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...

Thomas Jefferson’s Ty Hartman was one of the leaders of the school golf team this season, and earlier this week, he found himself among the leaders at the PIAA Class 3A golf championship at Penn State...

The Belle Vernon Area boys and girls cross-country teams enjoyed a great day at the WPIAL XC championships Thursday at White Oak Park. The Leopard girls finished fifth overall in Class 2A, and the boy...

By the Mon Valley Independent The WPIAL announced sites for Saturday’s Class 1A volleyball quarterfinals. No. 1 Frazier (12-3) will host No. 9 Carmichaels (9-10) at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse for a noon st...

Dan Muse is in his first year as a head coach in the NHL. But he’s experienced enough to understand success in October isn’t cause to celebrate. “It’s so early, I don’t think for anybody you’re feelin...

Ten years after high school football expanded to six classifications, the WPIAL might consider going back to four. That idea is among a handful of proposals submitted to the WPIAL office, varying plan...

NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operati...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Just as it appeared Lamar Jackson would again be absent from practice, the two-time MVP took the field for the Baltimore Ravens. How much progress he’s made from a hamstring i...

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. women’s team stumbled Thursday in its first game since July, allowing a goal in each half that sent Portugal to its first win against the Americans, 2-1 on a night two-tim...

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the NCAA is urging schools and conferences tempted by riches offered through potential deals with new equity sources to think about the long-term repercussions before ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operati...

DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton insists his recent comments were a shout-out to Jaxson Dart, not a shot at Russell Wilson. Payton said after Denver’s historic 33-32 comeback win on Sund...

Trinity (5-4, 4-0) at Belle Vernon (3-5, 2-2) 7 p.m. Leps: Belle Vernon has two straight wins in conference play after opening things up with an 0-4 record that included heartbreaking losses to Thomas...

California (8-1, 6-0) at Riverview (8-1, 5-1) 7 p.m. Cal: Once again, Cal and J-M are among the best teams in the Tri-County South Conference, and tonight’s matchup will finish up the regular season f...

Cornell (5-4, 2-3) at Monessen (5-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Raiders: Cornell’s Khylil Johnson is a threat every time he touches the football, sitting at 1,122 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns. He’s 15th in ...

Mt. Pleasant (5-4, 2-2) at Eliz. Forward (8-0, 4-1) 7 p.m. Vikings: Mt. Pleasant has scored the second-most points and allowed the third-least points in Interstate Conference play this season. Unfortu...

Knoch (0-9, 0-4) at McKeesport (6-3, 4-0) 7 p.m. Knoch: The Knights are hoping for their first and only win of the season tonight, but it’s unlikely to come at McKeesport. The squad came close to posi...

This weekend some teams will undoubtedly be disappointed when some perennial playoff teams are on the outside looking in. It’s going to be interesting to see where some of our local teams are seeding,...

Three Beth-Center players weren’t enough to keep Cal’s Malachi Peak (7) out of the end zone. Jeff Helsel / MVI Sports

Elizabeth Forward QB had 353 total yards to help end Southmoreland’s unbeaten streak. Mike Darnay / MVI Sports