

It’s now win-or-go-home for basketball teams in the WPIAL, which puts pressure on everyone — even teams heavily favored to win. So after watching his No. 2 Jaguars pick up a 65-26 first-round win over...

Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports The ongoing debate between the PIAA and the Aliquippa football program will write another chapter next week during the monthly state board of control meeting. On the docket, A...

Elizabeth Forward swept the team titles Saturday at the WPIAL Class 2A Section 5 Swimming Invitational, capturing both the girls and boys championships behind a series of relay victories and individua...

Ringgold hit the mercy rule early in the third quarter in a rout of Laurel Highlands to advance. For the first time since 2020, the Ringgold boys basketball team has advanced in the WPIAL playoffs. Th...

In a back-and-forth WPIAL Class 5A preliminary- round game Thursday night, it all came down to one possession. Trailing 53-52, the host McKeesport Tigers had just forced a Montour turnover to give the...

Bentworth will play at No. 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Monday in the first round. The first four minutes of Bentworth’s WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preliminary round game against West Greene did...

Bentworth senior captain Brina Orsatti was presented her plaque for being named the Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix “Moe” Rosensteel Leadership Award winner. Orsatti helped lead the Bearcats to the ...

No. 8 Belle Vernon (13-9) will host No. 9 Burrell (1012) Friday at 7 p.m. in a first-round game. jsellew@yourmvi.com Defending Class 4A champion Belle Vernon will open the WPIAL boys basketball playof...

Throughout a high school basketball season, you can expect some lulls and missteps. The key is that when you face those obstacles, you must have a short memory and be able to shift things back in your...

The Spartans feature 7-1 forward Loci Kalau, making the Tigers rethink their offensive strategy. After a few years out of the postseason, the McKeesport boys basketball team is geared up for tonight’s...

Diana Cook always knew that her son Drew was destined to play sports at the next level in college. The only question was what sport it would be. “I’m not surprised. I’ve known since he was young that ...

When building a playoff bracket, you have to start at the top. Who gets the No. 1 seed? That is usually a question the WPIAL basketball steering committee hits like a breakaway layup. However, there w...

Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward girls could meet for Round 3 this season in the quarterfinals. The WPIAL basketball playoff brackets have been released with nine local girls teams continuing into t...

With the release of the WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets on Monday, 11 teams from the Mon Valley learned what it will take to try to make a run to the Petersen Events Center. Local squads earned...