Conroy, Dumbroski named Athletes of the Week
High school, Sports
WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 28, 2025
Each week, the Mon Valley Independent brings its readers the top male and female athletes of the week. This week’s choices weren’t very difficult as Ringgold wrestler Jake Conroy and Serra Catholic ba...
Tigers win first game on ‘Swin Cash Court’
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 28, 2025
The McKeesport legend and Hall of Famer was on hand as Neenie Campbell Gymnasium’s court was renamed in her honor McKeesport’s Jess Miller and Emily Eisenberg each scored 14 points in a win over cross...
Warriors, without Jellison, roll over Leopards
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
January 28, 2025
Three players hit double figures Monday as the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team rolled over rival Belle Vernon, 59-26, to grab a Section 3-4A win. With the win, the Warriors ran their winning s...
Steelers deciding on bringing back Fields or Wilson
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
Steelers president Art Rooney II met with members of the media Monday afternoon. Calling it the “biggest piece of the puzzle that we have to address,” Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said ...
NCAA, Sports
January 28, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with ...
Baby Pens in good hands under MacDonald
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed a considerable amount of trust in Kirk Mac-Donald. MacDonald, 41, is in his first campaign leading the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes- Barre/S...
Letang, Pettersson happy with unexpected reunion
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to weld Kris Letang with Marcus Pettersson on a defensive pairing in recent weeks wasn’t necessarily rooted in a sense of familiarity between the two long-time teamma...
Fans seeing Wembanyama exceeding expectations
NBA, Sports
January 28, 2025
PARIS (AP) — For all the glowing things said in Paris the past few days about San Antonio phenom Victor Wembanyama, Hall of Famer Tony Parker probably summed matters up more succinctly than anyone. As...
Chiefs have two more calls go their way in win
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 28, 2025
Another Kansas City Chiefs playoff win. Another game where officiating steals some of the spotlight. Patrick Mahomes rallied Kansas City to a 32-29 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC cha...
Sports Snapshots
High school, Sports
January 28, 2025
Sports
January 28, 2025
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - FS1 — St. John’s at Georgetown 7 p.m. - ACCN — Wake Forest at Louisville 7 p.m. - ESPN — Kentucky at Tennessee 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Toledo at Ohio 7 p.m. - ESPNU — Ric...
Sports
January 28, 2025
2005 • It was deja-vu in more ways than one when the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team hosted Southmoreland. The Leps came within 50 seconds of pulling off an upset on the Scotties but fell shor...
Sports
January 28, 2025
BVA Youth Sports Association holding spring registration The Belle Vernon Area Youth Sports Association will hold two in-person baseball and softball signups beginning Feb. 4 for boys and girls ages 4...
BVA pounds offensive glass in win over Knoch
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
January 27, 2025
Zion Moore led the Leopards with 20 points in the battle of ranked Class 4A teams. Belle Vernon missed its share of shots after halftime Saturday, but somehow those misses kept finding their way into ...
Noll completes sweep of Ringgold record board
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 27, 2025
The final step came Thursday when she added the 200-yard freestyle. Many members of the Noll family have swam for Ringgold, but Thursday night, it was all about senior Natalie Noll. In the Rams’ home ...
Serra tops Clairton, moves into second-place tie
High school, Sports
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
January 27, 2025
Bella Dumbroski dropped 22 points to push Serra Catholic over Clairton, 50-46, in an important Section 2-1A matchup over the weekend. Iyanna Wade led all scorers with 26 points, but it wasn’t enough f...
Dark times descend on the City of Champions
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 27, 2025
Good morning, friends. I have to tell you, loyal readers, I owe you guys an apology. In this space, I always try to present something interesting for you to read. It should always be creative, and the...
Mahomes’ magic leads Chiefs to 3rd straight Super Bowl
NFL, Sports
January 27, 2025
He left the Bills heartbroken again by running for two TDs and throwing for another. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, ran through the Buffalo defense for tw...
Hurts, Barkley each rush for 3 TDs in Eagles’ rout
NFL, Sports
January 27, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley consulted with his family before the star running back decided — yes, it was time to leave his only professional home with the Giants and sign with the Eagles. His y...
Steelers need to restock aging defensive line
NFL, Sports
January 27, 2025
JOE RUTTER TribLive As the string of seasons without a playoff victory extended to eight for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the longest- tenured player on the roster struggled to make sense of the 28-14 los...