Gladiators not looking to share title
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 24, 2025
GAME OF THE WEEK: STEEL VALLEY AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY South Allegheny has already locked up at least a share of the Allegheny Conference 2A crown — its fourth title in program history and first since 1986...
Sports
October 24, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide Midnight - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Essendon 2 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Fremantle 4 a.m. (Saturday) - F...
Sports
October 24, 2025
BVA MS girls sweep Gladiators The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team picked up a sweeping win over visiting South Allegheny Thursday. The 8th-grade team (3-3) won its game by a 38-1...
No. 1 Frazier survives Union’s upset bid
Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 23, 2025
The 16th-seeded Scotties had the Commodores on the ropes, forcing a fiveset thriller in Perryopolis. In the playoffs, it’s all about winning and advancing — no matter how ugly it looks. Top-seeded Fra...
Bearcats blow past Eden Christian into semifinals
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 23, 2025
Ryan Moessner’s hat trick helped lead the Bearcats to the WPIAL semifinals once again after blanking Eden Christian. BENTWORTH — Top-seeded Bentworth continued its dominant season Wednesday night, bla...
Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
October 23, 2025
Jim “Mouse” Chacko was one of Charleroi High School’s greatest athletes. A star of the Class of 1959, he was the first Parade basketball All-American from the WPIAL, an All-State performer, and an All...
Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 23, 2025
In a hard-fought defensive battle, fifth-seeded Thomas Jefferson edged No. 4 Moon by a 1–0 margin to advance to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals. Owen Householder netted the game’s only goal in the first...
Sports
October 23, 2025
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. - ESPN2 — South Alabama at Georgia St. COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN) 7 p.m. - BTN — W. Mic...
Sports
October 23, 2025
BVA MS girls split at Mt. Pleasant The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball team split its doubleheader on the road against the Vikings Wednesday. The 8th-grade team dropped to 2-3 overall...
Morgan goes back to back at PIAA championship
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 22, 2025
The EF senior won her second straight Class 3A girls title with a four-stroke victory at Penn State’s Blue Course. Tuesday was a whirlwind of a day for Elizabeth Forward senior golfer Mya Morgan. It w...
Dillon’s goal lifts Bearcats
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 22, 2025
Brielle Dillon scored the game-winning goal with 1:22 remaining in the second half to beat Freedom, 3-2. Tuesday night’s WPIAL Class 1A playoff soccer match between Bentworth and Freedom had the look ...
Tomlin: Steelers won’t be defined by loss
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asked earlier this week about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ struggles on the road in Thursday night games, Mike Tomlin gruffly responded he’d gotten his butt kicked in many different ways...
Bucs’ one goal enough to end Leopards’ season
High school, Sports
By By MICHAEL LOVE TribLive 
October 22, 2025
The Burrell girls soccer team scored just one goal in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round game against Belle Vernon on Tuesday night at Buccaneer Stadium. Junior Makiah Buchak found the back of the net wit...
Commodores fresh and ready for Scotties
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 22, 2025
No. 1-seed Frazier will host No. 16 Union tonight as part of a WPIAL first-round doubleheader at DiVirgilio Fieldhouse. The Frazier volleyball team gets its postseason underway tonight at DiVirgilio F...
Bearcats ready for match with No. 9 Eden Christian
High school, Sports
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 22, 2025
Bentworth will face Eden Christian in a rematch of last season’s WPIAL semifinal tonight at Bethel Park. With two straight WPIAL 1A titles in their back pocket, the Bentworth Bearcats have their sight...
High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
October 22, 2025
Thomas Jefferson is the only local volleyball to advance past Tuesday’s first round. By the Mon Valley Independent Belle Vernon took the opening set before Mars rallied to win three straight, 24-26, 2...
Springer’s homer sends Blue Jays to World Series
MLB, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAMES
October 22, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Woah, Canada! After a huge swing by George Springer, the World Series is headed north of the border for the first time in 32 years. Springer hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seven...
Letang hits 600 assists as Penguins skate to 5-1 win
NHL, Pittsburgh
October 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 o...
Smith-Njigba shows out as Seahawks beat Texans
NFL, Sports
October 22, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba called it spontaneous. Sam Darnold was simply surprised. The reserved Smith-Njigba, who has let his play speak for itself while leading the NFL in yards receiving thi...
NBA, Sports
October 22, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings Tuesday night before their season opener against the Houston Rockets. Oklahoma City beat the Indiana Pacers in the ...