Gonglik vs. Boyd highlights Bearcats’ PIAA quarterfinal
High school, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
June 5, 2024
Nothing like some déjà vu in the PIAA softball postseason. Bentworth will continue their historic 2024 season today in the Class 2A state quarterfinals against a familiar foe, Laurel. The Bearcats def...
WPIAL will now select playoff wildcards
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
June 5, 2024
The WPIAL has finalized its postseason plans for next football season and on Tuesday revealed a new system for choosing wild card teams. Rather than rely on tiebreaking formulas such as Gardner Points...
Big change: Leopards to open vs. Quips
High school, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media 
June 4, 2024
With Aliquippa coming back to Class 4A, the WPIAL adjusted conferences and schedules. The WPIAL released updated football schedules Tuesday that put defending state champion Aliquippa back in Class 4A...
Sites released for PIAA quarters
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 4, 2024
After “Black Monday” – when a lot of teams’ seasons come to an end – there are still a few local teams that have advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals. Six teams was whittled down to four, though, as Ser...
‘Dunn’ deal for Charleroi
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 4, 2024
After building an illustrious career over the past few decades as a head basketball coach for numerous WPIAL programs, Joseph Dunn Jr. is ready for a new challenge as the new leader of the Charleroi b...
Olympics: Athlete parade on river tops innovations
Olympics, Sports
June 4, 2024
GENEVA (AP) — Exactly 100 years since the Olympics were last staged in Paris, and 128 years since its modern revival in Athens, the Summer Games can still deliver fresh looks for its 33rd edition. Her...
Donald on College Football Hall of Fame ballot
NCAA, Sports
By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
June 4, 2024
Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time. The ballot for the Hall of Fame class to be announced in January was released by the National Fo...
Penn State finds ‘friction’ between Franklin, team doctor
NCAA, Sports
By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
June 4, 2024
An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor, but it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA byla...
Peterson hoping for reunion with Steelers
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ Trib Total Media 
June 4, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers free agent defensive back Patrick Peterson says he has always wanted to play at least 14 years in the NFL. Now, he has to wait to see which organization is going to give him a shot...
BANNED
MLB, Sports
Marcano gets lifetime ban from MLB
June 4, 2024
Marcano placed nearly 400 bets on baseball games while injured; Four other players were handed 1-year bans. NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for lif...
NFL teams care about kickoffs again with new rules
NFL, Sports
June 4, 2024
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are considering the possibility of safety Justin Reid handling some kickoffs. The Dallas Cowboys are hoping tiny return man Ka-Vontae Turpin might finally b...
Sports Columns
June 4, 2024
2014 • Cal U seniors Clarissa Enslin and Kelsey Nuhfer repeated at as large academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Nuhfer received Academic All-American status ...
WVU rides Mazey’s final season to super regional
NCAA, Sports
By By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer 
June 4, 2024
Randy Mazey is going to have to put off retirement for at least another week, and he hopes longer than that. The celebratory double ice water bath dumped on him Sunday was evidence West Virginia’s sea...
Hiatus over as Heyward returns to team, OTAs
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER Trib Total Media 
June 4, 2024
Ready to rejoin his teammates on the practice field but not ready to concede his desire for a new contract, Cameron Heyward ended his absence from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. After skipping th...
Jones’ heat, Suwinski homer lead Bucs over L.A.
Pittsburgh, Sports
June 4, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jared Jones pitched six shutout innings and Jack Suwinski homered after being called up from the minor leagues as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Tu...
Gladiators, Bearcats continue historical seasons
Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 3, 2024
The best season in South Allegheny program history will continue in the PIAAquarterfinals. The Gladiators baseball squad traveled to Ebensburg Monday and dealt District 6 champion Central Cambria a 10...
Johnson’s blast leads Warriors into quarters
Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 3, 2024
Julia Johnson’s solo shot in the bottom of the 8th inning was the only run in EF’s PIAA first-round win over Big Spring. Offense was hard to come by in Elizabeth Forward’s 1-0 win over Big Spring in P...
State playoffs arrive for 6 area teams
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 2, 2024
The Serra, SA and TJ baseball teams will be in action today, along with the Bentworth, EF and TJ softball teams. After a strong showing from Mon Valley schools in the district playoffs, it’s time for ...
Tellez snaps out of slump, but Bucs strand 13 in loss at Toronto
Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
June 2, 2024
It was their first defeat of the season when getting at least 10 hits. Rowdy Tellez finally had the breakout game the Pittsburgh Pirates have been waiting for from the first baseman, with season highs...
Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
June 2, 2024
With parents’ blood pressure rising throughout the area as kids are off from school for the summer, here’s a little food for thought to make your day: • Over the last couple of years, Major League Bas...