Sports
May 13, 2025
Cal Gold tops Cal Burgundy in local Pinto action California Gold pinto knocked off their peers in town, running past Burgundy, 20-10. For Cal Gold, Troy Galis (2), Teddy Turosik and Carson McVicker ea...
Gladiators hope they’re peaking at the right time
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 12, 2025
They’ll start the postseason tonight against Keystone Oaks. South Allegheny’s baseball team didn’t have the regular season it envisioned coming into the year, but all that matters now is what’s ahead ...
Shedeur Sanders would’ve been more trouble than he’s worth
Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 12, 2025
There were so many Steelers fans who were unhappy that the team didn’t call Shedeur Sanders’ name in on the third day of the NFL Draft. I think when all the dust clears, most of those fans will find i...
BVA eyes turnaround after taking losing record into playoffs
Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
May 12, 2025
The Leopards will begin the postseason today with sixth-seeded Beaver. In Tom Rodriguez’s 24 seasons as Belle Vernon Area’s softball coach, he has certainly been no stranger to the WPIAL playoffs. The...
Bart’s walk-off leads Pirates over Braves
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 12, 2025
Carmen Mlodzinski turned in his best start in the 4-3 victory. Carmen Mlodzinski pounded his fist into his glove as he walked off the mound with two outs in the sixth inning, an auto-response to his b...
Sawyer: Steelers loaded up in draft on players from ‘best conference in football’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 12, 2025
The team added Big Ten players with its first six picks in last month’s draft. When Pittsburgh Steelers management set out to make the defense more physical this season, it probably wasn’t a coinciden...
Saints’ Carr retiring
Sports
May 12, 2025
The veteran quarterback has “significant degenerative changes” to his right shoulder. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr is retiring because of a labral tear...
Straka wins Truist Championship for 4th PGA Tour title
Sports
May 12, 2025
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Sepp Straka knew early on that precision at Philadelphia Cricket Club was the key to the Truist Championship. Now, the Austrian and the oldest country club in the United States a...
Warriors, Knicks eager to overcome Game 3 losses
Sports
May 12, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Without Steph: Those words keep coming up for the Golden State Warriors. They will have to try again to find a way to win without Stephen Curry, who has missed the past two playof...
Rantanen’s playoff record of consecutive goals involved in broken
Sports
May 12, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars, a run he had extended Sunday before they scored another goal when he was on...
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 12, 2025
The Pirates’ GM also provided medical updates on a few injured players. Finding Derek Shelton’s replacement was an easy call for Ben Cherington, as Don Kelly made such a strong impression that the gen...
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Crosby, Fleury lead Canada
May 12, 2025
DENVER (AP) — It’s no longer Bud Black’s job to steer the Colorado Rockies away from baseball infamy. The team fired Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that’s one o...
WPIAL announces baseball playoffs
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 10, 2025
The WPIAL announced the playoff seedings for nine Mon Valley baseball teams on Friday as area teams will hope to add to a long list of champions on the diamond. In all, local squads account for one to...
Gladiators’ Epps headed to Grove City
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 10, 2025
When South Allegheny’s Cam Epps was working through his college recruiting process, many of the talks revolved around his talents on the football field. However, as Epps helped lead the Gladiators’ ba...
Still grieving his mother, Harmon making most of minicamp weekend
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Derrick Harmon hasn’t gotten around to taking the customary tour of Pittsburgh that the Steelers’ first-round draft pick typically enjoys. He hasn’t eaten at Primanti Bros., taken the incline to the t...
Picking champions
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
I’M JUST SAYIN’
May 10, 2025
Well, the brackets have been released and the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs are ready to get underway. Not to be used for any shady or non-official betting purposes, here are the ways I think t...
TRYOUTS DAY 2
Sports
May 10, 2025
Elizabeth Forward’s Rylie Peterson (right) and Kenadie Finney take part in the second night of Steel City Summer Basketball League tryouts. The league will hold its annual draft Tuesday. Steel City Su...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
STEELERS ROOKIE CAMP NOTES
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Four years after entering the NFL as a high-profile college player, Trey Sermon was among those invited to the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp this weekend on a mere tryout basis. Sermon was a thi...
Pirates beat Braves in Kelly’s first game
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
May 10, 2025
To say the last 24-plus hours have been a whirlwind for Don Kelly is a massive understatement. Kelly, 45, was elevated to manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon after Derek Shelton’s ...
Sports
May 10, 2025
BVA High School Volleyball hosting clinic The Belle Vernon Area girls volleyball team will host a clinic for girls interested in playing volleyball in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. There will be two sessions ...