The Belle Vernon softball team was seeking its first win in Section 2-4A play Monday evening, and in a matchup with Oakland Catholic on “The Beach” at James Weir Stadium, the Leopards came away with a...

Some time ago, a column in the Mon Valley Independent featured letters Stan Musial wrote back home, mainly from 1939-1946, to Joe Barbao. During that span, Musial was making sure to keep in touch with...

Belle Vernon Youth Wrestling had 20 place-winners at the Pa. Jr. Wrestling Area 4 and Keystone SW Qualifiers. Of those, 14 will be attending the State Championships in State College and Harrisburg. Fr...

The Belle Vernon Area 5th/6th grade boys recreational basketball team celebrated an unbeaten (8-0) regular season and a runner-up finish in the playoffs. Players on the team include: Liam Braden, Tren...

The local Mon Valley YMCA swim team once again showcased its talents at the Pa. YMCA West Districts to qualify for the state championships this weekend at Morgantown’s Mylan Park Aquatic Center. In al...

WPYFL president Bill Spencer tendered his resignation March 11. The largest youth football league in Pennsylvania is part of a police probe as officers investigate accusations of financial impropriety...

The Belle Vernon Area 3rd/4th grade girls basketball team won the league championship after finishing in first place during the regular season. In the top row, from left, are head coach Chad Skibo, as...

Editor’s note: We are rerunning Part 1 of our Sports Stew feature on Charleroi’s John Hostetler. Below is Part 2. John “Hoss” Hostetler was featured in a 2021 MVI story, but his story is so rich, ther...

Part 1 of the Hostetler story featured him discussing select Charleroi High stars. He continued, moving on to the highly successful Jeff Petrucci. “I didn’t see too much of him during my senior year b...

First-year Belle Vernon girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit picked up his first win with his new program Sunday. After a lopsided loss Saturday, the Leopards bounced back with a 64-8 rout of West...

The Serra Catholic senior hit a buzzer beater at the end of the first half to hit the milestone. Serra Catholic head coach AJ Corso was looking for a “team game” from his Eagles in their season opener...

South Allegheny pounced on EF early as Drew Cook finished with a game-high 19 points. Last year in South Allegheny’s holiday tournament, the Gladiators suffered a heartbreaking 63-61 loss to rival Eli...

Szyair Dungee and Demetri Lowe each scored 13 points to lead Ringgold. It was a typical season- opener for the Ringgold and Charleroi boys basketball squads — not pretty with some sloppy play — Friday...

The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team has a new Big 3, and they each hit double figures in a season-opening win at the Montour tip-off tournament Friday. Kaylee DeAngelo led the way with a team-h...

2014 • Sunday – no paper 2004 • Charleroi’s Jeff Dumm came out of his last collegiate game a winner. Dumm, who set five career passing records at Waynesburg College, completed 17 of 24 passes for 167 ...

Last week, the PGH Boxing Team faced off with members of the U.S. Naval Academy Boxing Team at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh. G-Force fighter Xoren Radusewicz (right) faced off with Pape Traore ...

Frazier-GCC postponed The Frazier-Greensburg Central Catholic football game scheduled for tonight at Commodores Field has been postponed. According to a statement from the school’s athletic department...

The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls soccer team dominated play throughout a 4-0 win Tuesday over visiting Elizabeth Forward as the Leopards’ eighth-graders celebrated their final home game. Whil...