Rams’ comeback falls short at South Park
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 3, 2025
The Ringgold boys suffered their ninth loss in their last 10 games. Ringgold used a relentless press and an aggressive attitude in the second half to get back into Saturday’s non-section contest again...
Carter, Johnson combine for 50 in win over Frazier
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
February 3, 2025
The Commodores couldn’t catch up after Monessen took an early 15-2 lead. Monessen secured a much-needed victory over Frazier on Saturday, pulling away late for a 55-40 win in a non-section game. The G...
Playoff berths on the line in final week of season
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 3, 2025
An expanded field has opened up opportunities for several area teams. Today marks the final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season, and with an increased field in this year’s playoffs, many Mon V...
Settles, Staszak lead EF to win at Kennedy Catholic
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 3, 2025
The Warriors will try to extend their winning streak to 16 games tonight against Yough. Playing without injured Michelle Jellison, Elizabeth Forward traveled north to face perennial power Kennedy Cath...
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
February 3, 2025
Victor Wembanyama has a new point guard: De’Aaron Fox is on his way out of Sacramento and headed to San Antonio. Fox is one of the centerpieces of a trade agreed to by three teams, one that sends two-...
Whitehead Jr. leads Vulcans past Gannon
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February 3, 2025
He had a career-high 30 points in the 106-84 win, along with eight assists and four rebounds. For the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) raced to a commanding 25-point lead midway through the fir...
Doncic, Davis involved in stunning NBA trade
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By By TIM REYNOLDS AP 
February 3, 2025
Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. They now have switched teams in an absolute blockbuster. Doncic was traded by the re...
Chiefs have lived long enough to become villain
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February 3, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were once the loveable NFL underdogs, led by the good-natured coach who couldn’t win the big one, the plucky quarterback with the Kermit the Frog-like vo...
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By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
February 3, 2025
The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season, but officials will continue to spot the football. There’s no current technology being...
Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 retired at Iowa in ceremony
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February 3, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasn’t back in her home arena to play a game. Still, the “butterflies,” the former Iowa guard said, were quite similar. Clark returned to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Are...
WVU basketball snaps three-game skid at Cincinnati
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February 3, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Javon Small scored 19 points to go with nine assists and West Virginia beat Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Small, who averages 19.1 points and leads t...
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February 3, 2025
3x3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7:30 p.m. - TNT — Unrivaled Basketball League: Mist vs. Phantom, Medley, Fla. 7:30 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Mist vs. Phantom, Medley, Fla. (DataCast) 8:45 p...
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February 3, 2025
Allen coming to the ’Burgh Monessen native and Notre Dame women’s basketball assistant coach Charel Allen will be joining Notre Dame as they travel to the Petersen Events Center. The No. 3 Fighting Ir...
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February 3, 2025
2005 • Neither the Belle Vernon Area or the Charleroi wrestlers made it past the first round of the WPIAL Class AA Team Tournament. The Cougars were a 49-25 loser to Freedom at West Greene, with the L...
Zion 2K: Moore scores 37 to hit 2,000
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 1, 2025
The Leopards star scored 29 points in the second half of Friday’s win over East Allegheny. Needing 36 points to eclipse the 2,000-point mark, Belle Vernon Area’s Zion Moore had only eight points at th...
Balanced effort leads Cougars over visiting Mt. Pleasant
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
February 1, 2025
Charleroi’s Braeden Todaro led all scorers with 16 points in a 68-51 win over the winless Vikings. Charleroi’s dominant performance against Mt. Pleasant Friday secured a crucial 68-51 victory, pushing...
Warriors get back on track by holding off West Mifflin
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
February 1, 2025
EF trailed by six points with four minutes to go before rallying to beat the Titans. As the WPIAL basketball calendar inches closer to postseason play, the margin between wins and losses shrink as the...
Frazier knocks off Cal in overtime
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
February 1, 2025
The Commodores won the extra period, 17-9, for a dramatic 66-58 win over the Trojans. Both Frazier and California boys’ basketball teams are at the bottom of the Section 1-2A standings. To some outsid...
Hounds, Eagles, Gladiators get big section wins
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 1, 2025
Thanks to back-to-back wins to end the week, the Monessen boys pulled into the third playoff spot in Section 2-1A. Devontae Robinson scored a game-high 22 points for the Greyhounds (11-6, 4-4) as they...
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February 1, 2025
3x3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) 6 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Mist vs. Vinyl, Medley, Fla. 7:15 p.m. - TRUTV — Unrivaled Basketball League: Rose vs. Laces, Medley, Fla. AUTO RACING 6 p.m. - FS1...