By the MVI A dominant 20-point third quarter helped Charleroi pull away for a 43-15 win over Derry Friday night. Eden Smith and Ava Henderson each scored 15 points for the Cougars, who improved to 2-1...

Clairton manhandled defending champion Bishop Guilfoyle for a 35-3 win. Things were already looking good for Clairton when the PIAA Class A football championship reached halftime Friday afternoon. The...

When the Serra Catholic girls basketball team jumped out to a 20-11 lead against West Mifflin after the first quarter, it looked like it might run away with a win to open the year. However, the Titans...

The California girls’ basketball team was making shots and getting stops in the first quarter of its season opener Thursday against Burrell. But the game quickly turned in the second, as the Buccaneer...

Thomas Jefferson remained unbeaten with a decisive 73–42 nonsection win over Uniontown Thursday night. The Jaguars (3–0) controlled the game from the outset, building a 22–10 lead in the first quarter...

The Belle Vernon swim team opens the season today at home against Thomas Jefferson. Belle Vernon Area enters the new swimming season looking to continue its steady climb in Class 3A, with longtime hea...

Forget what the calendar says, if you need to know what season we are in, just look out a window. While the mercury screams winter, it is still officially autumn, which for high school sports fans end...

Elizabeth Forward came up just short in its season opener Wednesday, falling 59–57 to Aquinas Academy in a tightly contested nonsection matchup. The Warriors (0–1) led 19–13 after the first quarter an...

The long-standing debate about whether Pennsylvania high school basketball needs a shot clock is no longer up for discussion. Now, it’s just a matter of time. The PIAA board on Wednesday voted to offi...

Drew Cook (28) and Smaj Reason (23) combined for 51 points for South Allegheny. In front of a raucous crowd at South Allegheny Tuesday night, the Gladiators and their neighbor Tigers of McKeesport tre...

The Ringgold boys basketball program has produced its share of highlights, disappointments, and memorable records over the years. In 2019-20, the Rams set a program standard for shooting accuracy, hit...

Elizabeth Forward used a big fourth quarter to rally past Bethel Park, earning a 72–68 nonsection victory Tuesday day night after trailing by 13 with just over three minutes remaining. The Warriors (1...

Maggie Spell and Riley McCabe paced the Jaguars’ offense in the 65-47 victory. After a slower start than coach Matt Gould wanted, he was satisfied with the second-half performance as his Thomas Jeffer...

Colby Hibner and Gracin Guglielmo both qualified for the WPIAL competition last season. Bob Bove is pleased that his Belle Vernon Area wrestling team will enter the season with a roster of 22 grappler...

OK, check this out. I would never be naïve enough to say that it doesn’t take talent to win championships in high school athletics. Especially on the state level. And you don’t get there without good,...

Nick Trklja poured in 32 points to lead all scorers. In last year’s MVI Shootout Classic, the Thomas Jefferson boys’ basketball team was minutes away from a 2-0 start before a fourth-quarter collapse ...

Tim Tyree defeated Ricky Tyburski in the coaching battle of former Monessen players. Bishop Canevin outscored Belle Vernon, 28-19, in the fourth quarter to push its way to a 75-67 win over the Leopard...

The Eagles improved to 1-1 with a 75-38 victory over West Mifflin. Serra Catholic boys basketball coach AJ Corso has said his team will have to be more balanced than it has been in years past when it ...

Ringgold put the game away with a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter. After a tough loss Friday to open its season in the MVI Shootout Classic, Ringgold bounced back in a big way Saturday. The Rams had fi...

The Belle Vernon girls basketball team knocked off the spiderwebs after a tough loss Saturday to pick up its first win of the season Sunday, edging Imhotep Charter, 53-51, at the annual Play 4 Mae Cla...