TJ motivated by memory of WPIAL semifinal loss
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
The Jaguars are still loaded with talent as they aim for another long playoff run. Coming off a strong 19-5 season, the Thomas Jefferson baseball team is preparing for a new challenge as it moves up t...
Jaguars enter season with target on their backs
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
As defending PIAA champs, they know they’re an important game for every team they face. The Thomas Jefferson softball team is preparing for the new season, aiming to build on last year’s historic stat...
Titans taking tradition of success to new section
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
Coach Jeff Kuzma has to replace his pitching ace and top two hitters from last season. The West Mifflin baseball team enters the 2024 season with high expectations, looking to extend its streak of fou...
Plenty of talent returns for West Mifflin softball
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 13, 2025
Rylie Dobnak was the Titans’ top hitter and pitcher last season. Coming off an 11-9 season and a third-place finish in section play, the West Mifflin softball team enters 2025 with high hopes and plen...
COACHES KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THINGS!
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March 13, 2025
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Cougars ready to rebound after down season in 2024
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 13, 2025
Coach Dan Palm want his team to challenge for the section title. It was a transition year last spring for the Yough baseball team, as the Cougars had a lineup full of underclassmen. After losing only ...
Harvey confident despite two serious injury losses
First Pitch, High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 13, 2025
Star shortstop Adoria Waldier and pitching ace Kylee Fisher will both miss the season. With the news Yough head coach Dutch Harvey got prior to the season, one would think he wouldn’t be smiling as mu...
VALLEY PITCHERS READY TO BRING THE HEAT
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March 13, 2025
Leps’ season, Salvino’s career come to an end
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 12, 2025
Sharon beat Belle Vernon, 69-64, to advance to the PIAA quarterfinals; Salvino closes career with 745 wins. With all the circumstances surrounding their PIAA second round matchup against District 10 r...
Familiar foe awaits TJ girls in second round
Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 12, 2025
Round 4 between the Thomas Jefferson and Peters Township girls’ basketball squads is back on tonight, and the Jaguars are hoping for a different result than the prior three matchups. TJ will faceoff a...
Warriors ready for showdown with WPIAL champ Eagles
Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 12, 2025
If the Elizabeth Forward Warriors are going to continue their season, the team will have to climb its highest mountain tonight. EF (20-7) plays Oakland Catholic (24-3) in a PIAA 4A second round game a...
NCAA Tournament next for Robert Morris
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By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
March 12, 2025
The surprising Robert Morris Colonials are in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade. Josh Omojafo turned in his first double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds, and top-s...
Skenes Ks five as Pirates rout Yankees at LECOM
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 12, 2025
Paul Skenes didn’t get another showdown with Aaron Judge, but the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander got something almost as rare and just as valuable as the two-time AL MVP slugger: run support. Skenes ...
Jarry, Penguins hold off Golden Knights
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By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 12, 2025
In the distant past, Tristan Jarry was the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltender of the future. As for his current future, things are murky, at best, considering in the near past, he was waived in mid-Janua...
Buffalo Bills bringing in Joey Bosa
Sports
March 12, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills turned to Joey Bosa to fill their pass-rush needs, agreeing with him on a one-year, $12.6 million contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associa...
Panthers bow out of ACC Tournament with loss to ND
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March 12, 2025
TribLive By JERRY DIPAOLA Jaland Lowe and Zack Austin spoke through tears Tuesday afternoon inside the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.,, reflecting on Pitt’s 55-54 loss to Notre Dame in the first r...
Tiger Woods ruptures Achilles, will miss Masters
Sports
March 12, 2025
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, which will keep him out of the Masters and leaves in question whether he can play in a...
Daniel Jones signs 1-year deal with Colts
Sports
March 12, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts wanted someone to challenge quarterback Anthony Richardson for the starting job. They opted for Daniel Jones. The former New York Giants starter agreed Tuesd...
Formula 1 sees biggest influx of rookies
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By By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer 
March 12, 2025
Andrea Kimi Antonelli once hid in a stack of tires to get through security and into the Formula 1 paddock. Now the 18-year-old Italian is Lewis Hamilton’s successor at Mercedes. Antonelli is among F1’...