’Dores overcome 7-0 deficit to stun Bearcats
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
April 18, 2025
Grace Polkabla went 5 for 6 with three RBIs as Frazier scored 16 runs over final four innings. Trailing 7-0 entering the fifth inning of Thursday’s Section 4-2A softball action at Bentworth, Frazier c...
Hounds downed by Frazier
Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
April 18, 2025
Frazier wasted no time asserting control Thursday, cruising to a 13-0 win over Monessen in a five-inning game that ended by run rule. Behind a dominant pitching performance from Dailan McManus and an ...
Leps get back on track, knock off previously unbeaten Waynesburg
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 18, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area baseball team got back on track after a pair of section losses earlier this week to rival Elizabeth Forward. Ian Porter tossed 5 1/3 innings in relief and allowed only one run on...
Heaney, Cruz lead Bucs to 1-0 win over Nationals
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 18, 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates surprised Andrew Heaney by bringing his family to the home clubhouse for a pregame celebration for reaching 10 years of major-league service Thursday morning. For someone who di...
College players chasing dollars with open portal
Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
April 18, 2025
The opening of the college football transfer portal has created a dash for cash. The delay in approving the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement means the rules around compensation are not yet in place...
ESPN’s Corso to retire
Sports
April 18, 2025
By The Associated Press Lee Corso’s nearly four-decade run on ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to an end. Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and folksy former coach widely known for his endearing ...
Rust hits 30 as Pens end season by beating Caps
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
April 18, 2025
Sidney Crosby’s 20th campaign in the NHL ended just like his first. And the previous two. Out of the playoffs. And while the Penguins were eliminated from contention for this upcoming postseason well ...
Despite recent struggles from the Pens, Crosby still driven
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
April 18, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It is the penultimate practice in a largely frustrating season, one filled with baffling losses on the ice and crushing ones off it. And yet there is Sidney Crosby, in the waning day...
Eastern Conference playoff matchups set with Washington No. 1
Sports
By By JOHN WAWROW AP 
April 18, 2025
Alex Ovechkin has a new chase to focus on in trading his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record for a second Stanley Cup title as he and the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Washington Capitals pr...
Charlie Ward set to coach men’s basketball at FAMU
Sports
April 18, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida State dual-sport star and 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward is set to become the new men’s basketball coach at Florida A&M University. Ward’s hiring was s...
USA Football now in charge of American football in Olympics
Sports
By By PAT GRAHAM AP 
April 18, 2025
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee already has sprints, swim strokes and somersaults under its umbrella. Now, it’s adding touchdowns. USA Football joins the likes of track and field, swimming and...
Sports
April 18, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two months in and Jimmy Butler has become so comfortable with the Golden State Warriors that he is now shouting when someone takes a bad shot, or he is demanding the ball be in hi...
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
Sports
April 18, 2025
UNIONTOWN AT ELIZABETH FORWARD - 1ST GAME AT “NEW” BOSTON FIELD - JEFF HELSEL / MVI SPORTS
Sports
April 18, 2025
Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after assault allegations NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a t...
Weston, Travalena named Athletes of the Week
Sports
WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
April 17, 2025
When it comes to the boys and girls of summer, few players had better weeks on the diamond than Kaden Weston and Emma Travalena. And they are two of the youngest. Weston is a junior on California Area...
Tyler Lesko’s gem leads Jaguars over Falcons
Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
April 17, 2025
Tyler Lesko pitched a complete game as the Jaguars remained unbeaten in section play. Hitting in key situations and playing clean defense were two problems that the Connellsville baseball team simply ...
Warriors open new Boston Field with win over U’Town
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
April 17, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward softball team had the honor of opening up the new and improved Boston Field Wednesday night, welcoming in Uniontown to christen the softball version of the field. It was a night ...
Cruz’s grand slam highlights Pirates’ chippy win
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
April 17, 2025
When Jorge Lopez threw a pitch too close for comfort to Andrew McCutchen’s head, the Pittsburgh Pirates icon held his bat in one hand and pointed at the Washington Nationals reliever. As tempers flare...
PIAA’s Lombardi issues warning to WPIAL schools
Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
April 17, 2025
The warning follows the Trump administrations lawsuit against the state of Maine. A few hours after the Justice Department said it was suing Maine over its transgender athlete policy, PIAA executive d...
Concern eases as Letang appears at Penguins’ facility
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
April 17, 2025
The Penguins’ defenseman had heart surgery Tuesday to close a hole in his heart. Spotting Kris Letang at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility constitutes far from any remarkable development, giv...