Moore leads Leopards past Uniontown
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 7, 2024
The Belle Vernon boys basketball team came up with a 56-55 win against Uniontown Friday night as Zion Moore scored 23 points. The Leopards were stout defensively, holding Uniontown to just 25 points i...
Rangers snap Penguins’ season-high win streak
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
December 7, 2024
Forward Artemi Panarin scored two goals in New York’s 4-2 victory. The Pittsburgh Penguins look much better in early December than they did when the 2024-25 campaign began in early October. But they w...
No. 1 Panthers sweep Morehead State
NCAA, Sports
NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
December 7, 2024
Oklahoma is up next after the decisive first-round victory. Senior libero Emmy Klika and her teammates huddled together in front of the net after the Pitt women’s volleyball team swept Morehead State ...
Watt ready to reduce snap count with Highsmith’s return
NFL, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
December 7, 2024
He’s expected to start Sunday against the Browns. One Pittsburgh Steeler is ready for the return of Alex Highsmith after he missed three games with an ankle injury. It should come as no surprise it’s ...
Sports
December 7, 2024
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Pickens, Newsome prepared to battle again Sunday
NFL, Sports
December 7, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens doesn’t appear too worried about a rematch with Cleveland defensive back Greg Newsome II. Two weeks after Pickens and Newsome ended C...
Franklin, PSU looking to buck ‘big game’ trend
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The empty trophy case that stares back at the players in the Penn State team meeting room says as much about the program as it does about its coach. James Franklin was in on the de...
Former Pitt QB Tino Sunseri hired as UCLA OC
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bieniemy’s return to UCLA lasted only one season. The Bruins let go of Bieniemy on Thursday after fielding one of the nation’s worst offenses this season. It didn’t take head c...
Lots at stake for CFB teams vying for playoff
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s more than just school pride and bragging rights to all that bellyaching over who might be in and who might be out of college football ‘s first 12-team playoff. Try the more...
Sanders, Hunter capture Big 12 season honors
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Colorado two-way standout Travis Hunter was named the Big 12 defensive player of the year, and Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders was picked as the top offensive player in a vo...
Big 12 Championship comes full circle for Dillingham
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was just something about coach Matt Campbell and his program at Iowa State that intrigued Kenny Dillingham. “His culture and his realness, I think he’s one of the most re...
FCS teams know all about a longer playoff
NCAA, Sports
By By HANK KURZ JR. AP 
December 7, 2024
The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff will be a new experience for many teams that never participated in the four-team version. The potential for multiple postseason games means a lot more pla...
NCAA, Sports
December 7, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Texas wasted no time making its presence felt in the mighty Southeastern Conference. In their debut as a member of the powerhouse league, the No. 2 Longhorns posted the best regular-sea...
Sports
December 7, 2024
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Javon Small had 26 points, Tucker DeVries scored 13 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia rallied to beat Georgetown 73-60 on Friday night in the Big 12-Big East Batt...
Sports
December 7, 2024
2014 • Sunday—no paper 2004 • Forget the rumors about coach Rich Bowen going to another school and Yough looking for a new football coach. Bowen was named the Valley Independent’s Coach of the Year af...
Valley has 6 players named All-State
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
December 6, 2024
Six local volleyball players were named to their respective all-state teams, released by the Pa. Volleyball Coaches Association Thursday. Five local players were named to the Class 1A All-State Team a...
Bearcats hold off Cougars
High school, Sports
By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
December 6, 2024
Charleroi had a chance at a game-winning 3-pointer but the shot was offline. A nail-biting matchup between Bentworth and Charleroi came down to the final seconds with the Bearcats holding on for a 52-...
Rams win opener
High school, Sports
December 6, 2024
By the Mon Valley Independent The Ringgold girls basketball team picked up a win to start off its season. Freshman Alayna Macioce scored a game-high 15 points and Addy Jenkins chipped in 10 points for...
Lewis claims Defensive Player of the Year award
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
December 6, 2024
Before the first half of South Allegheny’s 2023 loss to Imani Christian had ended, Camden Lewis had already amassed 12 tackles when he was rolled up on and broke his ankle. After an arduous rehabilita...
Steelers look to avoid another letdown
NFL, Sports
December 6, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The video is still fresh. So is the frustration for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A chance to take firm control of the AFC North evaporated in the snow in Cleveland two weeks ago, when Ja...