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It’s the first time in program history that a BVA team has qualified for the state championships. Belle Vernon’s girls cross country team made program history Thursday, finishing second in Class 2A at...

For the second consecutive season, and third time in four years, Serra Catholic girls volleyball is back in the WPIAL Class 1A semifinals. Led by Sara Ridilla and Kalissa Jacomen, the No. 2 Eagles (16...

The Belle Vernon boys soccer team charged right at defending champion Deer Lakes Thursday and never let up. Chris Showman booted the game-winning goal in overtime and the No. 10-seeded Leopards stunne...

It’s no secret that the defending Class 1A champion Bentworth girls soccer team has a lot of pride, tradition and moxie. Despite facing a 2-0 deficit with 28 minutes left in regulation, the Bearcats n...

Hampton ended Belle Vernon’s playoff run with a straight-set victory, 25-12, 25-18, 25-10, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals. The Leopards (12-7) were led by Abby Nickolls, who finished with 14 assi...

Kordell Stewart has addressed the rumors before. He has written about them multiple times. He has talked about them in interviews. But not like this. Not with the visual of going to Schenley Park and ...

Over the past two weeks, Pitt has seen what had been a major strength turn into a significant liability. Through the season’s first six games, Pitt’s defense was limiting opposing offenses to a 33.8% ...

CHICAGO (AP) — This new addition for the Monsters of the Midway certainly lives up to the nickname. The Chicago Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster trade with the ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard had 21 as the hot-shooting Atlanta Dream held off Golden State’s late rally to take an 80-69 victory over the Valkyries in Game 6 on Thurs...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A new defensive coordinator, an infusion of youth and the return of Dre Greenlaw had San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner raving about how much fun he was having ...

MVI PLAYER OF THE WEEK For the second week in a row, BVA’s Chace Petrosky finished with five touchdowns.

Brownsville (0-9, 0-5) at Charleroi (3-6, 0-5) 7 p.m. Charleroi closes the regular season with a chance to finish on a positive note when Brownsville visits Friday. The Cougars are coming off a 43-8 n...

GAME OF THE WEEK: BELLE VERNON AT ELIZABETH FORWARD It’s a game both coaches admitted they have been anticipating ever since their teams were reunited in Class 3A. Belle Vernon Area vs. Elizabeth Forw...

California (7-2, 6-0) at Beth-Center (9-0, 6-0) 7 p.m. The Tri-County South title is on the line when California visits unbeaten Beth-Center. The Trojans stayed perfect in conference play with a 24-18...

Shaler (4-5, 3-0) at McKeesport (6-3, 3-0) 7 p.m. The Greater Allegheny Conference title will be settled Friday when unbeaten-in-league-play Shaler visits McKeesport. Both teams have already clinched ...

South Allegheny (4-5, 3-2) at Steel Valley (6-3, 4-1) 7 p.m. South Allegheny closes the regular season with its playoff hopes still alive when it visits Steel Valley. The Gladiators have dropped two s...

South Fayette (8-1, 4-0) at Ringgold (5-4, 3-1) 7 p.m. Ringgold closes the regular season with a difficult test against Class 4A No. 1 South Fayette. The Rams are coming off a 27-20 loss to Chartiers ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Logan Cooley completed a hat trick against his hometown team with a second left, Mikhail Sergachev scored at 3:27 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3...