Where did the first half of summer go? I don’t know, but here’s some food for thought: • I was kind of surprised that more wasn’t made about the Pirates’ lack of any offensive players in last week’s A...

In sports, there are certain magic numbers that define excellence. Win 300 games in Major League Baseball and Cooperstown likely awaits. Score 1,000 career points in girls high school basketball, and ...

Under normal circumstances, Pirates fans everywhere would be looking at the weekend’s sweep of NL Central Division leading Milwaukee as a springboard for what’s to come after the All-Star break. The B...

The Littleton family has long been well known in the Mon Valley, producing several individuals who made lasting contributions to their community. Eleanor “Pee Wee” Littleton was an athletic cheerleade...

Accord-ing to baseballreference. com, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 36.6% chance to make the MLB postseason this year. As a lifelong Pirates fan, I’ll gladly take it. Just some hope for relevance, som...

MVI Sports When I saw that Paul Skenes was named to play for the National League in the All-Star Classic, I quickly thought of another well-known player. Willie Mays. Normally to be mentioned in the s...

hen it comes to onthe- Wfield activities, it seems as though things are returning to normal in McKeesport. Honestly, that’s the best thing that can happen in the city right now. Hopefully, the footbal...

One of the down sides of getting older is that more people from your youth and young adult days leave us for the train bound for heaven. The latest of the people who left an imprint on my life to pass...

onight the McKeesport TSchool Board will meet to discuss “Personnel and anything else that comes before the School Board.” According to emails I’ve received — maybe from a burner account, maybe not — ...

As we get ready to sail into July already, here’s a little food for thought: • For the first time in about two decades, I could not continue my annual apple crate series of asking “Why isn’t JoJo Heat...

Editor’s note: This is the sixth of a series of stories introducing the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. By the Mon Valley Independent Monessen has long been known for producing...

The former Brownsville star moved into coaching after his major league career ended in 1996. By the Mon Valley Independent Brownsville High graduate Doug Dascenzo has spent nearly his entire life arou...

Editor’s note: This Hall of Fame feature is running again due to a production error in Tuesday’s edition. For the Mon Valley Independent A 1958 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School, Frank Bernado...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a series of stories introducing the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. For the Mon Valley Independent A 1958 graduate of Elizabeth Forward Hig...

The new vernacular in sports talk these days is the term “hot takes.” Hot takes are comments and/or predictions that often defy logic or are on the boundary of lack of believability. So many talking h...

Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of stories introducing the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. By the Mon Valley Independent Athletics were deeply rooted in the Jansa...

The annual banquet on June 19 is a sellout with no tickets available. Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of stories introducing the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. By...

On Friday night, Joe Salvino took the final step of his amazing 41-year career as a head coach by being inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame. If there has ever been a coach more deserving of that hono...

Elizabeth Forward has produced its share of standout athletes over the years, but few Valley residents may realize the school also graduated one of the nation’s most respected basketball writers in Mi...

There was good news and bad news provided by the Pirates before Sunday’s game with Minnesota. Unfortunately, most of that news was bad. Basically, there were four pieces of news fans were given to dig...