Sports
October 11, 2025
BVA basketball teams hosting camp The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls basketball teams will kick off the basketball seasons with a camp for local boys and girls. The camp will be held on Nov. 8 and 9...
EF boys finish 2nd, girls 6th in WPIAL championships
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 10, 2025
Both Elizabeth Forward golf teams were in the hunt for WPIAL championships, but both ultimately fell just short. The Warrior boys competed in the Class 2A finals at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver...
Kern’s goal in double overtime leads Jaguars past Hillers
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 10, 2025
After dropping a section game at Ringgold Tuesday, TJ got the bounce-back win it needed. After a loss to Ringgold on Tuesday, the Thomas Jefferson soccer team wanted to treat the rest of the regular s...
Pens beat Isles to win home opener
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 10, 2025
Dan Muse has been doing quite a bit to endear himself to Pittsburgh since he was hired as the Penguins’ 23rd coach June 4. During training camp in Cranberry last month, he held a door open for fans to...
PIAA a step away from bringing in shot clocks
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN MVI Sports 
October 10, 2025
If approved, the state’s high school basketball teams will see a shot clock in the 2028-29 season. The PIAA is one step away from adding a shot clock to high school basketball games statewide. A much-...
Rodgers, Steelers not getting ahead of themselves
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 10, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is no stranger to rivalries. The four-time MVP spent nearly two decades in Green Bay, where he led the Packers past the Chicago Bears so often he once famously — or not...
BVA girls XC wins first county title; Klinger hits 100
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 10, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area girls cross-country team won the program’s first Fayette County Coaches Association championship Thursday, racing to victory past Uniontown, Laurel Highlands and Connellsville. T...
Pens’ big line combo tough on opponents
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
October 10, 2025
With Bryan Rust injured and scoring options limited in 2025-26, new Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Muse is going to be challenged to distribute wingers up and down his lineup. For now, Sidney Crosby is...
MVI SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 10, 2025
Chartiers-Houston’s Julius Livingston makes a one-handed catch in a win over Monessen. Floyd Kish / MVI Sports
Tigers look to limit mistakes against Mars
High school, Sports
GAME OF THE WEEK: MARS AT MCKEESPORT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 10, 2025
Something has to give in tonight’s monster 4A Greater Allegheny Conference showdown between Mars and host McKeesport. Not only will the winner have the inside track to the conference crown, but the co...
High school, Sports
4A - Big 6
October 10, 2025
Eliz. Forward (5-1, 2-0) at Yough (2-5, 0-2) 7 p.m. EF: Elizabeth Forward picked up another lopsided win last time out, defeating Derry 56-7. The Warriors have won their last three games, two of which...
High school, Sports
1A - Eastern
October 10, 2025
Apollo-Ridge (5-2, 3-0) at S. Allegheny (7-0, 4-0) 7 p.m. Vikings: It’s a battle of the undefeateds in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. Apollo-Ridge knocked off Steel Valley last week as it was trai...
Pitt’s Bains-Marquez sees reps increase
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 10, 2025
Pitt’s coaches had a hunch that Kavir Bains-Marquez, a first-team all-conference safety at UC Davis of the FCS, would be a useful addition from the transfer portal last winter. But a starter? There pr...
High school, Sports
October 10, 2025
Riverview (4-3, 2-2) at Frazier (3-4, 1-3) 7 p.m. Raiders: Brentwood jumped on Riverview early last week and managed a victory, dropping the Raiders to 4-3. QB Connor Kmetz threw two touchdowns in the...
Next couple weeks bring us big-time matchups
High school, Sports
October 10, 2025
Over the next two weeks of the high school football season, we’re going to be treated to a number of games that have big implications for local teams looking to reach the WPIAL playoffs. It all starts...
MVI SPORTS-BEEGRAPHIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK
High school, Sports
October 10, 2025
BVA’s Chace Petrosky ran for a program-record 339 yards against Chartiers Valley last week. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports
Sports
October 10, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Western 10 p.m. - FS2 — AFL: West Coast at Adelaide Midnight - FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Hawthorn 2 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Port A...
Sports
October 10, 2025
BVA basketball teams hosting camp The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls basketball teams will kick off the basketball seasons with a camp for local boys and girls. The camp will be held on Nov. 8 and 9...
Watson dazzles with four goals in Leps’ win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 9, 2025
Cayden Cameron also scored for BVA as it won it’s fifth straight game via shutout. The Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team wasted little time in its Section 1-2A finale Wednesday, dominating the attac...
Bitsko took the long road from Van Voorhis to the gridiron
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
October 9, 2025
WAYNE STEWART MVI Sports Mickey Bitsko of Van Voorhis became a four-sport star at Charleroi High School, but like his older brother, NFL All-Pro linebacker Myron Pottios, his best sport was football. ...