The 5-0 Jaguars will turn their focus to conference play after the 35-7 victory. Thomas Jefferson’s football team has split its season into two halves, the five games in the nonconference slate and th...

South Allegheny scored on its first two plays from scrimmage, but couldn’t keep up with the Eagles. After dominating time of possession a week ago in a 7-0 conference win over Steel Valley, South Park...

The Rangers scored the last 28 points of the game to pick up a Black Hills Conference victory. Monessen looked like it had all the momentum after scoring on its first drive of the second half to take ...

The star quarterback threw for 175 yards and ran for 126 in a 27-14 win. It’s not often that the Belle Vernon football team doesn’t “defend The Beach.” But Friday was one of those night. South Fayette...

Noah Pletcher’s 55-yard run provided the Cougars’ only touchdown in a 14-7 loss. MVI Sports Charleroi came up just short in Century Conference play Friday night, dropping a 14-7 decision at Keystone O...

2014 • Sunday – no paper 2004 • Horrendous rains hit the area in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. The Belle Vernon Area-Laurel Highlands game was one of only three games of the 56 contests scheduled to be ...

BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call th...

The Ringgold girls’ soccer team has been in a funk on offense the last couple of games, being shutout in their last three games ahead of their Section 1-2A contest against McGuffey Wednesday night. Un...

It is hard to imagine anyone having a better last performance than California running back Lee Qualk or Elizabeth Forward golfer Mya Morgan. Qualk, a senior, carried the ball just 11 times against Ben...

The Bentworth girls suffered their first loss of the season Wednesday, dropping a close 1-0 decision to host Chartiers-Houston in a Section 2-1A contest. The Bucs (6-2, 4-1) picked up the lone goal of...

Flag football is officially a sanctioned sport for Pennsylvania high school girls, meaning the WPIAL and PIAA soon will be crowning champions. The PIAA board voted Wednesday to add flag football to it...

The 10th annual Camp of Champions was held Tuesday at Elizabeth Forward High School with 11 nearby school districts represented, 10 football-skill stations and endless fun for students with special ne...

Aidan Davis and Carson Ruffing each bagged a brace for the Elizabeth Forward boys soccer team Tuesday night as the Warriors (6-2-1, 5-0-1) defeated visiting Ligonier Valley 5-2 in Section 3-2A play. “...

A pair of golfers from Elizabeth Forward will represent the Warriors girls program at the WPIAL Class 2A Individual Championships following Tuesday’s Section 3-3A qualifier at Victory Hills. Defending...

Chippy rivalry game goes the Commodores’ way with Addison Schultz and Grace Vaughn each finishing with 9 kills. The Frazier volleyball team began the season with two straight non-section losses to Cla...

By the Mon Valley Independent Charleroi remained unbeaten on the season as the defensive unit stood tall and Max Goodwin earned a clean sheet in an 11-0 rout over visiting Derry on Hall of Fame Night ...

Addison Schultz (15) and Allie Monack (9) combine for 24 kills in Frazier wins battle of neighboring districts. Separated by only 8 miles, it was only a matter of time before Frazier and Belle Vernon ...

Another Belle Vernon Area baseball player has made a commitment to play at the next level. Senior pitcher Parker Lind announced last month that he will continue his athletic and academic career at Ken...

By the Mon Valley Independent A number of local golfers out of Section 8-2A will take part in the WPIAL Class 2A Championships first round Monday at Youghigheny Country Club. The sectional tournament ...

Thomas Jefferson, South Allegheny, Monessen and Clairton have been the elites of Mon Valley football so far. We’re officially through Week 3 of the WPIAL football season, and the Mon Valley still has ...