Sports
October 22, 2025
Hartman ninth, Didjunas 12th at PIAA championships Thomas Jefferson sophomore Ty Hartman was one of seven golfers tied for ninth place overall after the final round of the PIAA Class 3A boys champions...
Morgan leads PIAA tourney after first round
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 21, 2025
The EF senior leads by five strokes as her bid to repeat as state champion enters final round today. Elizabeth Forward senior Mya Morgan is one day and one round away from defending her PIAA Class 3A ...
Cougars blanked by Beaver with top scorer suspended
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 21, 2025
The Bobcats took advantage of Charleroi’s Dylan Klinger’s absence, rolling to a 6-0 win. Despite earning the right to host a playoff game against Beaver, the Charleroi boys soccer team saw its season ...
Warriors nipped by Vikings
High school, Sports
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
October 21, 2025
EF boys see their comeback fall short in first-round loss at Mt. Pleasant. Playoff contests between 12 and five seeds sometimes aren’t all that competitive. That wasn’t the case during Monday’s WPIAL ...
Pair of local volleyball teams advance into first round
High school, Sports
WPIAL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 21, 2025
Third-seeded North Catholic flexed its offensive power in the postseason opener, rolling to a 7–1 victory over No. 14 Yough to advance in the Class 2A playoffs. The Trojans spread the scoring around, ...
Rodgers looks nimble and on pace to break passing TD record
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Aaron Rodgers spent most of this past weekend tied for the NFL lead in passing touchdowns with 14. More than one-third of the way through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rodgers is well...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Dan Muse isn’t a carbon copy of his predecessor as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Sullivan. But similarities do exist. Both hail from Boston, and each speak with accents rooted in the Bay Stat...
Lindsey, Lapi step up at linebacker for Pitt
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 21, 2025
Rasheem Biles, Pitt’s All-ACC linebacker and leader in most statistical categories, being held out of Saturday’s contest at Syracuse was an unwelcome development for the Panthers heading into kickoff....
Steelers’ defense reels after being shredded by Bengals
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 21, 2025
CINCINNATI — Of all the uniformed and non-uniformed members of Pittsburgh Steelers organization, few are as gregarious and mild-mannered as Teryl Austin and Cameron Heyward. Rarely do you see the team...
Where Franklin’s Penn State recruits stand
NCAA, Sports
October 21, 2025
TribLive Penn State has 21 high school seniors who remain committed in its Class of 2026 after coach James Franklin was fired Oct. 12. Though, many members of that group are “exploring other options” ...
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 21, 2025
At no point did Matt Dumba look further away from being the player the Minnesota Wild drafted seventh overall in 2012 than last season’s NHL playoffs. Dumba, in his first year with the Dallas Stars, w...
Sports
October 21, 2025
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. - ESPN — Kennesaw St. at FIU 7:30 p.m. - CBSSN — W. Kentucky at Louisiana Tech COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN) 7 p.m. - BTN — Wisconsin at Indiana NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. - NBC — Houston...
Sports
October 21, 2025
BVA MS girls sweep Ligonier Valley The Belle Vernon Area Middle School girls basketball teams got back on the winning track with a sweep of visiting Ligonier Valley Monday. The 8th-grade Leopards held...
Unbeaten Bearcats cruise in playoff opener
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 20, 2025
Austin Hollier scored four times in an 8-0 win over Brentwood. As two-time defending WPIAL champion and the current top seed in Class 1A boys soccer, Bentworth already knows the drill. You can’t look ...
Vulcans shock Clarion on last-second TD pass
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
October 20, 2025
Deontae Williams gave California a dramatic homecoming victory. By the MVI Sophomore wide receiver Deontae Williams caught a 56-yard touchdown pass with two seconds remaining, lifting California (Pa.)...
Clairton continues long shutout streak
High school, Sports
By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 
October 20, 2025
Riverview was the latest victim in a 66-0 rout. The WPIAL’s Class 1A Eastern Conference is as competitive from top to bottom as any in the district. But at the top of the mountain, there is no debate....
Late-season games bring out the best in the WPIAL’s top football teams
High school, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 20, 2025
As temperatures start to dip into fall, here’s a little food for thought: • When you opened your copy of The Mon Valley Independent Saturday morning, you probably noticed how many blowouts resulted fr...
High school, Sports
SOCCER PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
October 20, 2025
Owen Householder scored a penalty kick and Sam Wessel and the TJ backline kept a clean sheet to push the No. 5 Jaguars (16-21) past No. 12 Shaler (12-6) 1-0 in the first round of the Class 3A WPIAL bo...
Guerrero hits 6th playoff homer as Blue Jays take ALCS to seventh game
MLB, Sports
October 20, 2025
Seattle’s pursuit of its first pennant will have to wait one more night. TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run of the postseason, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 i...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
October 20, 2025
Jeff Capel’s retooled Panthers got their first opportunity of the season to square up against hostile competition Sunday, as Pitt hosted Providence for an exhibition at Petersen Events Center. Exempli...