Jones at piece with benching, future with Steelers
NFL, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media 
September 21, 2024
Four days after suffering the humiliation of getting pulled from a game — mid-series — by an angry coach to cap a week in which he was demoted from first-team status, Broderick Jones was taking the si...
Malkin: ‘We don’t want a long summer again’
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
September 21, 2024
It wasn’t the prettiest goal Evgeni Malkin scored. In fact, it wasn’t even really a goal. Not officially, at least. But when Malkin banged in a rebound off a blocked shot behind goaltending prospect S...
Youngstown St. is personal for Pitt’s Narduzzi
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
September 21, 2024
If you’re unaware of the historical significance of Pitt’s game against Youngstown State on Saturday, here is what’s at stake: This game between a Power 4 school and one from the FCS matters because P...
NCAA, Sports
September 21, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning is getting his starting moment for No. 1 Texas. The second-year freshman, who has dazzled the Longhorns in two appearances off the bench, will get his first career st...
Hot summers making HS football a deadly game
High school, Sports
September 21, 2024
BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call th...
BVA’s Dusi doubles up
Sports
The Leopard junior won her second straight WPIAL title in straight sets
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 20, 2024
The top-seeded Leopard beat No. 2 Grace Stitt of Hampton 6-1, 6-0 in the title match. Winning a WPIAL championship is twice as nice for Belle Vernon Area’s Gabriella Dusi. The junior, who plays as an ...
Cougars own first place after beating Mt. Pleasant
Sports
By By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media 
September 20, 2024
With only 15 minutes to warm up, Charleroi had a rather hectic pregame before its first-place matchup at Mt. Pleasant. Charleroi arrived late Thursday night because the team thought the game started a...
Bearcats bounce back, shut out Ringgold
Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 20, 2024
After suffering their first loss of the fall to section rival Chartiers-Houston, Bentworth girls soccer coach Tyler Hamstra was anxious to see how his young squad would react to the first setback. It ...
Bethel Park deals Rams first section loss
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
September 20, 2024
The beautiful game can be a frustrating one sometimes, and the Ringgold boys soccer team witnessed that firsthand Thursday night. Despite having the lion’s share of possession and generating more goin...
Elizabeth Forward girls wrap up section golf title
Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 20, 2024
The Elizabeth Forward girls golf team wrapped up the Section 3-3A title with a win over Penn-Trafford at Manor Valley Thursday. Leading the way for the Warriors (14-1, 11-1) was Mya Morgan. Morgan led...
Gladiators in uncharted territory
Sports
GAME OF THE WEEK - SOUTH PARK AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY
By By LIAM BELAN MVI Sports 
September 20, 2024
Their unbeaten record will get a serious challenge tonight from 3-1 South Park. South Allegheny’s football team has been one of the biggest stories of the WPIAL season thus far, so it’s no surprise th...
We’re going to learn a lot about local teams tonight
Sports
September 20, 2024
There should actually be two Games of the Week this week. Yes, South Park and South Allegheny is up there. But so is Fort Cherry and Monessen. As the capsule says, tonight we find out how serious of a...
MLB, Sports
September 20, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yasmani Grandal homered, Nick Gonzales drove in the winning run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night to sn...
Sports
September 20, 2024
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Sports
September 20, 2024
2013 • South Park remained the unbeaten leaders in Section 3-AA as it defeated Belle Vernon Area, 4-0. Belle Vernon coach John Kerekes acknowledged the opponent’s skill but accepted some blame for the...
Ringgold, McGuffey finish scoreless
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
September 19, 2024
The Ringgold girls’ soccer team has been in a funk on offense the last couple of games, being shutout in their last three games ahead of their Section 1-2A contest against McGuffey Wednesday night. Un...
Qualk, Morgan earn MVI weekly honors
High school, Sports
WEEKLY HONORS
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
September 19, 2024
It is hard to imagine anyone having a better last performance than California running back Lee Qualk or Elizabeth Forward golfer Mya Morgan. Qualk, a senior, carried the ball just 11 times against Ben...
Bentworth girls suffer first loss; TJ girls roll over AG
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
September 19, 2024
The Bentworth girls suffered their first loss of the season Wednesday, dropping a close 1-0 decision to host Chartiers-Houston in a Section 2-1A contest. The Bucs (6-2, 4-1) picked up the lone goal of...
Leftover Stew to get you through the week
Local Sports, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
September 19, 2024
Many Valley sports tales are so detailed, they can’t be squeezed into one article. As radio legend Paul Harvey put it, “Here’s the rest of the story.” More information, making up a tasty leftover stew...
PIAA approves flag football as sanctioned sport
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
September 19, 2024
Flag football is officially a sanctioned sport for Pennsylvania high school girls, meaning the WPIAL and PIAA soon will be crowning champions. The PIAA board voted Wednesday to add flag football to it...