Fall sports have officially started with local golf teams hitting the fairways for their first matches of the season. One team with high hopes this season is the Charleroi Cougars, and they started th...

With plenty of returning experience for the South Allegheny girls soccer team, coach Kyle Griffin is hoping for a successful campaign this year. The Gladiators have a strong group with high hopes, and...

A large collection of returning talent gives the Warriors hope to improve after a 7-7 season. After being disrupted by some injuries and a tough section over the past few years, the Elizabeth Forward ...

Monessen’s Kaier Payne, head coach Wade Brown, Jay’veyon Jeffries and Kayden Kolbeck lined up for photos Sunday during MVI Sports’ Football Media Day at Foster House II in Washington Township. Floyd K...

By JEREMY SELLEW The defending Class 1A champions are looking to be even better in 2026. jsellew@yourmvi.com Coming off the program’s first WPIAL Class 1A title, Bentworth girls soccer coach Tyler Ham...

The last few season, Frazier found itself in the middle of the pack in Section 8-2A golf, finishing around the .500 mark in section play. However, Frazier golf coach John Malone thinks his team is one...

Last year’s WPIAL runnerup in Class 2A, the Warriors will look to win it all in Class 3A. Things are really going well for Elizabeth Forward golf coach Matt Ritchie. In his fifth season, he has led EF...

Sitting in the Belle Vernon football team’s meeting room, there are two banners along the western wall, big enough to read from the door when walking in. They are from the Leopards’ 2023 season when t...

The Washington County team featured two Charleroi players in Dylan Carpenter and Logan Caughman. With the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will not be a PONY League World Series champion crow...

The Belle Vernon boys return nine starters in head coach Tyler Caterino’s second season. After a trip to the playoffs with a 5-5 section record and a preliminary round win over Ringgold in Class 3A, t...

Weekly results will be published along with photos, schedules and standings. By the Mon Valley Independent The Mon Valley Independent is a great source for local news and sports, but that’s already kn...

As Belle Vernon athletic director Matt Humbert gets ready to head to Bethel Park in the same position, he can look back proudly at a number of facility upgrades around the district. The final one will...

While high school football teams prepare to begin the second decade of the six-classification era, one other change from 10 years ago is now a thing of the past. Zero once again means nothing. WPIAL o...

Six starters return for Ringgold as it looks for a return to the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. Ringgold girls soccer coach Ed Rosensteel admits that for the first time in a number of years, he’s nervous to...

After a few tricky seasons for the Charleroi volleyball program, the Cougars went out and recruited new coach Tom Kurtz to guide its young talent. Charleroi finished with a 1-17 record last season, bu...

With Ryan Moessner at Cal (Pa.), there’s still plenty of talent returning for the Bentworth boys. The Bentworth boys soccer program has enjoyed years of success, and coming off a WPIAL and PIAA champi...

Heat acclimation week means the high school football season is officially underway. The five-day period leads up to the beginning of mandatory training camps next week. At left, Serra Catholic players...

Lofty goals remain for the EF girls despite losing WPIAL, PIAA champion Mya Morgan to graduation. With the high school golf season right around the corner, Elizabeth Forward is looking to pick up wher...

McKeesport is among the teams with legitimate championship aspirations in 2026. The fall sports season is approaching fast, which brings hope for many area teams. On the football field, there will be ...

Teams will have to adjust as the start of the season is a week later than usual. and LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com High school football season begins a week later this year, which means some teams wil...