During the fall season, the sports staff of the Mon Valley Independent will select a football player to honor as Player of the Week and a standout athlete from other fall sports to be Athlete of the W...

The PIAA has until Friday to decide whether it wants to resolve its legal battle with Aliquippa School District through mediation. Aliquippa attorney Tina Miller on Tuesday asked a Beaver County judge...

The California volleyball squad suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday, as Greensburg Central Catholic got the better of the play with their consistent offense and devastating hitting in a 3-0 ...

The Elizabeth Forward boys soccer team traveled to East Allegheny Tuesday evening looking for a section win, and it left with a dominant 10-1 win to take home. Dom Cavalier and Levi George posted two ...

It’s still early in the season, but Frazier’s volleyball team seemed to be hitting on all cylinders on Tuesday against Geibel Catholic. The Commodores swept the Gators by scores of 25-9, 25-12 and 25-...

The Bentworth boys soccer team continued it’s destruction of Section 2-1A opponents as it rolled to a 14-0 win on the road at Chartiers-Houston. Nine different scorers found the back of the net for th...

Grace Vaughn (15), Allie Monack (13) and Addison Schultz (12) combined for 40 kills in a win over Southmoreland. Frazier’s Grace Vaughn did her best Popeye impression Monday as the Commodores volleyba...

Four different players found the back of the net for the Jaguars in a Section 3-3A win. The Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team continued its strong start to the season with a 4-1 victory over Oakland ...

The Belle Vernon girls soccer team came up just short in a 3-2 loss against McGuffey Monday. The Leopards (3-4, 2-2) went into halftime tied 1-1, and it was tied at 2-2 with 11 minutes left when McGuf...

South Allegheny’s high-powered offense has produced 115 points in three lopsided victories. There’s still a long way to go in this year’s football season, but one of the early highlights around the ar...

MVI Sports TyVaughn Kershaw scored six touchdowns for Monessen Friday as the Greyhounds (3-0) traveled to Beth-Center and left with a 56-30 victory. The junior finished with 149 rushing yards and thre...

The Steelers didn’t take any chances in Arthur Smith’s debut as offensive coordinator. ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on the quarterbacks, Chris Boswell’s strong right leg stole the spotlight in the sea...

Adam (4) and Ryan (1) Moessner combined for five goals in the Bearcats’ rout of Greensburg Central Catholic. Bentworth boys soccer coach Nick Malarbi is happy to see his team off to an unbeaten start ...

In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 1A volleyball championship, the young Serra Catholic Eagles soared in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Bishop Canevin Thursday. The squads looked different from the...

Last week’s top game was delayed and never resumed. Here’s hoping we don’t have to deal with that again in Week 2. Reading social media in the past week, some folks in McKeesport are a littl testy aft...

The Belle Vernon Area boys golf team continues to pile up the wins and burn the fairways and greens at courses around the region. The Leopards maintained their lead in Section 2-3A after picking up a ...

LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com While we’ve become accustomed to watching Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport battle it out for the Big Seven Conference championship, the two rivals are set for entertaining...

On a night when shots were plentiful and goals piled up, Latrobe was more impressed by its defensive play and limiting Belle Vernon’s potent offense in its latest soccer victory. “The defense created ...

Finally, are you ready for some NFL football this week? Are you ready for some food for thought right now? Here goes nothing … • After two weeks, Monessen’s football team is among the WPIAL leaders in...

Armed with a strong backline, the Rams look like serious contenders in Section 2-3A. LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com While the season is young, Ringgold’s boys soccer team has jumped out to a 3-0 start ...