There’s a lot to process when looking through the WPIAL playoff brackets when it comes to our local teams. Needless to say, it was a pretty good season for our Valley teams. Out of the 30 in the Mon V...

They just don’t make ‘em like Joe Salvino anymore. The veteran basketball coach announced last week his 41st season as a head coach at Monessen and Belle Vernon Area would be his last. As someone who ...

Now that the so-called “Big Game” is behind us, it is time locally for the real big games to start … high school basketball playoffs. In honor of one of my favorite times of the year, here’s a little ...

Good morning, friends. I have to tell you, loyal readers, I owe you guys an apology. In this space, I always try to present something interesting for you to read. It should always be creative, and the...

O n ... I’M JUST SAYIN’ So, how do we fix the Steelers? I’ve thought long and hard about it and I’m trying to think practically instead of emotionally. Like any true yinzer, I bleed black and gold whe...

Baseball had its ultimate sad tale of a career cut short in the Lou Gehrig story. Football had a similar story about running back Brian Piccolo as was chronicled in Brian’s Song. Locally, a fine baske...

Dear Art II: Good morning. I hope this letter finds you well, even though I know you must be disappointed that your mandate of a year ago to win a playoff game was not adhered to this season. It’s got...

During his career as a basketball player at Ringgold and later the University of Pittsburgh, Scott Nedrow won his share of honors and accolades. But he counts his next award to be among his most cheri...

So how many out there thought the Steelers would be sitting at 8-2 so far this season? I didn’t. I know many of you didn’t either. It’s OK, you can admit it. The success, I’ll take it though, and I’ll...

He signed with the Dodgers after dominating at the high school level. If there were a Valley version of “Rapid” Robert Feller or Nolan Ryan and his “Express,” it may have been Chuck Giuffrida, a membe...

The pickins’ are getting slimmer as we’re down to the nitty gritty of the WPIAL football season. While there are fewer games involving local teams, the importance of those games grows as we get closer...

Belle Vernon’s Bill Contz went from the Mon Valley to Happy Valley. He then ascended to the summit of football’s Mt. Everest, playing at the peak of the sport in the NFL. When asked for a career highl...

2013 • After facing a string of tough foes, Cal U will be playing winless Seton Hill Saturday. It’s the first-ever conference matchup between the two teams. The Vulcans are in a three-way tie for seco...

The DeBerardinis family, featured in last week’s Sports Stew, had yet another member who had a successful basketball career. Chris DeBerardinis – the son of Paul– who was a 6-1 guard for Mon Valley Ca...

2014 • Sunday – no paper 2004 • Horrendous rains hit the area in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. The Belle Vernon Area-Laurel Highlands game was one of only three games of the 56 contests scheduled to be ...

Many Valley sports tales are so detailed, they can’t be squeezed into one article. As radio legend Paul Harvey put it, “Here’s the rest of the story.” More information, making up a tasty leftover stew...

2013 • The longest winning streak at the beginning of the season for the Monessen boys soccer team has ended at seven. The Greyhounds dropped their first game of the season Tuesday at Beth-Center 3-0 ...

As I was sitting among friends watching the Monessen- Serra Catholic football game Friday night, someone checking their cell phone said Belle Vernon Area was losing to then-winless McKeesport, 28-0 (t...

2013 • It hasn’t happened very often this season, but the Monessen boys found themselves down a goal in their non-section tilt with McKeesport. That didn’t last long though, as the Greyhounds scored f...

2013 • The Belle Vernon Area Middle School soccer team remained unbeaten in 10 games by defeating Yough, 11-0. Leading the way for the Leps with two goals was Matt Wobrak. Jackson Guess, Logan Perez, ...