Bearcat girls advance with shutout win over OLSH
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 27, 2025
Brielle Dillon scored both goals in the 2-0 victory. The No. 2 Bentworth girls’ soccer team has used a simple formula for success this fall. Attack early, grab a lead, play responsible defense and the...
Hounds keep playoff hopes alive by beating Cornell
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 25, 2025
Tavian Taylor scored two third-quarter touchdowns and Monessen rallied past Cornell 30–28 on Friday night in a dramatic Class 1A Black Hills Conference matchup that capped the regular season for both ...
Revenge is sweet for TCS champion Trojans
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 25, 2025
California avenged a bitter loss to Jefferson-Morgan at the end of last season. The regular season finale a year ago ended in heartbreak for California, which dropped a 28-27 setback to conference riv...
High school, Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. TribLive 
October 25, 2025
An early interception by senior lineman Levi Haase inspired the Trojans. Derry lineman Levi Haase hadn’t played since the third game of the season with a knee injury, but as recovery time and luck wou...
Steel Valley hands SA its first loss
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 25, 2025
Da’Ron Barksdale starred with 179 yards and three touchdowns in the 33-12 victory. Despite a difficult 1-2 start to the season, Steel Valley knew that it had what it takes to compete with the best of ...
Trinity erases BVA from playoff picture
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 25, 2025
The Leopards couldn’t shut down QB Jonah Williamson in the 34-21 loss. For the first time in 17 seasons, the Belle Vernon football team will not be a participant in the WPIAL playoffs. The Leopards go...
Hartman finishes fifth in Class 3A tournament
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 24, 2025
Thomas Jefferson’s Ty Hartman was one of the leaders of the school golf team this season, and earlier this week, he found himself among the leaders at the PIAA Class 3A golf championship at Penn State...
Local runners fare well in WPIAL XC championships
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 24, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls cross-country teams enjoyed a great day at the WPIAL XC championships Thursday at White Oak Park. The Leopard girls finished fifth overall in Class 2A, and the boy...
Sites announced for volleyball, soccer playoffs
High school, Sports
WPIAL NOTEBOOK
October 24, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent The WPIAL announced sites for Saturday’s Class 1A volleyball quarterfinals. No. 1 Frazier (12-3) will host No. 9 Carmichaels (9-10) at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse for a noon st...
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
October 24, 2025
Ten years after high school football expanded to six classifications, the WPIAL might consider going back to four. That idea is among a handful of proposals submitted to the WPIAL office, varying plan...
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Trinity (5-4, 4-0) at Belle Vernon (3-5, 2-2) 7 p.m. Leps: Belle Vernon has two straight wins in conference play after opening things up with an 0-4 record that included heartbreaking losses to Thomas...
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
California (8-1, 6-0) at Riverview (8-1, 5-1) 7 p.m. Cal: Once again, Cal and J-M are among the best teams in the Tri-County South Conference, and tonight’s matchup will finish up the regular season f...
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Cornell (5-4, 2-3) at Monessen (5-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Raiders: Cornell’s Khylil Johnson is a threat every time he touches the football, sitting at 1,122 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns. He’s 15th in ...
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Mt. Pleasant (5-4, 2-2) at Eliz. Forward (8-0, 4-1) 7 p.m. Vikings: Mt. Pleasant has scored the second-most points and allowed the third-least points in Interstate Conference play this season. Unfortu...
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Knoch (0-9, 0-4) at McKeesport (6-3, 4-0) 7 p.m. Knoch: The Knights are hoping for their first and only win of the season tonight, but it’s unlikely to come at McKeesport. The squad came close to posi...
Big games loom large as playoffs begin next week
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
October 24, 2025
This weekend some teams will undoubtedly be disappointed when some perennial playoff teams are on the outside looking in. It’s going to be interesting to see where some of our local teams are seeding,...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Three Beth-Center players weren’t enough to keep Cal’s Malachi Peak (7) out of the end zone. Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 24, 2025
Elizabeth Forward QB had 353 total yards to help end Southmoreland’s unbeaten streak. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Gladiators not looking to share title
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 24, 2025
GAME OF THE WEEK: STEEL VALLEY AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY South Allegheny has already locked up at least a share of the Allegheny Conference 2A crown — its fourth title in program history and first since 1986...
Morgan goes back to back at PIAA championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 22, 2025
The EF senior won her second straight Class 3A girls title with a four-stroke victory at Penn State’s Blue Course. Tuesday was a whirlwind of a day for Elizabeth Forward senior golfer Mya Morgan. It w...