Monessen (5-3, 1-3) at Bentworth (4-4, 2-2) 7 p.m. Monessen heads to Bentworth looking to rebound from a 49-8 loss to Washington. The Greyhounds were held to minus-54 rushing yards against the unbeate...

McKeesport (5-3, 2-0) at Indiana (3-5, 0-2) 7 p.m. McKeesport heads to Indiana with a three-game winning streak and sole possession of first place in the conference. The Tigers rolled past Hampton, 47...

Apollo-Ridge (7-1, 4-0) at South Allegheny (4-4, 3-1) 7 p.m. South Allegheny gets another major Allegheny Conference test when unbeaten-in-leagueplay Apollo-Ridge visits Friday. The Gladiators are com...

Ringgold (5-3, 3-0) at Char. Valley (4-4, 2-1) 7 p.m. Ringgold can keep pace near the top of the Big 6 Conference when it visits Chartiers Valley. The Rams stayed perfect in league play with a 56-14 w...

GAME OF THE WEEK: BELLE VERNON AT WAYNESBURG CENTRAL According to the WPIAL schedule, the high school football playoffs don’t start until Nov. 6. Don’t tell that to Belle Vernon Area coach Scott Bryer...

Belle Vernon’s Chace Petrosky had five TDs against Southmoreland last week. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports

AUTO RACING 12:30 p.m. - FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Qualifying, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. 1:30 p.m. - APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, The Circuit of Americas, Austin, Texas 4 ...

BVA boosters hosting Turkey Trot The Belle Vernon Area Big Boosters will hold its fifth annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, at North Belle Vernon Community Park. Registration will be ...

The WPIAL announced the seedings and brackets for soccer teams Wednesday, and it’s easy to see why some local coaches are less than pleased with where their teams fell in the brackets. Especially on t...

If you are a high school soccer fan, Wednesday was one of your favorite days of the year as the WPIAL announced the playoff brackets for all classifications. It was a mixed bag for local Mon Valley bo...

The WPIAL had already released its playoff soccer brackets by the time Thomas Jefferson took the field for its cross-classification regular-season finale against Class 2A Elizabeth Forward. But that d...

Mike Darnay / MVI Sports Belle Vernon settled in after a difficult first half, but South Park had already built enough of a cushion to come away with a 3-1 nonsection victory. The Eagles (18-0) scored...

MVI Sports Week 6 featured several close finishes, unexpected upsets and big fantasy performances. Denver opened the week with a 17-14 overtime victory over Seattle, while Houston defeated Jacksonvill...

Pitt has dropped two straight games to middle-ofthe- pack ACC teams by a combined 10 points. On Saturday, the Panthers lost at Boston College, 2721, a week after falling to North Carolina, 21-17, at A...

Opening night in the NBA provided some hints. The Philadelphia 76ers had a stat sheet as well-balanced as just about any in LeBron James’ 24-year career to beat the New York Knicks. The Detroit Piston...

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James got the business from Knicks fans still gloating and riding an emotional high from an NBA championship banner celebration. As he stepped to the freethrow line for the Phil...

ROME (AP) — An hour after Robert Prevost was elected as the first American pope, Villanova’s athletic director texted sports travel expert John Anthony with the idea. “It just said, ‘ Villanova - Notr...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle is in his fourth year with John Mateer and knows what the quarterback is capable of, from the 44 touchdowns he accounted for when they ...

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY 8 p.m. - BTN — Maryland at Northwestern COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. - CBSSN — Liberty at Kennesaw St. 7 p.m. - ESPNU — James Madison at Appalachian St. 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — East Caroli...

BVA boosters hosting Turkey Trot The Belle Vernon Area Big Boosters will hold its fifth annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, at North Belle Vernon Community Park. Registration will be ...