QB Ryan Messina will be surrounded by weapons after throwing for 1,800 yards as a sophomore. You’ll have to excuse Elizabeth Forward head coach John DeMarco for smiling so much as he oversees practice...

Frazier coach Mike Shannon talks about the need for his defense to prevent big plays. With just two wins in the past two seasons, the Frazier football team is looking to break the cycle of losing. Hea...

McKeesport will face some new opponents with its move to the Greater Allegheny Conference. After reaching the WPIAL championship game last season, the McKeesport Tigers are hoping for a repeat trip. O...

The former Rams star is optimistic as he takes over a program in the midst of a 25-game losing streak. LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Given that the Ringgold football program hasn’t won in 25 games, it...

The Rangers’ 1-0 win wasted a great outing by Pittsburgh starter Domingo German. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inn...

Quarterback Russell Wilson has set a modest goal for the offense in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. “The most important thing for us to accomplish is to play efficient football, move the ba...

At the age of 21 and with three seasons and 36 games of collegiate experience behind him, P.J. O’Brien has ascended to a position of leadership on the Pitt defense. He will talk trash with the best of...

AUSTRLIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 5:30 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Melbourne COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN) 7 p.m. - ACCN — Rice at Florida St. 7 p.m. - BTN — Arkansas at Michigan St. GOLF 7 a.m. -...

2013 • The Monessen girls soccer team has been struggling lately. Since Monessen chose to eliminate its middle school soccer program for financial reasons, many freshman players have no experience on ...

Charleroi selling fall season tickets The Charleroi athletic department will have a season-ticket sale for all fall sporting events Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Alumni Room at Myron Pottios Stadium....

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Keller limited Texas to three singles through seven-plus innings following his two poorest starts of the season to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the Range...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have navigated through plenty of visible issues so far this season, but an inability to fire on all cylinders has perhaps been the most significant obstacle for the club. For pa...

Last Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said on his weekly 93.7 FM radio show that rookie right-handed pitcher Jared Jones would make at least one more rehab start at Triple-A I...

Each time he sees his freshman teammates, Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman gets a reality check about the length of his college career. “When I was playing as a true freshman at Texas Tech, they...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Nelly Korda was playing such good golf in the first half of 2024 that her rivals were starting to hope she wouldn’t turn up for tournaments. “I played in LA a couple weeks...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — As a defensive tackle under 6 feet, Elijah Chatman doesn’t meet the norms for a job in the NFL. Nobody drafted him. Nobody signed him as a free agent after the draft. The ...

The Jaguars expect to continue their success in Section 3-4A. LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Behind a Division I left tackle and a QB-WR duo that hopes to be among the best in the WPIAL, the Thomas Jef...

Three-year starter Raidon Kuroda will be back to lead the Cougars’ offense. Coming off a 2-8 season, Yough head coach Ben Hoffer and his team are looking to turn things around and compete at a higher ...

Coach Brian Hanson believes the program is moving in the right direction in his second year. The winds of change are blowing on top of the hill between Liberty Borough and Glassport. There’s a change ...

The annual contest will begin next week for Week 1 of the high school season. By the Mon Valley Independent It’s a new season and that means the Mon Valley Independent’s annual game-picking contest is...