’Bama, Vols look to keep title hopes alive
NCAA, Sports
October 18, 2024
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Who wins the latest game in the historic rivalry known as the Third Saturday of October may matter more than ever for Alabama and Tennessee. On Saturday, the seventh- ranked Cr...
NBA, Sports
October 18, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — When the moment finally arrived, after multiple knee surgeries and one grueling rehab, Lonzo Ball raised his right arm and blew a kiss to the cheering crowd. Fans rose to their feet as ...
High school, Sports
October 18, 2024
Belle Vernon (3-3, 2-1) at Ringgold (1-7, 0-3) 7 p.m. Last week: The Leopards hammered Laurel Highlands, 47-10; Ringgold forfeited to Thomas Jefferson. BVA: The offense has been clicking on all cylind...
Sports
October 18, 2024
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Port Adelaide 10 p.m. - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Greater Western Sydney Midnight - FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Sydney 2 a.m. (Saturday)...
Local Sports, Sports
October 18, 2024
Frazier-GCC postponed The Frazier-Greensburg Central Catholic football game scheduled for tonight at Commodores Field has been postponed. According to a statement from the school’s athletic department...
Bearcats earn WPIAL’s top seed in Class 1A
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 17, 2024
TJ boys get No. 2 line in 3A as nine local teams make boys’ touranments compared to only four local girls’ teams. Last season, the Bentworth Bearcats finished the regular season with a 20-3 overall re...
Frazier shuts down Rockets
Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 17, 2024
The volleyball playoffs start next week and they can’t come soon enough for Frazier. After competing through a stiff non-section schedule and then posting an undefeated record in Section 4-1A, the Com...
Hounds’ Kershaw, BVA’s West earn laurels
Sports
WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 17, 2024
Add Monessen’s Tyvaughn Kershaw and Belle Vernon Area’s Grace West to the list of weekly Mon Valley Independent honors winners. Kershaw, a running back, has been named MVI Player of the Week while Wes...
Sports
October 17, 2024
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Port Adelaide COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:30 p.m. - BTN — St. John’s at Rutgers COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. - ESPN2 — Georgia ...
Sports
October 17, 2024
2013 • After Eric McElvenny graduated from Belle Vernon Area High School, he chose to serve his country by enlisting in the U. S. Marine Corps. During a tour in Afghanistan, McElvenny lost his right l...
Sports
October 17, 2024
BVA MS girls split at GCC The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team split their doubleheader at Greensburg Central Catholic Wednesday. The 8th grade Leopards (1-1) dropped a 33-24 deci...
Vikings hand Cougars first loss with OT win
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 16, 2024
Mt. Pleasant may have dealt Charleroi a blow as it looks for the No. 1 seed in 2A bracket today. After already clinching the Section 4-2A boys soccer championship a couple of days ago, some may have t...
Elizabeth Forward drops section finale to Rebels
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 16, 2024
There was one final section match for the Elizabeth Forward boys soccer team before the regular season ends in a friendly with Thomas Jefferson and the WPIAL playoffs start on Monday, but EF coach Dou...
Bearcats perfect in regular season
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 16, 2024
The Bentworth boys soccer team won the WPIAL Class 1A championship last season as the No. 7 team in the tournament. This year, the Bearcats likely assured themselves of the top seed when the brackets ...
WPIAL to investigate potential recruiting violations
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
October 16, 2024
The WPIAL has launched separate investigations into the Baldwin and Imani Christian athletic departments over potential recruiting violations. The board voted Monday to empower WPIAL executive directo...
Steelers relied on Harris’ fury
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Najee Harris caught himself mid-sentence and said what’s become readily apparent across the Pittsburgh Steelers running back’s three-plus seasons in the NFL. Asked if he felt more “n...
Sources: Jets acquiring Davante Adams
NFL, Sports
By By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer 
October 16, 2024
Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are finally reunited after a year of speculation - and now they'll try to save the New York Jets ' sinking season. The Jets agreed to terms Tuesday to acquire the disgr...
NFL, Sports
October 16, 2024
Vikings acquire Akers again MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade for the second straight year, agreeing Tuesday to send a late draft pick to the Hou...
Tomlin: Wilson ‘in consideration’ to start Sunday
NFL, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
October 16, 2024
Let the quarterback controversy begin for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After sitting out the first six games of the season, Russell Wilson is “under consideration” to start Sunday night when the Steelers ...