Mike McCarthy might be “one of us” as a Pittsburgh guy. But even with the press conference that introduced him as the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not exactly being greeted with open ar...

We should not be surprised that the next Steelers coach is Mike McCarthy. We really shouldn’t. In fact, team owner Art Rooney II all but told us who the next coach would be last week. At the press con...

Karl Sivek had the power of a leopard when he took the field for the Belle Vernon High School football team. Coincidentally, the running back-outside linebacker from the Class of 1975 didn’t even have...

Fans of high school basketball will be treated to some great games around the Mon Valley over the next couple of weeks. As the season winds down, a number of teams looking to make a push towards a sec...

So the search is on for a new Steelers coach for the first time in 19 years. In my opinion, it’s a search that should have taken place about five or six years ago when it became obvious to me that und...

When a local athlete is named to an All-State team, it’s headline news. Donora High School’s Ron Campbell did that — and plenty more. The 1967 Donora High yearbook described Campbell as “tall and hand...

Maybe it was DK Metcalf dropping a pass from Aaron Rodgers when he was wide open early in the first quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game. Or maybe it was the fact that the Steelers turned over a ...

Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a two-part story on Ringgold’s Chuck Fisher. Part 1 ended with Fisher being shifted to fullback at California State College after injuries depleted the depth chart. Wh...

When the greatest missed kick against the Steelers since “the idiot kicker” from Indianapolis missed wide right in the playoffs a decade ago sailed wide, it sent Steelers fans everywhere into a wild d...

For MVI Sports Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part story on 1976 Ringgold graduate Chuck Fisher. Chuck Fisher, Ringgold’s Class of 1976, was the type of athlete who seemed at ease in a...

Last week, when the Steelers beat Detroit and then the Ravens lost to New England, sports talk airwaves were filled with people talking about the Steelers making a deep playoff run, even a run at the ...

‘Twas four days before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except Santa Sportlight, that louse. As we anxiously await the big guy coming down the chimney later this week,...

As the Mon Valley finishes digging out just in time to watch the Steelers and Dolphins do battle tonight, here’s a little food for thought: • Going into Sunday’s action, I’ll bet a lot of Steelers fan...

Through the decade of the 1990s, Kennywood Park in West Mifflin was home one of the nation’s most thrilling roller coasters, the Steel Phantom. At the time of its debut in 1991, it was the fastest and...

OK, check this out. I would never be naïve enough to say that it doesn’t take talent to win championships in high school athletics. Especially on the state level. And you don’t get there without good,...

Clairton has won so often and in such dominating fashion over the years, that sometimes when they win, it can feel like a loss. The Bears, who have been “Bad News” for the opposition for over two deca...

When Aaron Rodgers was smashed by two Cincinnati defenders and got up rubbing his left wrist, it created an interesting situation for the Steelers. The first interesting thing was he got sandwiched wa...

About a year and a half ago, Sports Stew highlighted the remarkable athletic family of John Hisiro out of Charleroi. His brothers, Tom and Carl, starred for the Cougars on both the football field and ...

I’ve come to the conclusion that the new motto for Pittsburgh sports teams should be “When is enough, enough?” There is a slight difference in two of the teams. Bob Nutting is the problem with the Pir...

A few years ago, many high schools had their own “networks” streaming scholastic sporting events for their fans to view and enjoy. It was a new experience and seemed to be a match made in heaven for b...