Belle Vernon’s Senior Legion baseball team traveled to Unity Township Saturday and left with an emphatic 17-3 victory. The game was tied at 3-3, but Belle Vernon managed to tack on two runs in the fif...

Zach Plymire had the decisive RBI in a 3-2 win over Uniontown. Belle Vernon’s Junior Legion baseball team defeated Uniontown, 3-2, on Thursday behind timely offense. The Leopards only managed three hi...

Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the Di-Virgilio S...

Belle Vernon’s senior legion baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the summer season. Belle Vernon went 3-0 over the Memorial Day weekend, picking up wins over Waynesburg, Colonial 3...

The sixth annual McKeesport K-9 Classic youth baseball tournament will once again take place this weekend at Renzie Park. The event, which supports the McKeesport Police Department’s K-9 unit, will fe...

California MS tops Charleroi Brandon Meier went 4 for 4 with a home run and three runs scored as the California Middle School baseball team claimed a 6-4 win over Charleroi Tuesday. Caleb Ross finishe...

Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the DiVirgilio Sp...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the second straight season, California High’s Malik Ramsey finds himself with an All-State honor. The Trojans’ senior took a step up the ladder this season, ea...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For most college football recruiting targets, the period of time between the junior and senior season is when college coaches begin to amp up contact. For South Al...

By the Mon Valley Independent Those looking forward to be inducted into the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame this year will have to wait. The organization announced Sunday that this year’s Class...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Ethan Codeluppi is a soft spoken kid who doesn’t usually have much to say. Instead, he allows his play on the football field to do the talking for him. After a succe...

Harry A. ‘Butch’ Lusk Monongahela Harry A. “Butch” Lusk, 79, of Monongahela, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in his residence. Born Oct. 25, 1940, in New Eagle, he was the son of the late William and Ethe...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When looking for a landing spot to continue playing soccer and continue his academic path, Belle Vernon Area star and 2019 Mon Valley Independent -BeeGraphix Fab 1...

Christine Ann Galamb Soonick Christine Ann Galamb Soonick, 59, passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, due to respiratory failure. Born Feb. 14, 1960, she was preceded in dea...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It took a little longer to get going than expected, but the McKeesport Tigers were able to advance to the WPIAL quarterfinals with a 21-20 come-from-behind win ove...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com In 10 seasons from 2007 to 2016, there was no better team in Class A than Clairton. The Bears won eight WPIAL championships and four state titles during that span, b...

BY JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent The adjustment to high school sports can be a trying one for most freshmen. Oftentimes, it takes time to adjust to the speed of the game, wipe out nerves and si...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com It took a little longer than he had hoped, but Donnie Caterino will certainly take it. In his team’s eighth game of the season, the first-year coach picked up his fi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the opening 20 minutes, Elizabeth Forward’s girls soccer team gave defending section champion Belle Vernon Area all it could handle Wednesday. But the Leopards...

By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent As the season nears, Mike Kulish has offered a challenge to his forwards: step up and fill A.J. Meshanko’s shoes. No, Kulish isn’t expecting anyone to truly rep...