Sports Stew: A tale of Donora legends
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Bill Urbanik, a 1965 graduate and football standout at Donora High and Ohio State, enjoyed a great football career for more than 50 years. He was a Parade All-American, […]
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Eagles fall to first-place Centurions
By Jose Negron [email protected] The last time Greensburg Central Catholic and Serra Catholic met, the Centurions managed to escape with a slim 72-70 win on Dec. 20. Tuesday night’s rematch featured a more lopsided result with […]
Freshman Johnson leads Greyhounds
By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] The Monessen girls basketball team forced 19 turnovers in the first half, but Greyhounds head coach Janine Vertacnik still didn’t think her team played well early on. But in the end, Vertacnik […]
Greyhounds top Falcons, streak at 15
By Jose Negron [email protected] Monessen’s lengthy win streak has reached 15 games. And Lorenzo Gardner is a big reason why. The junior standout poured in a game-high 16 points and hit a pair of free throws with […]
Leopards pound Rams
By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] Belle Vernon forced 24 first-half turnovers and held host Ringgold scoreless as the Leopards cruised to a 71-24 win to sweep the season matchups from their rivals across the river. BVA (11-6, […]
BVA Wrestling Hall of Fame gets first induction
By the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area wrestling program will hold the first induction into the BVA Wrestling Hall of Fame on Wednesday with two members making up the inaugural class. Long-time Leopards coach […]
TJ’s Berger joins 1,000-point club
By Jose Negron [email protected] Evan Berger surpassed the 1,000-point plateau with a 16-point performance in Thomas Jefferson’s 61-56 win over Woodland Hills at The Challenge at Chatham University on Saturday. “This pregame was a little bit […]
McKeesport’s Boyd among Cal’s top commits
By the Tribune Review Cal (Pa.) had a big Saturday night on the recruiting trail, picking up commitments from a handful of the top high school football players in Western Pennsylvania. McKeesport’s Bobbie Boyd, the Westinghouse […]
Cougars manhandle Raiders for section win
By LIAM BELAN [email protected] After escaping Waynesburg Central with an eight-point victory to open up section play, Charleroi coach Bill Wiltz wanted his squad to improve against the Raiders at home and they did just […]
Jaguars pull away from Titans
By Jose Negron [email protected] Class 5A Thomas Jefferson held a slim one-point advantage at halftime before pulling away in the second half of a 68-59 win over Class 4A West Mifflin in nonsection play Friday […]